There is extensive literature on disability, Deaf culture, disability studies, disability rights, Disability culture, and universal design. These books, websites, and articles are just a sampling to get you started.
Books
- Bell, C. Blackness and disability: Critical examinations and cultural interventions. Michigan State University Press, 2012.
- Berger, R. Introducing disability studies. Lynne Rienner, 2013.
- Boster, D. African American slavery and disability: Bodies, property and power in the antebellum south, 1800-1860. New York: Routledge, 2012.
- Burch, S. and Kafer, A. (eds.). Deaf and disability studies: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Gallaudet University Press, 2002.
- Burgstahler, S. and Cory, R. Universal design in higher education: From principles to practice. Harvard Education Press, 2008.
- Carlson, Licia. The faces of intellectual disability. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2009.
- Clare, E. (1999). Exile and pride: Disability, queerness, and liberation. South End Press.
- Davis, Lennard (editor). The disability studies reader (4th edition). New York: Routledge, 2013.
- Haller, B. Representing disability in an ableist world: Essays on mass media. Avocado Press, 2010.
- Heumann, J. Being Heumann: An unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist. Beacon Press, 2020.
- Johnson, Allan. Privilege, power, and difference (2nd edition). New York: McGraw Hill, 2006.
- Kafer, Allison. Feminist, queer, crip. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2013.
- Linton, S. Claiming disability: Knowledge and identity. New York: University Press, 1998.
- Nielsen, K. A history of disability of the United States. Beacon Press, 2012.
- Ott, K.; Serlin, D.; & Mihm, S. (Eds.). Artificial parts, practical lives: Modern histories of prosthetics. New York: New York University Press, 2002
- Padden, C. and Humphries, T. Deaf in America: Voices from a culture. Harvard University Press, 1988.
- Padden, C. and Humphries, T. Inside deaf culture. Harvard University Press, 2006.
- Pelka, Fred. What have we done: An oral history of the disability rights movement. University of Massachusetts Press, 2012.
- Price, Margaret. Mad at school. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2011.
- Pullin, G. Design meets disability, MIT Press, 2011
- Smith, B. & Hutchison, B. (Eds.). Gendering disability. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2004.
- Sandahl, C. & Auslander, P. Bodies in commotion: Disability and performance. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2005.
Web Resources
- Disability History Museum: The Disability History Museum hosts a library of virtual artifacts, education curricula, and Museum exhibits. These programs are designed to foster research and study about the historical experiences of disabled people and their communities.
- Disability Studies Quarterly: Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) is the journal of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS). It is a multidisciplinary and international journal of interest to social scientists, scholars in the humanities, disability rights advocates, creative writers, and others.
- Films Involving Disability: This site presents a detailed list of 2,500 feature films which involve in one way or another various disabilities.
- Media and Disability Resources: These resources are connected to Beth Haller‘s 2010 book, Representing Disability in an Ableist World: Essays on Mass Media.
- Mouth: Voice of the Disability Nation: Archived issues of the newsletter.
- Museum of Disability History: The museum is dedicated to advancing the understanding, acceptance and independence of people with disabilities. The museum’s exhibits, collections, archives and educational programs create awareness and a platform for dialogue and discovery.
- The Ragged Edge: Archived Ragged Edge Newletters.
- Society for Disability Studies: The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the study of disability in social, cultural, and political contexts. Disability Studies recognizes that disability is a key aspect of human experience, and that the study of disability has important political, social, and economic implications for society as a whole.
Articles
- Awareness Days: Some Alternatives to Simulation Exercises. Ragged Edge on line. Sept/Oct 2003.
- Fox, A. (2010). “How to Crip the Undergraduate Classroom: Lessons from Performance, Pedagagy, and Possibility.” Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Association on Higher Education and Disability: 23 (1), 39 – 49.
- Guzman, A and Balcazar, F. (2010). Disability Service’s Standards and the Worldviews Guiding their Implementation. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Association on Higher Education and Disability: 23 (1), 50- 64.
- Kelsey, D. and Smart, J. (2012). Rehabilitation Education, Volume 26, Number 2 & 3, p. 229.
- Naro-Redmond, Michelle. New research shows role-playing disability promotes distress, discomfort and disinterest.
- Thornton, M and Downs, S. (2010). “Walking the Walk: Social Model and Universal design in the Disabilities Office. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Association on Higher Education and Disability: 23 (1), 74-80.