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
Editorial: Welcome to the Conference Proceedings of the 37th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity 2022
Abstract 83 | PDF Downloads 15 WORD Downloads 10Research Articles and Essays
Autistic Adults as Educators
Abstract 46 | PDF Downloads 39 WORD Downloads 12The Current State of Air Travel for Americans with Disabilities
Abstract 31 | PDF Downloads 19 WORD Downloads 8Karawhiua: Mobilizing own Language Journey
Abstract 23 | PDF Downloads 194 WORD Downloads 10How to Restart an Inclusive Camping While Preventing COVID-19 Outbreak
Abstract 23 | PDF Downloads 10 WORD Downloads 7An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Abstract 68 | PDF Downloads 109 WORD Downloads 13Disabilities in Disaster Situations
Abstract 72 | PDF Downloads 134 WORD Downloads 26Advocacy 101
Abstract 28 | PDF Downloads 10 WORD Downloads 13Focusing on Essential Functions for Persons with Disabilities to Improve Working Environments
Abstract 34 | PDF Downloads 11 WORD Downloads 6Information Accessibility for Kanji
Abstract 10 | PDF Downloads 6 WORD Downloads 6Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach
Abstract 30 | PDF Downloads 11 WORD Downloads 6Notes from the Field
Mobilize for Action: Interactive Poster Presentations
Abstract 18 | PDF Downloads 10 WORD Downloads 4The 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.