Synopsis The Social Ecology of Disability is a publication of the Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi.  The College was established in 14932 to promote women’s higher education at a time before Independence when hardly any institutions for women’s education existed in India.

At present the Lady Irwin College, a college of Home Science, has several academic programmes leading to higher education degrees.  These are: Bachelor of Science in Home Science; Master of Science in Food & Nutrition, Human Development & Childhood Studies, Fabric & Apparel Science, Development Communication & Extension, and Resource Management & Design Application; Bachelor of Education in Home Science and in Special Education.  Doctoral Degrees are offered in all six areas.  A postgraduate diploma is offered in Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition.