P. Cushing and T. Smith's "A Multinational Review of English Language Disability Studies Degrees and Programs" is an important and timely examination of emerging patterns in the location of Disability Studies degrees, and the contexts within which degrees, programs and courses exist. This study is timely for the University of Arizona, as we are in the midst of developing an undergraduate degree in disability studies, located within the College of Education. As we strive to develop the degree, we are remaining faithful to the Society for Disability Studies' Guidelines for Disability Studies programs, as reproduced in Appendix 3. Key players in the development of this degree are faculty from the College of Education, as well as faculty and staff from the Disability Resource Center (the service office on the campus). With institutional support from both the Dean of the College of Education as well as the Vice-Provost for Student Affairs, we plan to unite current resources to advance theory and practice in disability-related research, teaching and service that contribute to social change. We anticipate that our collaboration will be a catalyst for innovative, collaborative inquiry that will illuminate the intersections among education, the humanities, the arts, social and behavioral sciences, and the professional schools. We have received widespread support from the applied and professional programs at our University.

The authors' findings that a third of Disability Studies theses in their sample were from applied disciplines, and half of Disability Studies degrees are located within applied and professional schools are thought provoking. These findings highlight the opportunity for Disability Studies and service related professions to come together in scholarly efforts to explore the foundations and structures upon which our disciplines rest.

The authors have pointed to the historic tension that exists between applied interventionist professions and Disability Studies and I believe that as suggested by the authors, Disability Studies should grapple with these issues. In reading this study, I am left with additional questions such as: What is to be the utility of Disability Studies? Is it to be focused in the humanities, or should Disability Studies identify and carry out a research agenda that informs applied fields in specific and practical ways? In what ways might Disability Studies be informed by theory and practice from historically interventionist fields?

The authors have done a commendable job showing that Disability Studies has experienced exponential growth, particularly through "hybridization with applied disciplines." Perhaps, it is within these applied fields that Disability Studies theories can themselves be applied, refined, and redeployed to bring about increased social change.