OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Disability & Society is 4. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Just a show: the home-delivery education policy for children with disabilities in China	56
Announcement of doctoral theses	55
Announcement of doctoral theses	31
Investigating short video consumption practices by individuals with visual impairments in China: questions of how to ‘see’	27
Debunking Choice and Control in Active Support: A Qualitative Analysis of Encounters in Training Videos between Staff and People with Intellectual Disability	27
A collaborative case study of autistic and non-autistic capital shared within a circle of support	25
This changes everything: a critical reflection on the impact of internalized ableist constructs on becoming a disabled mother	23
What works in rapid response public health projects?	22
Disabling discourses: contemporary cinematic representations of acquired physical disability	21
Conceptualising responsibility and hostility within work-integrated learning placements for students with disabilities	21
Neurodiversity and double empathy: can empathy disconnects be mitigated to support autistic belonging?	21
Inclusion for sale: commodifying deaf labour and performing benevolent ableism in China’s service sector	20
Evaluating compliance with Ghana’s Persons with Disabilities Act in public building accessibility: a case of Ho Municipality	20
Announcement of doctoral theses	18
Missed opportunities? Accessibility in ‘post-pandemic’ academia	17
Reviewing the limitations of publicly funded adult developmental services in Ontario: exposing ableist assumptions within the administrative process	16
I’m living my life as the person I’m meant to be, not in spite of the person I am	16
Fighting for our children: a collective responsibility to deliver social and health rights to children with disability	16
The unheard voices of academia: overcoming systemic barriers and fostering inclusive spaces for knowledge exchange	16
Factors that help people with disability to self-manage their support	15
Volunteering and the response to COVID-19 in the UK	15
Accessibility for parents with disability: is it reality or fantasy?	15
Police–disabled citizen interactions: testing the role of disability awareness training and experience on officer confidence	15
Smart eldercare robotics and disability: barriers, risks, and policy gaps in the Chinese context	15
‘… they had interpreted “disability” as referring to a patently visible disability’: experience of a patient group with NICE	14

Disability on Arab screens: cripping class, religion, and gender in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon	14
Sectoral challenges and negative feelings experienced by Palestinians with disability in besieged Gaza during COVID-19 pandemic	14
A deaf researcher in an Indian and Norwegian context – an autoethnographic journey	13
Challenging ableism and disablism in English football fandom: disabled supporters and repertoires of ‘everyday resistance’	13
‘Gypsum on water. That schizophrenia.’ schizophrenia – a meeting of stories: a qualitative study	13
Changing the medical model of disability to the normalization model of disability: clarifying the past to create a new future direction	13
Politics, personalisation and me: how ‘Fair and Affordable Care policies’ could impact on the lives of Disabled people	12
Beyond binaries: complex roles and identities in critical mental health research	12
Resistance to accessibility improvements in publicly accessible buildings	12
Unheard and unseen: the inaccessibility of higher education for deaf and blind students in Iran	12
Cultural safety as a foundation for allyship in disability arts	12
Disabled healthcare professionals’ experiences of altruism: identity, professionalism, competence, and disclosure	11
Testimonial injustice: exploring ‘credibility’ as a barrier to justice for people with learning disabilities/autism who report sexual violence	11
Announcement of doctoral theses	11
Care does not just belong at home: inclusion in doctoral supervision for a student with traumatic brain injury	11
Invisible barriers: the educational and social exclusion of children with chronic diseases in Denmark	11
Disability politics in Malaysia and the limitations of the Human Rights Model: challenging dominant narratives	11
Inclusion from the experience of university students with disabilities at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)	11
The double jeopardy of women with albinism in Ibadan, Nigeria: breaking the unemployment barrier	10
Dis/ableist criminology and domestic colonisation: conceptualising disabled people’s experience of hate and home-based violence	10
Announcement of doctoral theses	10
A collective biography on working relationships in inclusive research teams	10
Caught in the middle? Comparing disability payment restructuring and workfare in Denmark and Australia	9
Regulating vulnerability: policy approaches for preventing violence and abuse of people with disability in Australian service provision settings	9
Stop fearing blindness! Visually impaired people reflect on the ethics of sighted prospective teachers simulating visual impairment	9
From everyday presence to organised actions: internet use and the political engagement of disabled people in China	9
Safety and accessibility for persons with disabilities in the Swedish transport system – prioritization and conceptual boundaries	9
Accessibility of public buildings in the United States: a cross-sectional survey	9
Unearthing and addressing bias: understanding the connection between teacher dispositions and disproportionality	9
How can information be ‘barrier-free’? A critical reading of china’s web accessibility policies in the 21st century	9
Being a deaf Bedouin young woman: suffering in silence	9
Digital payment services in Poland as assistive technology and empowering tool for consumers with disabilities	9
Enhancing inclusive instruction: student perspectives and practical approaches for advancing equity in higher education	8
“I’m doing my best”: experiences of parents navigating services for their children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Announcement of doctoral theses	8
‘We are listening’ Mother-led research exploring inclusive communication between autistic young people and their families	8
Insights of people with disabilities regarding barriers to equality and inclusion	8
Urban informality, culture, and participation of people with mobility impairments in Tegalrejo, Indonesia	8
Between diagnosis and belonging: navigating emotional bureaucracies in Indian autism care	8
Demystifying Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): charting the ESG course in Africa	8
Emotional ‘journey’ of street beggars with vision impairment: a study from Ghana	8
Barriers to cultural participation by people with disabilities in Europe: a study across 28 countries	8
Announcement of doctoral theses	7
Announcement of doctoral theses	7
What facilitates or constrains co-creation in museums? The case of people with visual impairments	7
The representation of disabled women and recent disabled women-led media	7
Gathering autistic adults’ visual experiences to inform adaptations: a qualitative interview study	7
Disability policy and UK political parties: absent, present or absent-present citizens?	7
Announcement of doctoral theses	7
Announcement of doctoral theses	7

Who wants normal? The disabled girls’ guide to life	6
Undoing suicidism: a trans, queer, crip approach to rethinking (assisted) suicide	6
Moving forward: a call for Critical ADHD Studies	6
Announcement of doctoral theses	6
Civil society organisations and disability-inclusive employment: perspectives from leaders of organisations of persons with disabilities in Ghana	6
Exploring romantic need as part of mental health social care practice	6
Disability and employment in China: a Guangzhou case study	6
The ‘shadow pandemic’ in online learning: perspectives of visually impaired students from Ghana and Egypt	6
It broke my heart’: an investigation of ableist microaggressions towards mothers of Australian dyslexic children in primary school	6
Promoting inclusive innovation for disabled people in four countries: who does what and why?	6
Rethinking how people with cognitive disability complain	6
Participatory action research in partnership with young people with disability: a case from the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)	6
Accumulated social vulnerability and experiences of psycho-trauma among women living with albinism in Tanzania	6
Announcement of doctoral theses	6
Bridging the gap: special educators’ perceptions of their professional roles in supporting inclusive education in Kazakhstan	5
‘I’m a cracked vase’: identity narratives of disabled pre-service teachers	5
The role of stigma on the pregnancy experiences of women with disabilities in Kathmandu: a qualitative study	5
Barriers and facilitators of access to higher education in a weakly institutionalised context: perceptions of disabled students	5
Experiences of identifying pre-school children with disabilities in resource limited settings – an account from Malawi, Pakistan and Uganda	5
Willful brains and absent minds: a phenomenological investigation of fear, epilepsy, and willful being	5
Intersectionality and creative business education: Inclusive and diverse cultures in pedagogy	5
Election information accessibility for disabled people during Singapore’s 2025 general election	5
Living ‘with TBI’ as complex embodiment	5
Correction	5
Key characteristics of the refugee journey for Iraqi and Syrian family members who support their children or siblings with disability	5
Women’s experiences of special observations on locked wards	5
The case for employment and education support for people with serious mental health conditions in Sweden	5
