Forum Introduction: The Intersection of Gender and Disability: An International Perspective
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Keywords
gender and disability, disability studies, global perspective
Abstract
We would like to welcome you to this special issue of the Review of Disability Studies. This issue focuses upon the intersection of gender and disability within a global perspective. Existing research tells us that disability often presents challenges and barriers to integration and quality of life. The social model of disability (Corker & French, 1999; Shakespeare 2006) assumes that disability is not inherent in the person, but is constructed by society in its failure to provide people with access and treat them with the same respect afforded persons without disabilities.
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Allen N. Lewis, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University
Allen N. Lewis, Ph.D., is associate professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling in the School of Allied Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, USA. Dr. Lewis has had a 27-year career as an academic, administrator, program evaluator and clinician in public health and disability services systems.
Amy J. Armstrong, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, Virginia Commonwealth University
Amy J Armstrong, Ph.D., CRC is an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. Dr. Armstrong has 27 years experience working in the field of disability, community integration and employment.