Williams-Findlay, R. (2011) Lifting the Lid on Disabled People Against Cuts. Coleman, N, Sykes, W, Groom, C (2014) Barriers to employment and unfair treatment at work, a quantitative analysis of disabled people's experiences, Research Report 88, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. Her book offers a range of suggestions, many of which are pedagogical, for how mental disability might revitalize academic life. Hoque, K, Bacon, N Parr, D. (2014) Employer Disability Practice in Britain: Assessing the impact of the Positive about Disabled People 'two ticks' symbol, Work, Employment and Society, 28(3), pp. 517-538. In this more personal essay, Kleege interrogates Helen Keller’s status as a disability icon. And this is how we ought to view the enslaved African’s participation in the United States’ Civil War. Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life. In this groundbreaking essay, Kudlick moves to situate disability studies in historical scholarship. Lockwood, G, Henderson,C, Thornicroft, G (2014) Mental Health Disability Discrimination: Law, policy and practice, International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 14(3), pp.168-182. 586-592, American Literary History, Vol. 3 (Autumn, 1999), pp. Equality and Human Rights Commission (2018a) Engaging with disabled people: An event planning guide, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. Early scholarship distinguishes the medical model of disability, which locates physical and mental impairments in individual bodies, from the social … Disability Studies – Delchamps (Fall … This essay addresses why the history of medicine and disability studies fail to interact. Brueggemann, Garland-Thomson, and Kleege explore the tension between wanting their disabilities to be normalized, but also wanting them to be present in students’ minds. (eds.) (2019) Disability Hate Speech: Social, Cultural and Political Contexts, London: Routledge. She is resistant to framing disability as a metaphor and advocates for readings that consider disability alongside questions of gender. © ITHAKA. This essay addresses U.S. policy regarding decisions for end-of-life treatment and, more broadly, it critiques discourse surrounding “quality of life.” Asch attacks the slogan “better off dead than disabled” by showing how disability does not necessarily diminish one’s life. 2 (Winter 2005), pp. Why do we celebrate on the 1st of January? Oxford: Hart Publishing. A fourth pictogram of a brain symbolizes cognitive impairment accommodations. 120, No. Equality and Human Rights Commission (2010b) Making Rights a Reality: Implementing the UN convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. Inclusion London (2020) Abandoned, Forgotten and Ignored: the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Disabled People. Brueggemann, Brenda Jo, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Georgina Kleege. 4 (Winter 2013), pp. (2020) Disability Law as an Academic Discipline: Towards Cohesion and Mainstreaming? 8-33 (1998), Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Vol. 1. She focuses on higher education as a site that stigmatizes mental disability in its focus on rationality, cohesion, and cognitive agility. Disability Pride Week at Duke: A Reading List Personal Narratives. Lawson, A. Bioethics scholar Adrienne Asch is one of the first scholars to bring a disability studies approach to bioethics. London: C.Hurst & Co Ltd. Barnes, C, Mercer, G. (2004) Implementing the Social Model of Disability: theory and research, Leeds: The Disability Press. The following is a selection of relevant books and journal articles on disability issues. Equality and Human Rights Commission (2017) Being disabled in Britain: A journey less equal, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. Bridging the gap between the medical and anthropological fields, they shift toward understanding impairment as both environmental and cultural. Miller, P, Gillinson, S, Huber, J. Version: … Roulstone, A, Prideaux, S (2011) Understanding Disability Policy, Bristol: Policy Press. Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie. (2011) Rethinking Disability Policy, York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Lawson, A. Although access is easy to define, Williamson notes that it is hard to implement in practice because disabled people have conflicting needs. Disability & Society 26 (6) pp.773-778. Enforcing Normalcy (1995) by Lennard J. Davis 4. Here's an easy way to incorporate fascinating scholarship. Demonstrate research skills for ongoing reading/research in disability studies; Advocate for improved quality of life and social justice for people with disabilities; The Program. Disability Studies – Delchamps (Fall 2017) Queer Theory and Literature, 1913-Present – Cardon (Fall 2017) Get your fix of JSTOR Daily’s best stories in your inbox each Thursday. Williamson argues that paying attention to access turns our focus away from the individual, highlighting instead the disabling makeup of the social world. Learning disabilities are due to genetic and/or neurobiological factors that alter brain functioning in a manner which affects one or more cognitive processes related to learning. 