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Since 2003, RDS has published hundreds of authors from around the world. The Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal (RDS) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal providing an international forum for folks with disabilities, academics, professionals, artists and creators from all backgrounds and expertise to express ideas relevant to our understanding of the experience of disability. The journal is published by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center on Disability Studies.

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Current Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2024): 39th Annual Pacific Rim Conference Proceedings

The 39th Pacific Rim International Conference On Disability and Diversity Conference Proceedings. This represents some of the diversity of work shared at the 39th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity. Plain Language Abstracts are available at: https://rdsjournal.org/index.php/journal/2024CP

Published: 2025-01-01

Editorial

Research Articles and Essays

Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners: Lessons Learned About Serving All Students

Scott Bellman, Lyla Crawford, Rajesh P. N. Rao, Eric H. Chudler
Abstract 115 | WORD Downloads 45 PDF Downloads 50

Who are Twice-Exceptional Students?

Hye Jin Park, Lisa Galloway
Abstract 67 | WORD Downloads 31 PDF Downloads 18

A Promising Intervention Model to Promote Postsecondary Transition and Career Development

Hye-Jin Park, Kendra Nip, Jerrik Feliciano
Abstract 41 | WORD Downloads 27 PDF Downloads 10

The Lived Experience of People with Disabilities During COVID-19

Sandra Fitzgerald, Julie Chronister, Cristina Cabiles, Tori Thomas, Qi Michael Zheng
Abstract 79 | WORD Downloads 28 PDF Downloads 47

Recent Trends in Supporting Students with Developmental Disabilities in Japanese Institutions of Higher Education

Yasushi Nakano, Tomone Takahashi, Shinji Okazaki, Haruo Shinoda, Takanori Waki, Kazunori Takeda, Ginga Sasaki
Abstract 56 | WORD Downloads 26 PDF Downloads 21

The Fatigue in Educational Contexts Survey (FEC): Elevating, Empowering, and Engaging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

Natalia Rohatyn-Martin, Denyse V. Hayward, Lynn McQuarrie, Linda J. Cundy, Stephan Rohatyn, Sydney Dickner, Jerry Gan
Abstract 36 | WORD Downloads 25 PDF Downloads 14

Where is Adapted Physical Education Heading? Is it the Right Direction?

Kelle L Murphy, A. Josephine Blagrave, Laynie Case
Abstract 52 | WORD Downloads 23 PDF Downloads 17

The Exploratory Survey of Usage Data with Chatbot for Neurodiverse Individuals

Akira Kashihara, Fukuko Hasegawa, Tomone Takahashi, Masayoshi Ogura, Hideyuki Haraguchi, Ginga Sasaki
Abstract 111 | WORD Downloads 29 PDF Downloads 35

Metabolic Equivalents of Outrigger Canoe Paddling for Health Equity: Methods of an Inclusive AccessMETs Study

Simone Schmid, Daniel Heil, Ann Yoshida, Lance Ching, Penny Kalua, Tetine Sentell
Abstract 37 | WORD Downloads 31 PDF Downloads 12

Health Profile, Primary Care, and Preventive Care Utilization in Adults with IDD in Hawaii

Li Ern Chen, Michelle Befi, Rachel Liebert Lewis, Melissa King-Hubert
Abstract 59 | WORD Downloads 39 PDF Downloads 23

Notes from the Field

Notes from the Field: Selected Posters and Recorded Sessions

Sandra Oshiro
Abstract 46 | WORD Downloads 42 PDF Downloads 9

Dissertations and Abstracts v20i1

Abstract 54 | WORD Downloads 32 PDF Downloads 7
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The Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal (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 publishes four issues a year.