About the Journal

Since 2003, RDS has published over 500 authors from around the world. One of only a handful of peer-reviewed Disability Studies journals in the world, the Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal (RDS) is a quarterly online, open-access journal that provides an international forum for people with disabilities, academics, professionals, artists and creators from all backgrounds and expertise to express ideas relevant to our understanding of disability.                                                       

 

Current Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2023): 37th Annual Pacific Rim Conference Proceedings

Published: 2023-03-20

Editorial

Research Articles and Essays

Autistic Adults as Educators

Josephine Blagrave, Aaron Koch, Amanda Widgay
Abstract 290 | PDF Downloads 190 WORD Downloads 100

The Current State of Air Travel for Americans with Disabilities

Julie Pfeiffer, Walt Bower, Phillip Rumrill
Abstract 290 | PDF Downloads 131 WORD Downloads 100

Karawhiua: Mobilizing own Language Journey

Sandra Tuhakaraina
Abstract 206 | PDF Downloads 925 WORD Downloads 162

How to Restart an Inclusive Camping While Preventing COVID-19 Outbreak

Yasuko Takeuchi, Kiriko Takahashi, Yuji Umenaga
Abstract 165 | PDF Downloads 59 WORD Downloads 88

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Elizabeth Cleveland, Tiffany Lepard Tassin, Albrey Love, David Deere, Andrew Cope, Jessica Gangluff
Abstract 261 | PDF Downloads 421 WORD Downloads 103

Disabilities in Disaster Situations

Daryl Schaffer
Abstract 1617 | PDF Downloads 249 WORD Downloads 119

Advocacy 101

Areta Guthrey
Abstract 211 | PDF Downloads 70 WORD Downloads 102

Focusing on Essential Functions for Persons with Disabilities to Improve Working Environments

Wakaba Hamamatsu, Kuniomi Shibata
Abstract 205 | PDF Downloads 82 WORD Downloads 94

Information Accessibility for Kanji

Yoshimi Matsuzaki, Kuniomi Shibata
Abstract 155 | PDF Downloads 53 WORD Downloads 91

Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach

Leyla Craig, Audrey Cooper, Kota Takayama, Herbert Klein
Abstract 232 | PDF Downloads 114 WORD Downloads 96

Notes from the Field

Mobilize for Action: Interactive Poster Presentations

Genesis Leong, Nicole Schlaack, Rix Abordo, Jared Galeai
Abstract 262 | PDF Downloads 60 WORD Downloads 104
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The Review of Disability Studies (RDS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal that is targeted towards any person interested in disability studies. We have readers and authors from all over the world. We accept submissions in English of a scholarly nature covering a range of disciplines within disability studies as well as creative works expressing ideas in the area of disability. The RDS journal contains the following sections: 1. Research and Essays; 2. Topical Forums; 3. Creative Works; 4. Global Perspective on Disability Studies; 5. Multi-Media Review; 6. Notes from the Field; 7. Dissertation Abstracts. The journal is published four times a year.