Ableism is systemic oppression based on disabilities. It is a system granting advantages for
individuals without disabilities over individuals with disabilities. The chapter differentiates …

This article focuses on how the medical profession, organizations, and universities should
incorporate the social model of disability into their regulations and policies to advance …

Homonationalism in Queer Times. Deserving of its wide readership, Terrorist Assemblages
proffered its keystone concept of homonationalism, the marking of some queer bodies as …

In a conference celebrating the 25 years of American Disability Rights (ADA) I was invited to
write about my story as a person with a disability. A friend suggested,“You should share your …

Advance preprint of chapter from the forthcoming Disability Studies in Inclusive Education
open textbook edited by Judith McKenzie, Kofi Nseibo, Chantal Samuels and Amani Karisa …

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was
adopted in 2006 with 82 nation signatories (United Nations, 2019). The purpose of the …

Disability is a human experience that most of us will encounter, either directly (ie, being born
disabled or acquiring a disability via injury) or indirectly (ie, knowing someone with a …

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak notes in Death of a Discipline (2003), that a simple splice in the
example of comparative literature and cultural studies/multiculturalism will both “work” and …

INTRODUCTION… there was increasing anger, hostility and suspicion among organizations
of disabled people that much that passed as 'disability research'was nothing more than a 'rip …

This introductory text is highly relevant to students and professionals in public health,
sociology, and social work who aim to learn how disability intersects with race, ethnicity …