Throughout history people with disabilities have been shunned and even actively persecuted. But a new evolutionary theory suggests that disability and deformities may have played a crucial role in the ...
The world of disability theory is currently divided between those who insist it reflects a physical fact affecting life quality and those who believe disability is defined by social prejudice. Despite ...
As the second in a series of three books examining issues in relation to the social model of disability, this book explores disability theory and research, writes Trish Hafford-Letchfield. The ...
In the last quarter century, the conceptualization of disability has progressed dramatically. Two World Health Organization (WHO) international classification systems serve as bookends to this period.
Up against the male-centric nature of disability theory, and the slowness of women's movements and feminist scholars to address disability as a political issue, disabled women are laying down the ...
To cite this work: Abdullayeva, T. (2025). What does access mean in theory and practice? Disability Dialogues. Sheffield: iHuman, University of Sheffield. What does access mean in theory and practice?