Disability & Society

Papers
(The median citation count of Disability & Society is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
What works in rapid response public health projects?66
This changes everything: a critical reflection on the impact of internalized ableist constructs on becoming a disabled mother48
Just a show: the home-delivery education policy for children with disabilities in China39
Announcement of doctoral theses35
Debunking Choice and Control in Active Support: A Qualitative Analysis of Encounters in Training Videos between Staff and People with Intellectual Disability33
Announcement of doctoral theses31
Neurodiversity and double empathy: can empathy disconnects be mitigated to support autistic belonging?30
China’s prevention policy for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 epidemic24
Career development for students with disabilities in an open distance learning institution: A narrative inquiry23
Paternalism to empowerment: all in the eye of the beholder?22
Critical cultural disability studies and mental health: a rhetorical perspective21
Disabling discourses: contemporary cinematic representations of acquired physical disability21
Deaf migration through an intersectionality lens21
Conceptualising responsibility and hostility within work-integrated learning placements for students with disabilities20
Investigating short video consumption practices by individuals with visual impairments in China: questions of how to ‘see’20
Police–disabled citizen interactions: testing the role of disability awareness training and experience on officer confidence19
‘… they had interpreted “disability” as referring to a patently visible disability’: experience of a patient group with NICE19
I’m living my life as the person I’m meant to be, not in spite of the person I am18
Volunteering and the response to COVID-19 in the UK17
Factors that help people with disability to self-manage their support17
Announcement of doctoral theses16
‘There’s nothing I can do to stop it’: homelessness among autistic people in a British city16
The unheard voices of academia: overcoming systemic barriers and fostering inclusive spaces for knowledge exchange16
Critical discourse analysis of federal and provincial government grants for post-secondary students with disabilities in Alberta and Ontario16
Disability on Arab screens: cripping class, religion, and gender in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon15
Accessibility for parents with disability: is it reality or fantasy?15
Sectoral challenges and negative feelings experienced by Palestinians with disability in besieged Gaza during COVID-19 pandemic14
Missed opportunities? Accessibility in ‘post-pandemic’ academia13
Reviewing the limitations of publicly funded adult developmental services in Ontario: exposing ableist assumptions within the administrative process13
Misfitting and social practice theory: incorporating disability into the performance and (re)enactment of social practices13
Police interactions and the autistic community: perceptions of procedural justice11
Inclusive communications in COVID-19: a virtual ethnographic study of disability support network in China11
‘Gypsum on water. That schizophrenia.’ schizophrenia – a meeting of stories: a qualitative study11
Politics, personalisation and me: how ‘Fair and Affordable Care policies’ could impact on the lives of Disabled people11
The experiences of disabled people in the United Arab Emirates: Barriers to participation in higher education and employment11
When I need them, I call them and they will be there for me’. Experiences of independently living people with intellectual disabilities with 24/7 available online support11
Changing the medical model of disability to the normalization model of disability: clarifying the past to create a new future direction11
What are the views and experiences of autistic teachers? Findings from an online survey in the UK11
Beyond binaries: complex roles and identities in critical mental health research11
Disabled healthcare professionals’ experiences of altruism: identity, professionalism, competence, and disclosure11
Telework during COVID-19: exposing ableism in U.S. higher education10
A deaf researcher in an Indian and Norwegian context – an autoethnographic journey10
Testimonial injustice: exploring ‘credibility’ as a barrier to justice for people with learning disabilities/autism who report sexual violence10
Care does not just belong at home: inclusion in doctoral supervision for a student with traumatic brain injury10
Inclusion from the experience of university students with disabilities at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)10
Cultural safety as a foundation for allyship in disability arts10
The double jeopardy of women with albinism in Ibadan, Nigeria: breaking the unemployment barrier9
Invisible barriers: the educational and social exclusion of children with chronic diseases in Denmark9
Announcement of doctoral theses9
Dental disadvantage for people with disability: a potential solution for a problematic area of care9
Dis/ableist criminology and domestic colonisation: conceptualising disabled people’s experience of hate and home-based violence8
Childhood adversity, resilience, and autism: a critical review of the literature8
How can information be ‘barrier-free’? A critical reading of china’s web accessibility policies in the 21st century8
The importance of social supports in education: survey findings from students with disability and their families during COVID-198
Being a deaf Bedouin young woman: suffering in silence8
Caught in the middle? Comparing disability payment restructuring and workfare in Denmark and Australia8
Regulating vulnerability: policy approaches for preventing violence and abuse of people with disability in Australian service provision settings8
Announcement of doctoral theses8
A collective biography on working relationships in inclusive research teams8
