Disability Studies and Deaf Studies Resources
Disability studies and Deaf studies are highly interdisciplinary, with applications in the humanities, social sciences, medicine, law, and more. Both fields consider the way norms are defined in society, and how disability, deafness, and related topics are socially constructed and defined, varying by time, place, culture, and community.
Video from the Web version of this publication:
The Importance of Disability Studies at CUNY SPS: https://www.youtube.com/embed/jDhRR4tY8kM
A video from CUNY explaining disability studies and why it matters (captioned with no audio description)
Video from the Web version of this publication:
Deaf Studies at Ryerson Univeristy: https://www.youtube.com/embed/IzaxvcivJDM
A video from Ryerson University explaining Deaf studies and what degree programs typically include (captioned with no audio description)
Disability Studies
- The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) is the scholarly organization for disability studies in the United States, and publishes the journal Disability Studies Quarterly
- An article explaining disability studies , from The New York Times. Simon, C.C. (2013, November 1). Disability studies: A new normal. The New York Times, Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/education/edlife/disability-studies-a-new-normal.html?_r=0
- Ed Roberts Day (January 23rd) and the Disability Rights Movement
Deaf Studies
- An article from the UK's Independent explaining Deaf studies
- An academic article (with free download) by O'Brien and Emery (2013) in Qualitative Inquiry exploring "Deaf studies in social and political contexts"
and how the field may evolve - There is no up-to-date list of Deaf studies programs, but some programs are listed at Wikipedia