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Academic discipline examining the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability
Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division
Disability_studies
Field of academic study
Disability studies in education (DSE) is a field of academic study concerned with education research and practice related to disability. DSE scholars
Disability studies in education
Disability_studies_in_education
knowledge of disability studies. Disability & Society Disability Studies Quarterly Disability and Rehabilitation Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive
List of disability studies journals
List_of_disability_studies_journals
Impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given
Disability
View of relationship of mind & body
In disability studies, the term bodymind refers to the intricate and often inseparable relationship between the body and the mind, and how these two units
Bodymind_(disability_studies)
Analytic tools in disability studies
Models of disability are analytic tools in disability studies used to articulate different ways disability is conceptualized by individuals and society
Models_of_disability
Field of scholarship
is greatly connected with Disability Studies, though it veers from certain discourses. Like disability studies, Mad Studies developed from existing activist
Mad_studies
British academic
Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies and the Director of the Centre for Culture & Disability Studies at Liverpool Hope University, where
David Bolt (disability studies)
David_Bolt_(disability_studies)
Flag representing people with disabilities
A disability flag, disability pride flag, or flag of the rights of persons with disabilities is a flag that represents people with any kind of disabilities
Disability_flag
Slang term referring to disabled people
model of disability, entered academia. These new ways of understanding disability created a new academic area of study, called disability studies. Within
Crip_(disability_term)
Observance
Disability Pride Month occurs worldwide, usually in July. Disability Pride has evolved from a day of celebration to a month-long event. It originated in
Disability_Pride_Month
Approach to social philosophy
and has attempted to bridge critical race theory with disability studies. Critical legal studies (CLS) is a school of critical theory that developed in
Critical_theory
Societal failure to adapt to disabilities
(2021). "Mad Studies and disability studies" (PDF). In Beresford, Peter; Russo, Jasna (eds.). The Routledge International Handbook of Mad Studies. Routledge
Social_model_of_disability
British publisher
Literary & Cultural Disability Studies, an academic journal covering cultural and especially literary representations of disability, containing a wide
Liverpool_University_Press
International academic network
The Society for Disability Studies is an international academic network of disability studies practitioners. It often abbreviates its name to SDS, though
Society for Disability Studies
Society_for_Disability_Studies
Discrimination on grounds of disability
ablism, disablism [in British English], anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against physically
Ableism
model of disability, society's failures to accommodate and include LGBTQ+ people makes such an identity function as a disability. In general, studies have
Disability_and_LGBTQ_people
Disability that is not immediately noticeable to others
Invisible disabilities, also known as hidden disabilities or non-visible disabilities (NVDs), are disabilities that are not immediately apparent. Invisible
Invisible_disability
Interdisciplinary field of study
cinema, musicology, media studies, human development, law, public health, disability studies and medicine. Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity
Gender_studies
Generalized neurodevelopmental disorder
Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly as mental retardation (in the United States)
Intellectual_disability
religious discourse on matters relating to disability. Studies on the relationship between religion and disability vary widely, with some postulating the
Disability_and_religion
Social justice movement
Francisco Bay Area, disability justice was built in reaction to their exclusion from mainstream disability rights movement and disability studies discourse and
Disability_justice
British academic and activist
and disability rights activist. He was the first Professor of Disability Studies in the world, and key advocate of the social model of disability. Michael
Mike Oliver (disability advocate)
Mike_Oliver_(disability_advocate)
US federal insurance program for income to disabled workers
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded federal insurance program of the United States government. It is managed by the Social
Social Security Disability Insurance
Social_Security_Disability_Insurance
The depiction of disability in the media plays a major role in molding the public perception of disability. Perceptions portrayed in the media directly
Disability_in_the_media
Biomedical view of human disability
The medical model of disability, or medical model, is based in a biomedical perception of disability. This model links a disability diagnosis to an individual's
