"Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability."
It examines the cultural production and representation of disability in literature, film, and other arts.
Disability identity: The concept of disability identity and its impact on individuals with disabilities and society as a whole.
Disability representation in media: The portrayal of people with disabilities in various forms of media and establishment of stereotypes.
Disability and language: The impact of language on the perceptions and treatment of people with disabilities.
Disability and history: The history of disability and how it influences contemporary views of disability.
Disability and politics: The political issues and policies related to disability on a local, national, and global level.
Disability and literature: The portrayal of disability in literature and how it contributes to the cultural acceptance of disability.
Disability in the workplace: The experience of individuals with disabilities in the workplace and the policies and practices that affect them.
Disability and education: The educational experiences of individuals with disabilities and policies that promote equitable access to education.
Disability and intersectionality: The intersection of disability with other identities such as race, gender, and sexuality.
Disability and activism: The role of disability activism in advancing disability rights and changing societal attitudes towards disability.
Medical Humanities: Explores the intersection of medicine and literature that focuses on illness, disability, and the human experience.
Bioethics and Disability: Examines the ethical issues surrounding disability, such as access to care, autonomy, and quality of life.
Disability History: Looks at the historical experiences of people with disabilities, including systems and policies that may have impacted them.
Disability and Technology: Examines the role of technology in creating barriers for people with disabilities, as well as its potential to improve accessibility and inclusion.
Disability and Identity: Explores how disability impacts personal identity and self-concept, and how this intersects with other identities and experiences.
Disability and Representation: Examines the way disability is represented in literature and media, and how these representations reflect or shape societal attitudes towards disability.
Disability and Performance: Examines the intersection between disability and performance, including theatre, dance, music, and other forms of artistic expression.
Disability and Education: Explores the experiences of individuals with disabilities in educational settings and policy implications for disability access.
Disability and Employment: Examines the challenges and barriers faced by individuals with disabilities in the workplace, as well as strategies for increasing accessibility and inclusivity.
Disability and Activism: Focuses on social movements and activism surrounding disability rights and accessibility, including disability justice and disability pride.
"The field focused on the division between 'impairment' and 'disability', where impairment was an impairment of an individual's mind or body, while disability was considered a social construct."
"This premise gave rise to two distinct models of disability: the social and medical models of disability."
"The social model was universally accepted as the model preferred by the field."
"In recent years, the division between the social and medical models has been challenged."
"Recent investigations suggest using 'cross-sectional markers of stratification' may help provide new insights on the non-random distribution of risk factors capable of exacerbating disablement processes."
"Disability studies courses include work in disability history, theory, legislation, policy, ethics, and the arts."
"However, students are taught to focus on the lived experiences of individuals with disabilities in practical terms."
"The field is focused on increasing individuals with disabilities' access to civil rights and improving their quality of life."
"Disability studies primarily emerged in the US, the UK, and Canada."
"In 1986, the Section for the Study of Chronic Illness, Impairment, and Disability of the Social Science Association (United States) was renamed the Society for Disability Studies."
"The first US disabilities studies program emerged in 1994 at Syracuse University."
"The first edition of the Disabilities Studies Reader was published in 1997."
"The field grew rapidly over the next ten years."
"Germany looks at queer disability studies since the beginning of the early 20th century."
"The disability studies in Germany are influenced by the written literary works of feminist sexologists who study how being disabled affects one's sexuality and ability to feel pleasure."
"In Norway, disability studies are focused on in the literary context."
"A variation emerged in 2017 with the first accessibility studies program at Central Washington University."
"[The program has] an interdisciplinary focus on social justice, universal design, and international Web Accessibility Guidelines (WAG3) as a general education knowledge base."
"Disability studies were also conducted in other countries through different lenses."