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LAW-30116 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences

For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 16 September 2026

LAW-30116 - Disability Law
Coordinator: Ezgi Tascioglu Room: CBA2.017 Tel: +44 1782 7 33860
Lecture Time:
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

Disabled people (who make up approximately 20% of the UK’s population) are significantly more likely to experience exclusion from public and private spheres of life – for example, from education, employment, community participation, intimate relationships and family life.
This module explores some of the foundational concepts and issues in the area of disability law. It will introduce you to the key areas of law impacting people who have physical and/or intellectual disabilities. Integral to the module will be an examination of both the ‘enabling’ and ‘disabling’ aspects of the law. You will critically assess law’s potential as well as shortcomings to ensure full inclusion and equality for disabled people in all aspects of life.

Aims
To provide an overview of the key domains of law which impact disabled people.
To introduce students to the core themes and approaches in disability law scholarship.
To develop students’ ability to critically analyse law from a disability perspective.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/law-30116/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify and critically assess key areas of law impacting disabled people.: 1
Demonstrate an understanding of current debates in disability law scholarship.: 1
Adopt a critical, analytical approach to law from a disability perspective.: 1
Critically evaluate the role of law in the lives of disabled people.: 1
Disseminate legal information and knowledge in a creative way to a lay audience.: 1

Study hours

Class time (10 x 2 hour lectures/seminars/workshops): 20 hours
Class preparation time: 60 hours
Assignment preparation: 70 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
Zine related to a specific issue covered on the course & design commentary for the zine
Students will submit a zine and the accompanying design commentary (each max. 1,500 words and contributing 50% of the overall module mark. Students will produce a zine (self- created magazine utilising images, poems, quotes, or other forms of text) which showcases a particular subject or aspect of the course. The zine provides an opportunity to students to demonstrate enthusiasm and a unique perspective on the topic as well as communicating complex legal and socio-legal ideas into a format accessible to a wider audience. In addition, the students will submit a 1,500 word design commentary reflecting on the development of their zine. The commentary will give students an opportunity to explain and discuss as to why they chose a particular subject, what sources they drew on and why, space to explain any AI used (for example in the creation of imagery or other creative outputs to express their point of view), how they used the zine to communicate a particular issue relating to law and disability to a broad audience. To support the assessment, students will have two workshops: one on how to create a zine, and one on how to write a design commentary. Following the assessment, students will be invited to showcase their zines within the Law School community, including through displays on the Disability Law notice board and in designated student spaces, subject to their consent.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 16 September 2026