2 pp.275-291. Equality and Human Rights Commission (2018d) Your rights to accessible and adaptable housing in England: A guide for disabled people and the organisations that support them, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. December 2020 Notice: We are in the process of updating the resource link text to be more accessible, but due to the high number of resource … JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. 145-148 (2015), Signs, Vol. A complete, vetted list can be found on the web site for Syracuse’s Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies. Coleman, N. Sykes. Her essay offers a comprehensive overview of books and articles pertaining to disability history, and, more specifically, deaf history. Bristol: The Policy Press. Linker begins by critiquing disability studies’ resistance to medical discourse. She also addresses the problem of “overcoming rhetoric,” which fails to address disabled people’s need for access. Erevelles shows how disability has been aligned with race. Priestley, M. (2003) Disability: A Life Course Approach. 18. Linton, Simi. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities: What does it mean for you? Please email our Library and Information Services Manager if you have a suggestion for a book or journal article to add to this list.. Barnes, C. (1994) Disabled People in Britain and Discrimination: A … Reframing disability as valuable, she argues that a renewed attention to bodily and mental impairments can revise our accounts of nearly all events in history—from women’s rights to labor movements. Graduate Reading List. 2nd edition, Cambridge: Polity Press. JSTOR is a digital library for scholars, researchers, and students. Sin, C.H., Hedges, A, Cook, C. (2009) Disabled People's Experiences of Targeted Violence and Hostility, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. Haines, S., Ruebain, D. (2011) Education, Disability and Social Policy, Bristol: Policy Press. “Slaves, Immigrants, and Suffragists: The Uses of Disability in Citizenship Debates.” PMLA (2005). De Beco, G. (2020) Intersectionality and disability in international human rights law, International Journal of Human Rights, 24(5), pp.593-614. Disabled People and the Right to Life: The Protection and Violation of Disabled People's Most Basic Human Rights. Pearson, A. O’Brien, N. (2016) Disability discrimination law in the United Kingdom and the new civil rights history: the contribution of Caroline Gooding, Journal of Law and Society, 43(3), pp. Prior, F., Rees, G (2020) Accessible public transport for older and disabled people in Wales, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. Have a correction or comment about this article? Kleege, Georgina. As the sources below reveal, ability should not be the default when it comes to human worth. Harwood, R. (2014) ‘The Dying of the Light’: the Impact of the Spending Cuts, and Cuts to Employment Law Protections, on Disability Adjustments in British Local Authorities, Disability & Society, 29(10), pp.1511-1523. This is another comprehensive book – it’s really a comprehensive overview for disability studies, “the collection covers cultural studies, identity politics, literary criticism, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, the visual arts, gender and race studies, as well as memoir, … The list is meant to serve … Concerto for the Left Hand (2008) by Michael Davidson 3. 53-61, The American Historical Review, Vol. “Unhealthy Disabled: Treating Chronic Illness as Disabilities.” Hypatia (2001). S31-S36, PMLA, Vol. More broadly, he proposes that disability studies should no longer be considered a narrow or specialized field. Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. While D.S. But how did that play out in segregated cities? "The Disability Studies Reader edited by Lennard J. Davis is to the field of Disability Studies what the Norton anthologies are to literature. “Blind Rage: An Open Letter to Helen Keller.” Southwest Review (1998). 4, Feminism and Disability, Part 1 (Autumn, 2001), pp. Aiming to place disability studies in conversation with other antioppressive educational frameworks, this article "crips" human rights education (HRE), a field that, by definition, teaches people about equality, dignity, and respect. Equality and Human Rights Commission (2018e) Your rights to accessible and adaptable housing in Scotland: A guide for disabled people and the organisations that support them, Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. 13-33, American Literary History, Vol. Bristol: Policy Press. A collection of powerful statements on disability with great insights, it sets before us a line of serious enquiry. This non-exhaustive reading list highlights some of the key debates and conceptual shifts in disability studies. Manchester: Equality and Human Rights Commission. This short essay gives a comprehensive account of the history of access and why it is a key term in D.S. 31, No. A survey course may be the only college-level history course a student takes. Campbell, J, Oliver, M. (1996) Disability Politics: Understanding Our Past, Changing our Future, London: Routledge. Oliver, M. (2009) Understanding Disability: from Theory to Practice, 2nd edition. Hemingway, L. (2011). 558-587. Please email our Library and Information Services Manager if you have a suggestion for a book or journal article to add to this list. Journal of Law and Society, 47(4) November, pp. Reading in the other direction, Lorde's title reveals what is missing from some disability … The fourth edition of the reader has just been released in February. Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments, 3rd Edition. Ryan, F. (2020) Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People, 2nd edition, London: Verso. The Ohio State University Disability Studies Program, established in 1997, emphasizes interdisciplinary and intersectional work in disability studies. Blanck, P. (2020) Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights, London: Routledge. (2018) The debate about wheelchair spaces on buses goes "round and round": access to public transport for people with disabilities as a human right, Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 69(1), pp.1-17. “Editors’ Introduction: Race, Ethnicity, Disability, and Literature: Intersections and Interventions.” MELUS (2006). (2005) Disability and Social Policy in Britain since 1750 Basingstoke: Palgrave. Kudlick, Catherine. McRuer, Robert. Disability studies emerged out of the disability civil rights movement in the late twentieth century. 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Disability and Society, 34 (7/8), pp. (2005) Working Futures? 83, No. The study is rooted in the forms of multiple theoretical perspectives of literacy, including cognitive science, sociohistorical, and developmental (emergent literacy). Longmore, Paul K. (2003). 2 (Mar., 2005), pp. Equality and Human Rights Commission (2010a) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities: What does it mean for you? 14-17 (2015). 53-68, Off Our Backs, Vol. A must book for anyone in any kind of disability or diverse studies teaching situation. This non-exhaustive reading list discusses the origins of affirmative action, the question of race vs. class, and the effects of meritocracy. Adopting a feminist disability studies approach, Donaldson critiques the way feminist scholars read madwomen as merely symptomatic of patriarchal oppression, which discounts the reality of mental disability. “Race.” Keywords for Disability Studies. Skarstad, K. (2018) Human rights through the lens of disability, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 36(1), pp.24-42. Disability studies is a relatively new interdisciplinary academic field focusing on the roles of people with disabilities in history, literature, social policy, law, architecture, and other disciplines. London: Routledge. Harnacke, C. (2013) Disability and capability: exploring the usefulness of Martha Nussbaum's capabilities approach for the UN Disability Rights Convention, Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 41(4), pp.768-780. London: Palgrave MacMillan. Siebers, Tobin. JSTOR Daily readers can access the original research behind our articles for free on JSTOR. Cripping Human Rights Education with Disability Studies: An Undergraduate Reading List July 2019 Educational Studies A Jrnl of the American Educ Studies Assoc 55(4):1-16 562-567, By: Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson and Georgina Kleege, Feminist Studies, Vol. Office for Disability Issues (2011) UK Initial Report on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, London: ODI. A disability studies-inflected intersectionality recognizes disability as an essential component of intersectional work. As a field of inquiry, disability studies in education stands at the broad intersection of disability studies and educational studies. London: Routledge. This reading list explores the law’s historical role in the constitution of space, place, the body, and various other modalities of belonging in the U.S. ... and to trace changing legal notions of property, territory, nationhood, and citizenship. Barnes, C., Oliver, M. and Barton, L. 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