Arathoon, Jamie Van Patter, Lauren
Published in
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Within veterinary ethics and practice around companion animal end-of-life and euthanasia, the political and cultural dimensions of death and dying are rarely addressed. This reduces the ability to engage with questions like: what future potential goods (positive affective states, meaning) could an animal experience by continuing to live; what const...
Stabler, Albert
Considerable research has documented student resistance to efforts at diversity and equity in college curricula. Scholars have also focused on negative attitudes among K-12 teacher candidates toward anti-racist and culturally informed approaches within education, as well as on the instrumental and teacher-centered approaches that typify special edu...
van-hagen, steve
This essay argues that one of the distinguishing characteristics of Chuck Palahniuk’s self-described “Horror Trilogy” of novels, Lullaby, Diary, and Haunted, is their representation of obsessions, compulsions, and obsessive–compulsive disorders. This essay analyses these representations from a variety of different perspectives, including medical an...
jacobs, laverne dhaliwal, harry
This article documents and explores the history of the e-scooter ban in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a pathway to examining broader issues concerning the eradication of accessibility barriers in public spaces for pedestrians with disabilities and respectful uses of consultation to develop disability-inclusive regulations. The use of e-scooters poses...
escobar-lamanna, juan carlos
This concept paper builds upon nascent research analyzing disability and the practice of videogame livestreaming on Twitch.tv. While a growing amount of scholarship analyzes the structure and organization of Twitch as a platform more broadly, with some attending to the platform’s marginalization of women and BIPOC streamers, few studies investigate...
Brocco, Giorgio
Published in
Frontiers in Health Services
“Critical disability studies” (CDS) is an interdisciplinary field of research that examines social, political, economic, racial, gendered and historical constructions of bodily non-normativity across different geopolitical areas and scales. Despite its diverse and multiple contributions and objectives, current research in critical disability studie...
Wälivaara, Josefine
Until recently, few have critically examined how power relations and norms concerning disability and ability are depicted and negotiated in science fiction, even though many science fiction narratives seem preoccupied with non-normative bodies and minds. Likewise, in disability studies, the study of non-realist texts and questions of genre are also...
Hadley, Bree Rieger, Janice Ellis, Katie Paterson, Eddie
The practice of allies–the non-disabled producers, directors, curators and facilitators who support the work of disabled arts and media makers–has not been subject to dedicated analysis. In this article, we argue that cultural safety, respect, and trust is a precursor to good allyship in the creative industries. We outline factors that influence fe...
Adam, Sofia Koutsoklenis, Athanasios
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Frontiers in Sociology
Over the past two decades, there has been a growing shift away from the Social Model of Disability (SMD) in both theory and practice. This article aims to substantiate the relevance of SMD by addressing the main arguments against it and by identifying why and for whom it is still relevant. In the introductory section, we focus on the recent product...
Straus, Elizabeth J Brown, Helen Teachman, Gail Howard, Fuchsia
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Nursing inquiry
A goal of living as well as possible is central to practice and research with young adults living with home mechanical ventilation (HMV). Significant effort has been put into conceptualizing and measuring the quality of life (QOL) as a proxy for living well. Yet, dominant understandings of QOL have been influenced by normative, ableist, and biomedi...
