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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 ...
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.
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
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.
Ian Stanton. Ian Stanton (1950-1998) was a singer-songwriter and disability rights activist known for his ironic lyrics about the civil rights struggle of disabled people. He performed his music across the UK and internationally; as well as being an actor on stage and national TV. He worked at the Greater Manchester Coalition 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 ...
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson is Professor of English at Emory University with a focus on disability studies and feminist theory. [1] Her book Extraordinary Bodies, published in 1997, is a founding text in the disability studies canon. [2]
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.