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 46 | PDF Downloads 39 WORD Downloads 12

The Current State of Air Travel for Americans with Disabilities

Julie Pfeiffer, Walt Bower, Phillip Rumrill
Abstract 31 | PDF Downloads 19 WORD Downloads 8

Karawhiua: Mobilizing own Language Journey

Sandra Tuhakaraina
Abstract 23 | PDF Downloads 194 WORD Downloads 10

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

Yasuko Takeuchi, Kiriko Takahashi, Yuji Umenaga
Abstract 23 | PDF Downloads 10 WORD Downloads 7

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 68 | PDF Downloads 109 WORD Downloads 13

Disabilities in Disaster Situations

Daryl Schaffer
Abstract 72 | PDF Downloads 134 WORD Downloads 26

Advocacy 101

Areta Guthrey
Abstract 28 | PDF Downloads 10 WORD Downloads 13

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

Wakaba Hamamatsu, Kuniomi Shibata
Abstract 34 | PDF Downloads 11 WORD Downloads 6

Information Accessibility for Kanji

Yoshimi Matsuzaki, Kuniomi Shibata
Abstract 10 | PDF Downloads 6 WORD Downloads 6

Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach

Leyla Craig, Audrey Cooper, Kota Takayama, Herbert Klein
Abstract 30 | PDF Downloads 11 WORD Downloads 6

Notes from the Field

Mobilize for Action: Interactive Poster Presentations

Genesis Leong, Nicole Schlaack, Rix Abordo, Jared Galeai
Abstract 18 | PDF Downloads 10 WORD Downloads 4
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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.