Accessibility of public buildings in the United States: a cross-sectional survey8
Safety and accessibility for persons with disabilities in the Swedish transport system – prioritization and conceptual boundaries8
Between risk and autonomy: producing subjects in group homes and supervised workshops for people with intellectual disabilities8
Insights of people with disabilities regarding barriers to equality and inclusion7
“I’m doing my best”: experiences of parents navigating services for their children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic7
Dementia enquirers: pioneering approaches to dementia research in UK7
Enhancing inclusive instruction: student perspectives and practical approaches for advancing equity in higher education7
The compounded burden of being a black and disabled student during the age of COVID-197
Stamped allegories of disability: representations of the disabled body on postage stamps7
Emotional ‘journey’ of street beggars with vision impairment: a study from Ghana7
Disability, normality and absurdity: A reflection on stuckist disability art7
Digital payment services in Poland as assistive technology and empowering tool for consumers with disabilities7
What facilitates or constrains co-creation in museums? The case of people with visual impairments7
Demystifying Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): charting the ESG course in Africa7
Care in the context of disability: a tool for (in)dependence and (dis)empowerment7
Urban informality, culture, and participation of people with mobility impairments in Tegalrejo, Indonesia7
Stop fearing blindness! Visually impaired people reflect on the ethics of sighted prospective teachers simulating visual impairment7
Announcement of doctoral theses7
Barriers to cultural participation by people with disabilities in Europe: a study across 28 countries7
Unearthing and addressing bias: understanding the connection between teacher dispositions and disproportionality7
‘We are listening’ Mother-led research exploring inclusive communication between autistic young people and their families7
Ableist ivory towers: a narrative review informing about the lived experiences of neurodivergent staff in contemporary higher education7
From everyday presence to organised actions: internet use and the political engagement of disabled people in China7
Announcement of doctoral theses6
Accumulated social vulnerability and experiences of psycho-trauma among women living with albinism in Tanzania6
Women’s experiences of special observations on locked wards6
Announcement of doctoral theses6
Avoiding the deaf penalty: a review of the experiences of d/Deaf individuals in the criminal justice system6
Promoting inclusive innovation for disabled people in four countries: who does what and why?6
The representation of disabled women and recent disabled women-led media6
It broke my heart’: an investigation of ableist microaggressions towards mothers of Australian dyslexic children in primary school6
Participatory action research in partnership with young people with disability: a case from the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)6
Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for persons with disabilities in school settings: A call for research6
Undoing suicidism: a trans, queer, crip approach to rethinking (assisted) suicide6
Key characteristics of the refugee journey for Iraqi and Syrian family members who support their children or siblings with disability6
‘I’m a cracked vase’: identity narratives of disabled pre-service teachers6
Announcement of doctoral theses6
Announcement of doctoral theses6
Speaking across the autism worldview divide: a dialogue between critical autism studies and behaviour analytic scholars6
Moving forward: a call for Critical ADHD Studies6
Disability policy and UK political parties: absent, present or absent-present citizens?6
Exploring romantic need as part of mental health social care practice6
Disability and employment in China: a Guangzhou case study5
Disability-inclusive development: a postcolonial analysis in Lao PDR5
Making me with others-gendered meanings of youth and youthfulness among young female disabled assistance users5
The case for employment and education support for people with serious mental health conditions in Sweden5
The pandemic paradox: a mixed methods participatory approach to understanding autistic adults’ experiences during COVID-195
Announcement of doctoral theses5
Autism should be considered in the assessment and delivery of mental health services for children and young people5
Seeking redress for harm in institutional care during the COVID-19 pandemic: immunity from civil liability as barrier5
Correction5
How we work: reflecting on ten years of inclusive research5
Bridging the gap: special educators’ perceptions of their professional roles in supporting inclusive education in Kazakhstan5
The impact of the transition to Personal Independence Payment on claimants with mental health problems5
Against the rules – disrupting and reassessing discursive practices of playfulness5
Researching autism, becoming disabled: discovering brilliant imperfection5
Labor market participation for employees with disabilities: a cross-organizational review in India5
How is autism portrayed in news media? A content analysis of Australian newspapers articles from 2016–20185
Raising the voices of AuDHD women and girls: exploring the co-occurring conditions of autism and ADHD5
The ‘shadow pandemic’ in online learning: perspectives of visually impaired students from Ghana and Egypt5
Perceptions and experience of social media use among adults with physical disability in Nigeria: attention to social interaction4
From disability identity to disability activism: leadership journeys of persons with disabilities in Indonesia4
Challenges facing Hong Kong’s intellectually disabled people in using public services during the COVID-19 pandemic4
