Links
The following links are offered as an initial reference point for people interested in exploring disability studies, disability politics, disability research, and disabled people’s movements. This is not an exhaustive list. Rather, it brings together a small number of academic journals, networks, research resources, and news sources that may be useful for students, researchers, activists, practitioners, and others seeking to engage with disability studies and disability politics.
Academic journals
These journals publish research across disability studies, disability policy, cultural analysis, social justice, rights, and interdisciplinary approaches to disability.
- Alter: European Journal of Disability Research
- Canadian Journal of Disability Studies [Open Access]
- Disability & Society
- Disability Studies Quarterly [Open Access]
- International Journal of Disability and Social Justice [Open Access]
- Journal of Disability Policy Studies
- Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies
- Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal [Open Access]
- Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research [Open Access]
Networks and research resources
These networks and resources provide opportunities to connect with others, follow debates, and access material relating to disability research, independent living, disabled people’s organisations, and disability politics.
News and commentary
These sources provide reporting, analysis, and commentary on disability policy, disabled people’s rights, activism, and current debates.