Disability Studies and the Disability Perspective

Disability Studies/Not Disability Studies

The growing interest in and increased visibility of the ® eld of Disability Studies raises questions about the ® eld’ s logical borders and valid dimensions. This essay looks to guiding principles from the ® eld itself as the basis for delineating a robust liberal arts-based inquiry into disability, distinct from traditional interventionist models. The former is described in this essay as Disab...

The definition of disability: perspective of the disability community.

Disability Studies Quarterly

International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability: Disability Inclusive Development and International Development Cooperation

The adoption of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a historical momentum for disabled persons and their associates, as well as ODA workers in the development cooperation field all over the world. For the last two decades, persons with disabilities, their associates and professionals working in this field have promoted their human rights, equality, nondisc...

Disability, work and income: a British perspective

This paper analyses the economic impact of becoming disabled for British working-age men. The data is from the first eight waves (1991/8) of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). Cross-sectional evidence shows that the income of disabled working-age men is substantially lower than non-disabled working-age men. However, analysis of longitudinal data indicates that the majority of this disad...