‘The person with a disability gets to define their disability’: exploring identity formation through the voices of university students4
Life stabilization and resiliency for disabled people? A critical discourse analysis of the Ontario poverty reduction strategy4
Sane Fragility - Madness meets critical whiteness4
Recognizing the rights of children with disabilities in Malawi4
Strength, gender, and volunteering: the lived experiences of Para-powerlifters in the Republic of Ireland4
Willful brains and absent minds: a phenomenological investigation of fear, epilepsy, and willful being4
Living ‘with TBI’ as complex embodiment4
Access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities by women with disabilities in Zimbabwe’s Harare Metropolitan Province during COVID-194
Developing accessible technologies for a changing world: understanding how people with vision impairment use smartphones4
Experiences of identifying pre-school children with disabilities in resource limited settings – an account from Malawi, Pakistan and Uganda4
Participatory video and diagramming with disabled people in Burkina Faso4
Barriers and facilitators of access to higher education in a weakly institutionalised context: perceptions of disabled students4
Announcement of doctoral theses4
Living in an ‘ordinary’ neighborhood? A care-ethical exploration of the experiences of young adults with mild intellectual disabilities4
Intersectionality and creative business education: Inclusive and diverse cultures in pedagogy4
Exploring independent living initiatives for people with intellectual disabilities: insights from the Spanish case4
Intersectional theory and disadvantage: a tool for decolonisation4
Maintenance of ableist society for wheelchair users: roles of medical model of disability and witnessed negotiation for accessibility4
Livestreaming: exploring the obstacles and possibilities of digital usage for people with disabilities4
The role of stigma on the pregnancy experiences of women with disabilities in Kathmandu: a qualitative study4
Critical disability studies and the affirmative non-tragedy model: presenting a theoretical frame for disability and child protection3
Individuation processes in disabled people. An approach through mobilities in rural areas of southern Chile3
Representations of mothers having children with disability in Hindi cinema: a feminist thematic analysis3
Institutional pedagogy and the transformation of residential care for, and with, disabled citizens3
Narratives of siblinghood: exploring perspectives of adult siblings of autistic individuals3
“Don’t forget about self-help” the fight for disability rights in Austria in the 1920s and 1930s3
Exploring the effectiveness of media in communicating public health messages to people with learning disabilities during the pandemic3
Poverty alleviation for people with disabilities in China: policy, practice, exclusionary effects, and ways forward3
When will we decolonise the positions disabled people should hold?3
Lack of braille labelling and instructions on Chinese pharmaceutical packaging3
Violence and disablist hate crime against people with intellectual disabilities: Czech NGOs and service providers’ experiences3
Toward a neuroinclusive culture: designing neuroinclusivity with Triple Empathy Theory3
Critiques of ableist educational spaces3
The Routledge international handbook of disability and global health3
Towards a contribution paradigm: photovoice uncovering the contribution of people with intellectual disability3
Announcement of doctoral theses3
The ‘normal’ physical education classes: the ableism facing the inclusion of disabled students3
Social class, disability, and institutional interactions: the case of families with disabled children in the welfare state3
No longer free to be Deaf: Cultural, medical and social understandings of d/Deafness in prison3
Education, equity and inclusion: teaching and learning for a sustainable North3
‘Even if it’s flawed it’s still beautiful’: life lessons learned by adolescents with neurological conditions at summer camp3
A test of faith? Attitudes of ultraorthodox Jewish parents of children with down syndrome toward prenatal testing3
Lost in translation: implementing personal assistance in an East Asian context3
Why employer inflexibility matters for the recruitment, retention and progression of disabled workers3
Reconsidering disability in Taiwan: a perspective on globalisation and postcolonialism3
‘If the phone were broken, I’d be screwed’: media use of people with disabilities in the digital era3
Announcement of Doctoral Theses3
The voice of students with disabilities: reasons for going to university and criteria for choosing the institution3
A creative non-fiction account of autistic youth integrated physical education experiences3
Holistic or harmful? Examining socio-structural factors in the biopsychosocial model of chronic illness, ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ and disability3
Impeded choice and control within the NDIS: experiences of people living with psychosocial disability3
Navigating multiple and complex systems of care and support with ageing family carers from multicultural backgrounds in Australia3
A critical sociocultural turn in deaf education: operationalizing the Enduring Principles of Learning within the bright triad3
Caring for children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: images and metaphors expressed by Dutch parents3
Uncovering the emotional labour of involvement and co-production in mental health research3
Storytelling with disability and broken narratives3
A study of coherence as an ableist norm within discussions of broken narratives3
Creating intangible accessible environments: the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty on visually impaired people in China2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
Academic identities and socio-spatial exclusions of academics with disabilities: a capabilities approach2
