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 142 | PDF Downloads 31 WORD Downloads 45Research Articles and Essays
Autistic Adults as Educators
Abstract 150 | PDF Downloads 110 WORD Downloads 43The Current State of Air Travel for Americans with Disabilities
Abstract 137 | PDF Downloads 64 WORD Downloads 36Karawhiua: Mobilizing own Language Journey
Abstract 92 | PDF Downloads 889 WORD Downloads 50How to Restart an Inclusive Camping While Preventing COVID-19 Outbreak
Abstract 67 | PDF Downloads 28 WORD Downloads 34An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Access to Care for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Abstract 158 | PDF Downloads 378 WORD Downloads 44Disabilities in Disaster Situations
Abstract 1015 | PDF Downloads 183 WORD Downloads 53Advocacy 101
Abstract 88 | PDF Downloads 26 WORD Downloads 43Focusing on Essential Functions for Persons with Disabilities to Improve Working Environments
Abstract 97 | PDF Downloads 35 WORD Downloads 33Information Accessibility for Kanji
Abstract 61 | PDF Downloads 19 WORD Downloads 32Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach
Abstract 122 | PDF Downloads 54 WORD Downloads 32Notes from the Field
Mobilize for Action: Interactive Poster Presentations
Abstract 114 | PDF Downloads 25 WORD Downloads 32The 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.