Rod Michalko is a Canadian scholar in the field of disability studies.
Michalko earned his Doctor of Philosophy in sociology from the University of British Columbia. [1] In 2007, he worked at New College, Toronto, where he designed a series of disability studies courses. [1] He has since retired from the University of Toronto. [2]
Michalko began losing his vision as a child and is now blind. [1] Until 2001, Michalko was aided by his guide dog, Smokie, which he has written about in The Two-in-One (1999) and Letters with Smokie (2023). Since Smokie's death, Michalko has used a white cane. [1]
Michalko is the partner of fellow academic Tanya Titchkosky. [3]
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