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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 133 | WORD Downloads 54 PDF Downloads 56

Who are Twice-Exceptional Students?

Hye Jin Park, Lisa Galloway
Abstract 79 | WORD Downloads 36 PDF Downloads 21

A Promising Intervention Model to Promote Postsecondary Transition and Career Development

Hye-Jin Park, Kendra Nip, Jerrik Feliciano
Abstract 51 | WORD Downloads 34 PDF Downloads 11

The Lived Experience of People with Disabilities During COVID-19

Sandra Fitzgerald, Julie Chronister, Cristina Cabiles, Tori Thomas, Qi Michael Zheng
Abstract 89 | WORD Downloads 39 PDF Downloads 51

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 64 | WORD Downloads 32 PDF Downloads 22

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 42 | WORD Downloads 28 PDF Downloads 16

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

Kelle L Murphy, A. Josephine Blagrave, Laynie Case
Abstract 69 | WORD Downloads 27 PDF Downloads 18

The Exploratory Survey of Usage Data with Chatbot for Neurodiverse Individuals

Akira Kashihara, Fukuko Hasegawa, Tomone Takahashi, Masayoshi Ogura, Hideyuki Haraguchi, Ginga Sasaki
Abstract 122 | WORD Downloads 35 PDF Downloads 36

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 45 | WORD Downloads 38 PDF Downloads 14

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 69 | WORD Downloads 46 PDF Downloads 31

Notes from the Field

Notes from the Field: Selected Posters and Recorded Sessions

Sandra Oshiro
Abstract 57 | WORD Downloads 49 PDF Downloads 9

Dissertations and Abstracts v20i1

Abstract 77 | WORD Downloads 42 PDF Downloads 8
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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.