This chapter gives an overview of individual, socio-political, and historical ways of theorizing
about disability. Reynolds argues that disability is a category that we have gotten wrong on …

This chapter focuses on the ontology of disability, ethics and the moral significance of
disability and, finally, political philosophy and its implications for disabled people's social …

Historically, philosophy has too often failed to address central aspects of life. The uphill
battle to include inquiry concerning class, race, colonialism, sex, gender, and sexuality in …

The discussions in this volume take place against the backdrop of the development of an
increasingly vocal “disability rights” movement (henceforth DR) and the voluminous …

Elizabeth Barnes's recently proposed valueneutral model for disability provoked a familiar
storm of oft-made objections from philosophers who appear committed to equating being …

Although I self-identify as pro-choice, I do believe certain instances of abortion can be
classified as, in Judith Jarvis Thomson's words, indecent. This paper explores one such …

A growing body of work in feminist philosophy of disability, in particular, and philosophy of
cognitive disability, more generally, demonstrates the discursive constitution of norms of …

This chapter argues that disabled people often experience epistemic injustice within
bioethical discussions and in clinical settings. The injustice is twofold: health care …

Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …