Critical Studies: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal
Call for Papers
 
Special Issue: DISABILITY RESEARCH FROM THE GROUND UP

While disability encompasses a vast range of physical, developmental, 
learning, and psychiatric conditions, disabled people* share in common 
experiences of discriminatory treatment, including physical, 
architectural, technological, and attitudinal barriers to their full and 
equal participation in their communities. The net result is that 
disabled people lack meaningful and full access to education, 
employment, and independent living, and are more likely to live in 
poverty. Poverty and created dependency render these populations 
vulnerable to abuse. The scope of these injustices calls for research 
that is responsive to community need and demand, and geared toward real 
structural change.
  This special issue addresses the crucial questions haunting disability 
research:

    * What should disability researchers prioritize?

    * How can disability research recognize the expertise of disabled
      people, disability justice activists, and disability-based 
organizations?

    * How can disability research benefit from collaborative and equal
      partnerships with community members?

    * How can disability research communicate findings in ways that
      meaningfully contribute to empowerment, capacity-building, and
      transformative impacts?

We welcome submissions that engage in rigorous critical analysis of 
disability research in relation to healthcare, rehabilitation 
programming, social policy, and government services, among other areas. 
We welcome submissions from disciplines in both health sciences and 
social sciences and humanities disciplines, including public health, 
rehabilitation, sociology, critical psychology, political science, legal 
studies, women and gender studies, Indigenous studies, critical race 
studies, and disability studies.

Section 1: What Do Community Leaders Want Disability Research to 
Prioritize?
This special issue welcomes submissions from non-academic 
sources—particularly disability justice activists and leaders of 
disability-based organizations—who can address what academic research on 
disability should prioritize.

Section 2: How Does Community-Based Disability Research Work?
Methodological submissions may address how community-based disability 
research operates, dealing with the following issues:
·       How to involve community partners at all research stages
·       How to build non-academic research outcomes
·       Challenges related to research ethics boards
·       Self-reflexive research processes
·       And more
  Submission Deadline: Friday, March 31, 2023
  Format: Word documents, double-space, 1-inch margins, APA 6th edition 
citation format. Papers should not exceed 25 pages including all 
references, tables and footnotes. All submissions will be peer reviewed 
by anonymous reviewers.

To submit a manuscript, please register at: 
http://uoit.scholarsportal.info/ojs/index.php/index/index 
<http://uoit.scholarsportal.info/ojs/index.php/index/index>

For more information, please contact the editors:
Dr. Toba Bryant: [log in to unmask]
Dr. Jen Rinaldi: [log in to unmask]

*The special issue editors made the deliberate choice to use 
identity-first language. However, we recognize that language in 
disability scholarship is hotly contested. Authors submitting 
manuscripts are welcome to make their own choices.


Toba Bryant, PhD
Associate Professor (She/her)
Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University
General Editor - Critical Studies

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