Medical_model_of_disability
Type of sexual attraction
Attraction to disability is a sexualised interest in the appearance, sensation and experience of disability or sexual attraction toward disabled individuals
Attraction_to_disability
Range of neurodevelopmental conditions
Learning disability, primarily learning disorder, or learning difficulty (British English) is a condition in the brain that causes difficulties comprehending
Learning_disability
Academic journal
Disability & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of disability studies. It was established in 1986 as Disability, Handicap & Society
Disability_&_Society
Insurance providing income protection when a disability prevents a person from working
Disability Insurance, often called DI or disability income insurance, or income protection, is a form of insurance that insures the beneficiary's earned
Disability_insurance
Sexuality and disability is a topic regarding the sexual behavior and practices of people with disabilities. Like the general population, individuals
Sexuality_and_disability
American institute studying disability in society
The Center for Disability Studies (CDS) at New York University (NYU) is a United States-based institute that promotes disability scholarship, artistic
Center_for_Disability_Studies
Framework intersecting neurodiversity and queer theory
of disability studies and the disability rights movement, both scholars and disabled people have critiqued the lack of focus on mental disability and
Neuroqueer_theory
American LGBTQ activist, sex worker and performer (1945–1992)
contributions to the LGBTQ movement through the perspective of mad and disability studies. Marsha P. Johnson was born Malcolm Michaels Jr. on August 24, 1945
Marsha_P._Johnson
Social movement seeking equal rights for disabled people
The disability rights movement is a global social movement, which seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all disabled people. It is made
Disability_rights_movement
Subdiscipline of anthropology
Disability anthropology is a cross-section of anthropological studies that takes sociocultural approaches to interdisciplinary disability studies. The
Disability_anthropology
British Internet reality TV series
for adults with intellectual disabilities. It was used in a Disability Studies course that focuses on media and disability at City University of New York
The_Specials_(TV_series)
describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people
List of disability-related terms with negative connotations
List_of_disability-related_terms_with_negative_connotations
Academic concept
Disability rights Disability studies Emotional or behavioral disability Inclusion (disability rights) Invisible disability List of disability studies journals
Bodymind
Where disabled students spend most of their time with non-disabled students
(2017-06-01). "Reimagining Disability and Inclusive Education Through Universal Design for Learning". Disability Studies Quarterly. 37 (2). doi:10.18061/dsq
Inclusion_(education)
American academic (born 1984)
academic in the fields of rhetoric and writing studies, digital studies, queer rhetoric, disability studies, and theories of mind. As of 2025, Yergeau is
M._Remi_Yergeau
English academic
is a scholar in the field of critical disability studies. As of 2024, he is a Professor of Disability Studies and Education in the University of Sheffield's
Dan_Goodley
Fictional character
2022). "Disney and Disability: Media Representations of Disability in Disney and Pixar Animated Films". Society for Disability Studies. Retrieved August
Dory_(Finding_Nemo)
Fictional characters with disabilities appear in various mediums, including novels, comics, television, and movies. A disability may be readily visible,
List of fictional characters with disabilities
List_of_fictional_characters_with_disabilities
Interdisciplinary research field led by autistic people
studies (CAS) is an interdisciplinary research field within autism studies led by autistic people. This field is related to both disability studies and
Critical_autism_studies
Non-pathological explanation of mental function variations
framework grew out of the disability rights movement and builds on the social model of disability, arguing that disability partly arises from societal
Neurodiversity
of disability studies on blindness and teaches a range of classes at Cal Berkeley with a specialization in creative writing and disability studies. She
Georgina_Kleege
Australian sociologist
the University of Technology Sydney, where she was influenced by disability studies and Lorna Wing's conception of autism as a spectrum. Singer's 1999
Judy_Singer
Form of pension
A disability pension is a form of pension given to those people who are permanently or temporarily unable to work due to a disability. An example of a
Disability_pension
2012 American film
Shildrick, Margrit (October 21, 2019), "Critical disability studies", Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies, Second Edition. | New York : Routledge, 2020
The_Sessions_(2012_film)
Canadian academic (1980–2022)
author, specializing in critical refugee studies, critical disability studies, and transnational Asian studies. Born in a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand
Y-Dang_Troeung
