The Georgetown University Disability Studies Minor was established in 2017 after a group of faculty and motivated students saw a need for a formal program to support academic and community-based work in the disability studies field. The minor is made up of six courses: Introduction to Disability Studies, three Disability Studies Core courses taught across the Anthropology, English, Philosophy, Religion, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Education departments, and two electives culled from a wide range of disciplines in the College, The School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the School of Foreign Service. As the only academic program of its kind in Washington, D.C., the Disability Studies Minor fosters a unique and dynamic learning community through a series of workshops and lectures led by premiers scholars in the field.