Canadian Journal of Disability Studies  

Dustin Galer

This article explores the emergence and evolution of sheltered employment in Canada during a period in which the discourse of disability and role of rehabilitation became increasingly contested. From the early 1970s to mid-1980s, sheltered workshops were ... see more

Heather Aldersey, Ann Turnbull, Rud Turnbull

For support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to be relevant and effective, support providers and policy makers should consider the social and cultural construction of IDD when creating, providing, and funding support. In t... see more

Keren J. Mack

Ten stakeholder groups were interviewed regarding programs and policies implemented by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in light of its National Policy on Persons with Disabilities, and being a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights... see more

Michael J. Prince

In this article, practices of Canadian electoral management bodies at federal provincial and territorial levels are examined, especially those methods designed to assist electors with disabilities with voting. Different models of disability co-exist withi... see more

Jordan Varey

A survey was conducted with front line disability service workers in two community-based organizations providing supports to adults with ID in Saskatchewan. The survey consisted of questions regarding the staff member’s training, experience and education ... see more

Sarah Sackville-McLauchlan

Kathryn Allan’s anthology Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure is an excellent collection that explores the points of intersection between SF studies (the academic study of works of science fiction) and DS or disability stu... see more

Catherine Duchastel de Montrouge

Disability and New Media should be required reading for all critical disability scholars and researchers because at the centre of Ellis and Kent’s scholarship are disabled people themselves, who are participating in cyberspaces and are contributing to onl... see more

F Cheuk

Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia is crucial for addressing and exposing the exclusionary barriers experienced by women facing interconnected gendered and racial discrimination.