disability studies in education (dse) is a field of academic study concerned with education research and practice related to disability. dse scholars promote an understanding of disability from a social model of disability perspective to “challenge social, medical, and psychological models of disability as they relate to education". a dse perspective situates disability within social and political context and is concerned with the civil and human rights of students with disabilities, including issues of equity, access, and inclusion in educational settings, curricula, and activities. dse emerged as a part of the broader, interdisciplinary disability studies movement and as a critique of special education.