Despite being assailed for decades by disability activists and disability studies scholars
spanning the humanities and social sciences, the medical model of disability—which …

At the 2012 Modern Languages Association conference, President Michael Bérubé affirmed
his chosen theme of “access” by announcing at the Presidential Forum that disability studies …

An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with
actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the …

The concept of disability is used across a variety of contexts to describe different
phenomena and prescribe distinct behaviors or norms. The definitional challenge is not only …

Disability is increasingly salient as a word and increasingly heterogeneous as a category.
Multiple interest groups and professions define disability in different ways, making it …

In this ground-breaking new work, Dan Goodley makes the case for a novel, distinct,
intellectual, and political project–dis/ability studies–an orientation that might encourage us to …

The experience of being disabled is one path into Disability Studies. But is it? Is this
assertion as straightforward as it first appears? That such experience is a path into disability …

Disability theology has emerged as people with and without disabilities have begun to
highlight the importance of the human experience of disability for theological reflection and …

Purpose: To inform the field of rehabilitation psychology about the sociocultural implications
of the term “disability,” and explain the rationale behind the# SaytheWord movement, a …

In Disability Studies the question of ontology is establishing itself as a live issue. Whilst there
are many arguments and tendencies emerging from this literature, this paper identifies and …