German academic and performance artist (born 1968)
community performance artist and a disability culture activist. She is a professor of English, Women's and Gender Studies, Theater and Dance, and Art and
Petra_Kuppers
women's studies and director of the Center for the Study of Sexual Culture at the University of California, Berkeley as well its disability studies minor
Mel_Y._Chen
Book by Graeme Simsion
Supremacy and Post/Humanist Normativity, Disability Studies Quarterly Vol 39, No.1 Winter 2019". Disability Studies Quarterly. 39 (1). 28 February 2019. doi:10
The_Rosie_Project
Treaty of the United Nations
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Convention_on_the_Rights_of_Persons_with_Disabilities
Canadian politician
Canada, and an activist and educator active in Mad Pride, mad studies, and disability studies. Reville was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly
David_Reville
Research in this field spans disciplines such as sociology, gender studies, disability studies, and public policy, aiming to challenge systemic barriers and
Gender_and_disability
Acquired allergy resulting from tick bites
Quips: The Lone Star Tick and Logics of Debility". Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. 9 (2): 157–183. doi:10.15353/cjds.v9i2.629. ISSN 1929-9192. Crutchfield
Alpha-gal_syndrome
A disability-rights activist or disability-rights advocate is someone who works towards the equality of people with disabilities. Such a person is generally
List of disability rights activists
List_of_disability_rights_activists
Official deaf sign language of Uruguay
Tale of Two Civil Societies: Comparing disability rights movements in Nicaragua and Uruguay". Disability Studies Quarterly. 34 (4). doi:10.18061/dsq.v34i4
Uruguayan_Sign_Language
studies that provide some insight on disability in the U.S. While studies like the National Health Interview Survey the Health and Retirement Study,
Disability in the United States
Disability_in_the_United_States
Device that helps people with mobility impairments
purpose lifts are provided elsewhere to facilitate access for those with disabilities, for example at entrances to raised bus stops in Curitiba, Brazil. A
Mobility_aid
Academic journal
The Journal of Disability Policy Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of disability studies, including issues in
Journal of Disability Policy Studies
Journal_of_Disability_Policy_Studies
Disabilities scholar
a disability studies scholar working in the area of HIV/AIDS, race and ethnicity. He was the former president of the Society for Disability Studies and
Christopher_Bell_(scholar)
American painter, writer and activist for disability and animal rights
active in the Society for Disability Studies and has participated in marches for disability rights. Her work on the disability rights movement has appeared
Sunaura_Taylor
Form of abuse
Disability abuse is when a person with a disability is abused physically, financially, sexually and/or psychologically due to the person being disabled
Disability_abuse
Measure of disease burden
A disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a measure of overall disease burden, representing a year lost due to ill-health, disability, or early death
Disability-adjusted_life_year
American writer, activist, educator and speaker
Lesbian and Gay Studies, Seattle Journal for Social Justice, Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies, Tikkun, and Disability Studies Quarterly. Clare
Eli_Clare
American Disability Studies Theorist
the University of Michigan, and a key figure in the development of disability studies. Siebers was born January 29, 1953 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, the son
Tobin_Siebers
American social theorist (born 1966)
Robert McRuer (born 1966) is an American scholar of disability studies, queer theory, and contemporary literature. He is a Professor of English at the
Robert_McRuer
Assistance dog trained to lead visually impaired around obstacles
(England, Scotland, Wales) and Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Northern Ireland) provides for people with disabilities to have the same right to services
Guide_dog
Korean American writer and activist
focuses on issues of disability justice. She is known for coining the term "access intimacy". She advocates for disability studies and activism to centralize
Mia_Mingus
Disability beginning before adulthood
Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental
Developmental_disability
Scholar in English and disability studies
field of feminist disability studies with seminal and definitional articles in feminist studies journals, including: "Integrating Disability, Transforming
Rosemarie_Garland-Thomson
Disability studies researcher and theorist
Fiona Kumari Campbell (born 1963) is a disability studies researcher and theorist, focusing on disability in relation to law, technology, advocacy, and
Fiona_Kumari_Campbell
Concept in disability studies
about disability that are prevalent in society. Internalized ableism is a form of discrimination against oneself and others with disabilities, rooted
Internalized_ableism
Online contingent of 2017 Women's March on Washington
(2018-02-28). "Survival, Disability Rights, and Solidarity: Advancing Cyberprotest Rhetoric through Disability March". Disability Studies Quarterly. 38 (1).
