On Oct. 13, disability studies took center stage in Red Square at Ramping Up for Access, an event hosted by the Disability Cultural Initiative. Amy Kenny, inaugural director of the initiative, remarks ...

1 in 5. This is the proportion of Americans that have a disability according to the US Census. Disability is one of the largest marginalized groups in the United States. Yet, instead of investing in ...

This course examines the social, historical, cultural, and political construction of categories of disability. Through a wide variety of texts and cultural examples, we will study various meanings of ...

Braille signs to direct people to elevators. Signs on accessible bathroom stalls asking people to not use them unless others aren’t available. In Miami University’s Introduction to Disability Studies ...

Andraéa LaVant is a disability consultant and advocate and was the first Black disabled woman to go down the Oscars' red carpet. As she worked to transform the world around her, she also went through ...

Messages about pride at our lab’s Disability Pride event at Oregon State University, saying: “I stand out” “I am me.” “I meet someone new or learn something new every day!!” “I’m a resilient survivor.