The artwork, created by women and girls with disabilities within the Engendering Disability Inclusive Development in Vietnam initiative, combines colorful threads, paper, and hand-drawn elements. The word "EDUCATION" is written at the top in large letters made of colorful yarn. Below that, on the left side, there are three rectangular pieces of colored paper, each with writing: “We are Deaf. Have equal rights to life and education.” “We are committed to the responsibility of focusing the problem and participating in the community's experiential activities. Organize events, exchange activities, etc.” “To convey messages to the government and society concerned about schools for the Deaf, culture e.g. grade level, school extension, allied group full industries.” On the right side, there is a bright yellow sun with rays shining outward, encircling a raised fist. Below that, there is a small arrangement of yellow flowers attached to the artwork, held up by a small wooden fence made from popsicle sticks and golden ribbon. In the center, there is a hand-drawn map of Vietnam with the capital "Hanoi" marked. To the right of the map is a small Vietnamese flag, and above the map is a symbol of hands holding each other, with different skin tones. And as additional Decoration, the messages on the colored papers are further decorated with small bows made from blue and pink ribbons.

RDS Special Issue: Conversations with/Across the Global South; Towards Decolonial Disability Futurities  (Vol. 19 Nos. 3 & 4 [2024])

Guest Editors:  Xuan Thuy Nguyen (Carleton University), Shilpaa Anand (BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus), Alexis Padilla (University of Missouri Saint Louis)

Thinking with Decolonial Disability Studies + Ongoing Global Research 

This special double issue offers us new ways to imagine stories of disability and the global South. It invites us to consider how we might rethink and help create more just and inclusive futures that recognize the equal value of global South ways of knowing and anti-ableist practices. Additionally, the issue features other ongoing global research.  

Plain language abstracts for all articles are available at: https://rdsjournal.org/index.php/journal/Global-South

 


Artwork produced by Kiều Thị Phương Anh and Nguyễn Thị Huế within the Engendering Disability-Inclusive Development - Vietnam project. Hanoi, 2023.

Published: 2024-08-12

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Editorial: Special Issue on Global South and Disability

Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Shilpaa Anand, Alexis Padilla
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Research Articles and Essays

Beautiful Debilitation: War Injuries as Political Currency in Vietnam and US Relations

Ai Binh Ho
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Disrupting Fixity: Palestine as Central to Decolonial Disability Justice

Laura Jaffee, Lara Sheehi
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Decolonial Disability Futurities From The Global South: Radical Relational Lessons From Glissant

Alexis Padilla
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Transnational Global South Informed DisCrit in Teacher Preparation: Boundary-Crossing Between Disability Studies and Communication Sciences

Shehreen Iqtadar, David Hernández-Saca
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Organizing the Youth Leadership Circle: Lessons Learned across Southern Spaces

Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Nhi Truong, Dana Corfield
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Reading Mohini Mohun Majumder’s 'Muk-Shiksha'

TIRTHA Deb
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Creating Disability as a Category: Perspectives from West Bengal India

Nandini Ghosh, Suchandra Bhaduri
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Additional Global Research

Inclusive Pedagogy: Rethinking Autistic Students’ Behavior Using Motor Planning and Sensory Regulation

Chelsea P. Tracy-Bronson, Sara Scribner
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The Right to Love and Be Loved: Sexual Health Education for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Andrew Roach, Anne Stair
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In the Forefront: Assessing Public Housing Needs for Persons with Disabilities

G. Lawrence Farmer, Henry J. Davis, Janna C. Heyman, Susan Matloff-Nieves, Peggy L. Kelly, Smita Dewan, Nancy Wackstein , Dalys Castro
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Love’s in Sight: Japan’s Graphic Narrative of Blindness

Yoshiko Okuyama, Osamu Kurikawa
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Impairing the Vote: The Effect of State Election Policy on Disabled Voter Turnout

April Johnson, Wyatt Dunlap
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Bridging the Communication Chasm Between Deaf Patients and Masked Medical Professionals

Renuka Sundaram
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U.S. Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Where Are They?

Z.W. Taylor, Ibrahim Bicak
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Book Review: Authentic Voices in the Discussion of Disability in Kenya: A Review of Disability and Social Justice in Kenya: Scholars, Policymakers, and Activists in Conversation

Elisheba Kiru
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Notes from the Field

Call for 2025 Pac Rim Presentation Proposals

Sandra Oshiro
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Dissertation & Abstracts v19i3-4

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