Disability_March
Culture of people with disabilities
Disability culture is a concept developed in the late 1980s to describe a unique lifestyle shaped or influenced by disability, distinct from pathologizing
Disability_culture
American author
American author and editor best known for her writing in the field of disability studies. She is a professor at the City University of New York. O'Brien was
Ruth_O'Brien
American literary critic and academic
University. Her research focuses on modernist literature and Jewish studies, disability studies, and bioethics, and her major works include Modernism, Feminism
Maren_Linett
Branch of Human Geography
of disability is a multi-disciplinary branch of human geography which studies the experiences of people with disabilities and how much disability within
Geography_of_disability
Indian academic (born 1958)
Association of Women's Studies. She was a professor at School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi. She was also a disability rights activist in India
Anita_Ghai
Impact of disasters on disabled people
with disabilities. This issue is recognized and addressed by Article 11 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Disability_and_disasters
American disability activist (1947–2023)
disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability
Judith_Heumann
Last resort income support program
The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is a means-tested government-funded last resort income support paid for qualifying residents in the province
Ontario Disability Support Program
Ontario_Disability_Support_Program
Legal document for special education
learning disability, autism, emotional disturbance, other health impairments, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairment, multiple disabilities, hearing
Individualized Education Program
Individualized_Education_Program
This disability rights timeline lists events relating to the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America, including court
Timeline of disability rights in the United States
Timeline_of_disability_rights_in_the_United_States
Fair incorporation of persons with disabilities in society
› Inclusion, in relation to persons with disabilities, is defined as including individuals with disabilities in everyday activities and ensuring they
Inclusion_(disability_rights)
American academic and LGBTQ+ activist
Erin L. Durban is a professor of anthropology and critical disability studies at the University of Minnesota. They are the author of The Sexual Politics
Erin_L._Durban
American academic
specializing in feminist, queer, and disability theory. As of 2019[update], she is an associate professor of feminist studies at the University of Texas, Austin
Alison_Kafer
photographer and the Robert and Colleen Haas Distinguished Chair of Disability Studies and Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley
Karen_Nakamura
Creative works with disability-related themes or contexts
Disability art or disability arts is any art, theatre, fine arts, film, writing, music or club that takes disability as its theme or whose context relates
Disability_art
having or acquiring disability in some capacity. A multitude of studies have been shown to demonstrate a significant rate of disability among individuals
Disability_and_poverty
University libraries located on the Ohio State University campuses
current and historical worth. Disability Studies Quarterly is published on behalf of the Society for Disability Studies. Empirical Musicology Review is
Ohio State University Libraries
Ohio_State_University_Libraries
Ideological movement espousing supremacy of high-functioning autism
2025. According to the definition given by University of Amsterdam disability studies researcher Anna de Hooge, the fundamental idea of Aspie supremacism
Autistic_supremacism
English actor
work has become the subject of academic analysis in the field of disability studies. As part of the documentary, Fraser performed in a Coney Island freak
Mat_Fraser_(actor)
American moral philosopher
are Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies in the Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University, a Senior
Joel_Michael_Reynolds
American disability scholar
academic research focuses on incarceration and prison abolition; disability studies and mad studies; feminist, queer, and critical race theory; and activism.
Liat_Ben-Moshe
American academic
Lennard J. Davis is an American specialist in disability studies and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Lennard_J._Davis
American professor and disability rights activist
American disability studies academic, activist, author, and the Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professor for the Study of Disabilities at Hofstra
Frank_Bowe
DISABILITY STUDIES
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Boy/Male
Arabic
Endurance; Durability; Strength; Worshippers
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Hicke, a pet form of Richard. The substitution of H- as the initial resulted from the inability of the English to cope with the velar Norman R-.Dutch : from a pet form of a Germanic personal name, such as Icco or Hikke (a Frisian derivative of a compound name with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’).East German : from a derivative of a Slavic pet form of Heinrich.South German : from Hiko, a pet form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ as the first element.
DISABILITY STUDIES
DISABILITY STUDIES
Girl/Female
Indian
Little, Light rain, Drizzle, Mercy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King Marudu Pandiya
Male
English
Pet form of English William, BILLY means "will-helmet."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Satisfied, Satisfaction
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Moon, Thought, Prayer, Mind, Decision, Respect, Will decision, Intelligence, Memory
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Woman; Graceful Lady
Boy/Male
Tamil
Desire, Wish
Boy/Male
Latin
noble.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Momentary
DISABILITY STUDIES
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n.
The quality of being risible; as, risibility is peculiar to the human species.
n.
Liability to error.
n.
Durability; lastingness.
n.
Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.
n.
The state of being demisable.
n.
Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability.
n.
Lack of power; inability.
n.
The quality or state of being visible.
n.
The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness.
n.
Inability.
n.
The capacity of living, or being distributed, over wide geographical limits; as, the viability of a species.
n.
Inability to swallow.
n.
State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.
n.
The quality of being advisable; advisableness.
n.
Inability to judge.
n.
The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.
n.
Inability.
n.
Inability; helplessness.
pl.
of Liability
pl.
of Disability