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Disability. Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division between "impairment" and "disability", where impairment was an impairment of an individual's mind or body, while disability was considered a social construct. [1] This premise ...
This is a list of academic journals in the field of disability studies. These journals publish scholarly articles, research, and reviews that contribute to the understanding and knowledge of disability studies. [1] Disability & Society; Disability Studies Quarterly; Disability and Rehabilitation; Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
In the United States in the early 20th century, having a disabling condition was often a source of social stigma, and people with disabilities were excluded from many parts of U.S. society, including participation in the creation of popular culture via creative writing or reportage.
v. t. e. Michael James Hoiles Oliver[1] (3 February 1945 – 2 March 2019) [2] was a British sociologist, author, and disability rights activist. He was the first Professor of Disability Studies in the world, and key advocate of the social model of disability.
Models of disability are analytic tools in disability studies used to articulate different ways disability is conceptualized by individuals and society broadly. [1] [2] Disability models are useful for understanding disagreements over disability policy, [2] teaching people about ableism, [3] providing disability-responsive health care, [3] and articulating the life experiences of disabled people.
The Society for Disability Studies is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization. The Society maintains affiliation status with the Western Social Science Association [5] (WSSA) through its Chronic Disease and Disability section. Currently, the SDS has hundreds of members both nationally and internationally who continue to make disability ...
Lennard J. Davis in 2009. Lennard J. Davis, an American specialist in disability studies, is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Arts and Sciences, and also Professor of Disability and Human Development in the School of Applied Health Sciences and Professor of Medical Education in the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Bolt joined Liverpool Hope University in August 2009 as a lecturer in Disability Studies. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, founder of the International Network of Literary & Cultural Disability Scholars, and was the first Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Disability Research at Lancaster University.