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Disability studies in education (DSE) is a field of academic study concerned with education research and practice related to disability. DSE scholars promote an understanding of disability from a social model of disability perspective to "challenge social, medical, and psychological models of disability as they relate to education". [ 1 ]
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
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The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2017 impact factor is 1.778, ranking it 10th out of 40 journals in the category "Education, Special" [1] and 22nd out of 69 journals in the category "Rehabilitation". [2]
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]
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 Journal of Disability Policy Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of disability studies, including issues in ethics, public policy, and the law related to individuals with disabilities. The editors-in-chief are Mitchell Yell (University of South Carolina) and James G. Shriner (University of Illinois).
Disability & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of disability studies. It was established in 1986 as Disability, Handicap & Society , obtaining its current name in 1994. It is published by Taylor & Francis and the editor-in-chief is Michele Moore ( University of Essex ).