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ARTICLES

in Flux is the award winning magazine written, edited, and designed by students in the UO School of Journalism and Communication. Stories on disability that have appeared in Flux include:

Blind Camaraderie, By Deb Allen. in Flux 2004. University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. (a story about a student who learns to cope with sudden blindness with help from a teacher who also lost his sight years before)

The Memory Thief, By Melissa Stark. in Flux 2004. University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. (a personal essay by a student living with lupus)<

Eroding Foundation, By Jes Burns. in Flux 2004. University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. (a story about mental illness)<

[Signs of Progress, By Allison Renee Stormo. in Flux (1998. University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. (a story on Deaf Culture)

Text Version: an Exercise in Accessibility Design. By Richard Bear. Arts & Administration Program, University of Oregon. March, 1998.

Disability on the Net. By Stephanie J. Coopman. San José State University.

'Oh, don't you envy us our privileged lives?' A review of the disability culture movement. By Steven E. Brown. DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION, 1997, Vol. 19, No. 8, 339-349. Institute on Disability Culture. Las Cruces, NM 88011, USA.

Run a Google Scholar Search on "Disability Studies" for articles on disability studies.

This Disability Studies Web Ring is intended to bring together web sites that contain articles, essays, papers and / or other information that would support disability rights, independent and community living.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

The UO Disability Studies Initiative is excited to announce that a Disability Studies Bibliography has recently been compiled to serve as an acquisition guide for the newly forming Disability Studies collection in the UO Knight Library. Many of the titles are already available in the Knight Library. As funds become available, more titles will be purchased for the collection. Please send your comments and feedback to Prof. Betsy Wheeler. We thank Prof. Betsy Wheeler, English, doctoral candidate Carter Soles, English and Film Studies and Karen Monroe, Knight Library for their dedication to Disability Studies and the compilation of this important bibliography. View in .pdf format. Download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print .pdf files.

2003 "information package" on Disability Studies
By the National Resource Center on Supported Living and Choice, Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.

Interdisciplinary Bibliography on Disability in the Humanities
The American Studies Association Crossroads Project at Georgetown University.

The Disability Social History Project
A community history project. By Stephen Dias and Patricia Chadwick.

BOOKS, HANDBOOKS & MANUALS

Albrecht, Gary L., Seelman, Katherine D., and Bury, Michael, Eds. (2001) Handbook of Disability Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Publications. Read the Book Review: Handbook of Disability Studies. Reviewed by Corinne Kirchner, Ph.D., Director of Policy Research & Program Evaluation, American Foundation for the Blind. Published in Disability World. A bimonthly web-zine of international disability news and views • Issue no. 13 April-May 2002.

Crawford, Jill., Cindy Lewis, and Susan Sygall, Eds. Including Women with Disabilities in International Development Programs. Eugene, Oregon: Mobility International USA, 2002. Read more.

Heinicke-Motsch, Karen, and Susan Sygall, Eds. Building an Inclusive Development Community: A Manual on Including People with Disabilities in International Development Programs. Eugene, Oregon: Mobility International USA, 2004. Read more.

Understanding Disabilities in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Toolkit Guide. Indian people with disabilities and tribal leaders serving together on a Technical Expert Panel for the National Council on Disability (NCD) designed this Toolkit.

DIGESTS & REPORTS

"Disability: Federal Survey Definitions, Measurements, and Estimates", by Steven R. Gregory, AARP Public Policy Institute data digest, DD98. August 2004. The digest discusses the importance and implications of disability definitions to federal policies, programs and planning as well as to persons with disabilities and their families.

MAGAZINES & JOURNALS

Breath & Shadow
An online journal of literature and disability culture.

Disability Studies Online Magazine
Has book reviews, an online disability fiction reading group, essays, articles, opinion pieces, poetry, columns, announcements and features.

Disability Studies Quarterly
The journal of the Society for Disability Studies. DSQ is a multidisciplinary and international journal of interest to social scientists, scholars in the humanities, disability rights advocates, creative writers, and others concerned with the issues of people with disabilities.

Journal of Disability Policy Studies
Articles are available at no cost to UO faculty and students when accessed through the Lexis Academic Universe online service found on the UO Knight Library's web page.

the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
A peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal on blindness and visual impairment that publishes scholarship and information and serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas, including discussion of controversial issues. Available free online are the JVIB columns "Speaker's Corner" and "Perspectives," where those in the blindness field voice divergent opinions on critical topics. American Foundation for the Blind.

Ragged Edge Magazine
An online magazine hosted by The Advocado Press which published The Disability Rag for 17 years and has published on disability rights since 1981.

Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal contains research articles, essays, and bibliographies relating to the culture of disability and people with disabilities. RDS also publishes forums on disability topics brought together by forum editors of international stature.