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
Editorial
Editorial: Welcome to the Conference Proceedings of the 37th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity 2022
Abstract 256 | PDF Downloads 76 WORD Downloads 99Research Articles and Essays
Autistic Adults as Educators
Abstract 290 | PDF Downloads 190 WORD Downloads 100The Current State of Air Travel for Americans with Disabilities
Abstract 290 | PDF Downloads 131 WORD Downloads 100Karawhiua: Mobilizing own Language Journey
Abstract 206 | PDF Downloads 925 WORD Downloads 162How to Restart an Inclusive Camping While Preventing COVID-19 Outbreak
Abstract 165 | PDF Downloads 59 WORD Downloads 88An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Abstract 261 | PDF Downloads 421 WORD Downloads 103Disabilities in Disaster Situations
Abstract 1617 | PDF Downloads 249 WORD Downloads 119Advocacy 101
Abstract 211 | PDF Downloads 70 WORD Downloads 102Focusing on Essential Functions for Persons with Disabilities to Improve Working Environments
Abstract 205 | PDF Downloads 82 WORD Downloads 94Information Accessibility for Kanji
Abstract 155 | PDF Downloads 53 WORD Downloads 91Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach
Abstract 232 | PDF Downloads 114 WORD Downloads 96Notes from the Field
Mobilize for Action: Interactive Poster Presentations
Abstract 262 | PDF Downloads 60 WORD Downloads 104The 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.