How inclusive is higher education for female disabled staff? Stigmas & stoppers	5
Blockchain for inclusion: challenges and pathways to digital entrepreneurship among persons with disabilities in China	5
Strength, gender, and volunteering: the lived experiences of Para-powerlifters in the Republic of Ireland	5
Challenges facing Hong Kong’s intellectually disabled people in using public services during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities by women with disabilities in Zimbabwe’s Harare Metropolitan Province during COVID-19	5
Labor market participation for employees with disabilities: a cross-organizational review in India	5
Using AI to help generate disability scholarship	5
Seeking redress for harm in institutional care during the COVID-19 pandemic: immunity from civil liability as barrier	5
Autism should be considered in the assessment and delivery of mental health services for children and young people	5
The pandemic paradox: a mixed methods participatory approach to understanding autistic adults’ experiences during COVID-19	5
“It’s about equality!” Disability advocacy in the UK	5
Against the rules – disrupting and reassessing discursive practices of playfulness	5
From disability identity to disability activism: leadership journeys of persons with disabilities in Indonesia	5
Breaking barriers for visually impaired women in China’s workforce	5
Exploring independent living initiatives for people with intellectual disabilities: insights from the Spanish case	5
Recognizing the rights of children with disabilities in Malawi	5
Raising the voices of AuDHD women and girls: exploring the co-occurring conditions of autism and ADHD	5
Collapse before implementation? Personal assistance for persons with disabilities in Poland	5
Researching autism, becoming disabled: discovering brilliant imperfection	5
Speaking across the autism worldview divide: a dialogue between critical autism studies and behaviour analytic scholars	5
Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for persons with disabilities in school settings: A call for research	5
Livestreaming: exploring the obstacles and possibilities of digital usage for people with disabilities	4
Participatory video and diagramming with disabled people in Burkina Faso	4
Individuation processes in disabled people. An approach through mobilities in rural areas of southern Chile	4
Why employer inflexibility matters for the recruitment, retention and progression of disabled workers	4
The voice of students with disabilities: reasons for going to university and criteria for choosing the institution	4
Storytelling with disability and broken narratives	4
Announcement of Doctoral Theses	4
Institutional pedagogy and the transformation of residential care for, and with, disabled citizens	4
Life stabilization and resiliency for disabled people? A critical discourse analysis of the Ontario poverty reduction strategy	4
Sane Fragility - Madness meets critical whiteness	4
Announcement of doctoral theses	4
The ‘normal’ physical education classes: the ableism facing the inclusion of disabled students	4
Announcement of doctoral theses	4
Impeded choice and control within the NDIS: experiences of people living with psychosocial disability	4
A critical sociocultural turn in deaf education: operationalizing the Enduring Principles of Learning within the bright triad	4
The Routledge international handbook of disability and global health	4
No longer free to be Deaf: Cultural, medical and social understandings of d/Deafness in prison	4
“Rooted in ableism:” an embedded mixed methods study of disability disclosure on a university campus	4
Self-advocacy in post-secondary education: the central role of structural limitations and relationships	4
Intersectional theory and disadvantage: a tool for decolonisation	4
Narratives of siblinghood: exploring perspectives of adult siblings of autistic individuals	4
Social class, disability, and institutional interactions: the case of families with disabled children in the welfare state	4
Violence and disablist hate crime against people with intellectual disabilities: Czech NGOs and service providers’ experiences	4
Legal protection of a barrier-free environment for the marriage rights of disabled individuals in China	4
Exploring the effectiveness of media in communicating public health messages to people with learning disabilities during the pandemic	4
Towards a contribution paradigm: photovoice uncovering the contribution of people with intellectual disability	4
Critiques of ableist educational spaces	4
Holistic or harmful? Examining socio-structural factors in the biopsychosocial model of chronic illness, ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ and disability	4
Maintenance of ableist society for wheelchair users: roles of medical model of disability and witnessed negotiation for accessibility	4
Representations of mothers having children with disability in Hindi cinema: a feminist thematic analysis	4