About the Journal
Since 2003, RDS has published over 500 authors from around the world. One of only a handful of peer-reviewed Disability Studies journals in the world, the Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal (RDS) is a quarterly online, open-access journal that provides an international forum for people with disabilities, academics, professionals, artists and creators from all backgrounds and expertise to express ideas relevant to our understanding of disability.
Current Issue
Vol. 18 No. 3 (2023): 37th Annual Pacific Rim Conference Proceedings
Editorial
Editorial: Welcome to the Conference Proceedings of the 37th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity 2022
Abstract 314 | PDF Downloads 91 WORD Downloads 132Research Articles and Essays
Autistic Adults as Educators
Abstract 353 | PDF Downloads 216 WORD Downloads 134The Current State of Air Travel for Americans with Disabilities
Abstract 384 | PDF Downloads 186 WORD Downloads 136Karawhiua: Mobilizing own Language Journey
Abstract 250 | PDF Downloads 943 WORD Downloads 212How to Restart an Inclusive Camping While Preventing COVID-19 Outbreak
Abstract 212 | PDF Downloads 76 WORD Downloads 126An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Abstract 317 | PDF Downloads 439 WORD Downloads 148Disabilities in Disaster Situations
Abstract 1921 | PDF Downloads 289 WORD Downloads 159Advocacy 101
Abstract 283 | PDF Downloads 100 WORD Downloads 139Focusing on Essential Functions for Persons with Disabilities to Improve Working Environments
Abstract 258 | PDF Downloads 96 WORD Downloads 131Information Accessibility for Kanji
Abstract 210 | PDF Downloads 69 WORD Downloads 139Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach
Abstract 304 | PDF Downloads 148 WORD Downloads 142Notes from the Field
Mobilize for Action: Interactive Poster Presentations
Abstract 352 | PDF Downloads 78 WORD Downloads 146The Review of Disability Studies (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 is published four times a year.