Rod Michalko
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. In 2007, he worked at New College, Toronto, where he designed a series of disability studies courses. He has since retired from the University of Toronto.
Michalko began losing his vision as a child and is now blind. Until 2001, Michalko was aided by his guide dog, Smokie, which he has written about in The Two-in-One and Letters with Smokie. Since Smokie's death, Michalko has used a white cane.
Michalko is the partner of fellow academic Tanya Titchkosky.