About the Journal
We have been publishing RDS since 2003 and have published over 500 authors from all over 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 disability studies and people with disabiliti
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Current Issue
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2020): Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, Volume 16, Issue 1 Spring 2020
Published: 2020-08-13
Editorial
Research Articles and Essays
Theater By The Blind
Abstract 315 | PDF Downloads 12 Word Downloads 1Page 1-14
The Role of Assistive Technology in Enhancing Disability Arts
Abstract 372 | PDF Downloads 11 Word Downloads 3Page 1-31
Creative Works
The Dream: Freud & Szasz In Conversation
Abstract 302 | PDF Downloads 8 Word Downloads 0Page 1-12
Multimedia
Review: Vulnerable Constitutions: Queerness, Disability and the Remaking of American Manhood by Cynthia Barounis
Abstract 287 | PDF Downloads 9 Word Downloads 1Page 1-3
Review of Communication Alternatives in Autism: Perspectives on Typing and Spelling Approaches for the Nonspeaking
Abstract 342 | PDF Downloads 8 Word Downloads 2Page 1 - 5
Disability Studies Dissertation Abstracts
Dissertation & Abstracts Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, Volume 16, Issue 1, Spring 2020
Abstract 285 | PDF Downloads 4 Word Downloads 0Page 1
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, and each issue runs approximately 50 pages.