Ableism versus free speech in Australia: challenging online hate speech toward people with Down syndrome2
Episodic disability and adjustments for work: the ‘rehabilitative work’ of returning to employment with Long Covid2
The bad belle model: introducing a new model for understanding disability in Nigerian cinema and culture2
Choosing from the citizens’ toolbox: disability activists as political candidates in Indonesia’s 2019 general elections2
Why app-hailed transportation remains inadequately accessible to wheelchair users2
The lived experience of female academics with long-term conditions impacting on energy levels and/or cognitive function2
‘All in this together?’ A commentary on the impact of COVID-19 on disability day services in Ireland2
‘Then you realise you can actually do it’: young disabled people negotiating challenges during times of transitioning into adulthood2
Photovoice for disability inclusion on campus2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
Negotiating agency: disability activism in Uganda between local contexts and global influences2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
The unteachables: disability rights and the invention of black special education2
Schooling children with disabilities during COVID-19: Perspectives of teachers and caregivers in Ethiopia2
Visually impaired women on the move: the intersection of gender and disability in China2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
Disabled and confined: using art therapy as a coping strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic2
Social support and living during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced by persons with disabilities: a qualitative study in Munich2
Disability, happiness and the welfare state (Finland and the Nordic model)2
Facilitators for inclusive education: rethinking schools from the experience of young people with intellectual disabilities in Spain2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
Representation of disability in children’s video games2
How is disability addressed in a job interview?2
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, chemical retraumatization, and madness2
Reconceptualising ‘reasonable adjustments’ for the successful employment of autistic women2
Transdisciplinary Teaching in Inclusive Schools: Promoting Transdisciplinary Education for Learners with Special Needs2
Disabled people as foster carers – closing the recruitment gap and more2
A philosophical critique of United States housing policy for adults with intellectual disabilities2
A*tistic females’ network2
How cure was justified: rhetorical strategies for the treatment of colour vision deficiency in the 1970s and 1980s in Japan2
To heaven and back: don’t die… live on!2
Design, disability, and embodiment: spatial justice and perspectives of power2
‘They would be bullied in ordinary schools’ – exploring public discourses on inclusionary schooling2
Critiquing reasonable adjustment: calling for positive action to tackle disability discrimination2
Announcement of doctoral theses2
Between gaining acceptance and avoiding harm: navigating stigma and its consequences among autistic individuals2
‘You’re always fighting to be recognized’: a young blind man’s journey of upward mobility and intersectional activism2
A scoping review of the use of photo-elicitation and photovoice with autistic and neurodiverse people. Moving towards more inclusive research?2
Narratives and recovery from negative symptoms in psychosis – a co-constructive study2
Mapping the development of disabled people’s organizations in China: main types and current status2
Activating disability care: the formation of collective disability care networks in China’s COVID-19 outbreak2
The journey to work of young adults with mobility disability: a qualitative study on the digital technologies that support mobility2
Thinking with ‘the Utopian’ in the de-institutionalisation debate2
ADHD as entrepreneurial neurodivergence: re-evaluating ‘ADHD superpowers’, revealing its connections with capitalism2
Interdependencies in peer work with people with disability2
Naming ourselves, becoming neurodivergent scholars2
Child welfare system inequities experienced by disabled parents: towards a conceptual framework2
Disability, the Media and the Paralympic Games2
‘Five rungs down’: encounters between disabled parents and the medical institution2
Survivor research – navigating a publishing barrier: a case study2
Perceptions of university students with disabilities in Spain: ideas and beliefs about attitudes towards their inclusion2
‘Oh, what does dyslexia do?’: a qualitative investigation of ableist microaggressions towards Australian dyslexic children in primary school2
Organisational neurotypicalness: fighting unintentional ableism in working spaces1
Merging critical disability theory with Post-Colonial hybridity theory: a widened lens and implications1
‘We have no power over perceptions’: the lived experiences of women with disabilities in a rural South African community1
Working with Global Aphasia: theory and Practice1
A participatory research to design a survey providing a portrait of the life of people with visual impairments1
Intellectual disability in the twentieth century. Transnational perspectives on people, policy, and practice1
Ataxia and me – living within a neurological hierarchy1
Announcement of doctoral theses1
Conform or be ostracised: restricted and repetitive behaviours in non-autistic persons1
Announcement of doctoral theses1
Disabled people’s organisation: a new frontier for user-led advocacy1
Facilitators and barriers to inclusive and safe mobility on urban roads in Kathmandu, Nepal: a participatory research study1
Viewing academia as an exclusionary career ecosystem: threats to the career sustainability of disabled scholars1
COVID-19 in Bangladesh: an especially difficult time for an invisible population1
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