RDS Volume 7, No. 3 & 4

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Disability Studies Dissertation Abstracts
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Erlen, Jonathon
The information for this section of RDS is provided by Jonathon Erlen of the University of Pittsburgh. A full list of disability-related dissertation abstracts may be found at http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/histmed/dissertations/
Book Review: The Power to Spring Up: Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Students with Significant Disabilities
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Rusch, Frank
Author: Diana M. Katovitch Reviewer: Frank R. Rusch Publication Data: Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House 2009 Softcover: ISBN: 978-1-890627-95-9 Cost: $24.95, 265 pages
Book Review: Representing Disability in an Ableist World: Essay on Mass Media
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Brown, Steven E.
Author: Beth A. Haller Reviewer: Steven E. Brown Publisher: Louisville, KY, Advocado Press, PO Box 406781, www.advocadopress.org, 2010 Paper: ISBN: 978-0-9721189-3-4 Cost: $24.95, 208 pages
Book Review: Moon on the Meadow: Collected Poems
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Gramblin, Aimée
Author: Pia Taavila. Reviewer: Aimée Gramblin Publisher: Gallaudet University Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-56368-364-0, Paper, 140 pages Cost: $24.95
Ethnographing the Garden
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Cousik, Rama
This is a creative piece for Volume 7, Issue 3,4.
Disability and Rehabilitation in Late Colonial Ghana
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Grischow, Jeff D.
This paper analyzes disability and economic rehabilitation in late colonial Ghana (the Gold Coast), focusing particularly on a program for African soldiers between 1943 and 1947. The project, which attempted to reintegrate the rehabilitees into the existing workforce, failed within a few years of its inception. I argue that its failure occurred for three reasons: urban economic hardship, the rehabilitees’ peasant backgrounds and the colonial doctrine of community development. Reinforcing this analysis is the fact that after independence, the Ghanaian government reversed the colonial conditions and achieved much better success.
Electioneering and Activism at the Turn of the Century and the Politics of Disablement: The Legacy of E.T. Kingsley (1856-1929)
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Malhotra, Ravi
The lost career of Eugene T. Kingsley (1856-1929), an American-Canadian socialist who ran for the House of Representatives, the Canadian House of Commons and the British Columbia Legislature, has much to teach disability studies scholars. A double amputee who walked with a cane and artificial limbs, Kingsley was radicalized after an industrial accident in California and went on to become a central leader of the Socialist Party of Canada. In this article, I document his career and reflect on his legacy.
“Useless”: Disability, Slave Labor, and Contradiction on Antebellum Southern Plantations
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Boster, Dea Hadley
African American slaves with disabilities (broadly defined as physical, mental or aesthetic conditions seen as unfavorable or impairing) performed a variety of duties on antebellum southern plantations. However, tensions between goals of production, profit, control, and planters’ expectations often created contradictory assessments of disability in slaves. Slaves with disabilities were also at risk of abuse—including corporeal punishment, neglect, and murder—from masters.
Deserving of Charity or Deserving of Better? The Continuing Legacy of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act for Britain’s Deaf Population
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Atherton, Martin
This study will outline how deaf people in Britain were treated under the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act and will argue that attitudes towards their abilities established by and in response to the New Poor Law continue to influence social policy provision and the employability of deaf people to this day.
A Historical Overview of Disability and Employment in the United States, 1600 to 1950
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Patterson, Stephanie
Through a preliminary review of existing literature and archival source materials, this brief overview begins the task of compiling existing data about the history of disability and employment in the United States. A chronological framework is used that includes employment–related phenomena. The major topics covered are pre-industrial rural life, post-industrial work opportunities and the government’s response to the employment needs of disabled veterans. In addition, due to relevance to the topic, there is a brief mention of freak shows and the dawning disability rights movement after WWI.
Forum: Disability and Employment: Introduction
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Patterson, Stephanie; Block, Pamela
Niel Bohrs’ famous quote “Nothing exists until it is measured” (as cited in Ross, 1997) refers to quantum physics, but it can also be applied to the history of disability and employment. Scholarly information concerning this history is almost nonexistent. While cursory examination of employment issues may be included in discussions about past social movements and legislation, these discourses are often anecdotal and always secondary to the main topic. With few exceptions (studies on freak shows, for example) it appears that scholarly, historical pieces specifically about disabled people as workers are rare...
Infusing Disability Culture into Multicultural Courses in Counselor Education Programs
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Rawlings, Sheri Ann; Longhurst, Terri
The article addresses the absence of discussion of disability culture and related issues in a counselor education training program at the University of Wyoming. It is likely that counselors will work with people who have disabilities because people with disabilities constitute the largest minority group in the United States. To assess the current level of awareness and perceived level of benefit of infusing disability culture into the counseling program, 19 masters’ students participated in training on disability culture, and then discussed what they learned in focus groups. The students reported subscribing to several common stereotypes about disability and expressed the belief that learning about this population is an important aspect of a counselor education program.
Paulo Freire, Disability, and Sociological Consciousness in a Southern Metropolis: The Knoxville Mayor’s Council on Disability Issues
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) West, Matthew
This article examines attitudes and opinions among members of the Mayor’s Council on Disability Issues (CODI) of Knoxville, Tennessee. Using focused interviews, respondent commentary is presented on topics such as the disability rights movement, employment and education, the nature of defining disability, and the functionality and relative importance of CODI as a whole. Paulo Freire’s (1968) model of oppression is used as a frame of reference to examine CODI members’ attitudinal assumptions of these issues.
Disability in the Far East: Japan’s Social Transformation in Perceptions of People with Disabilities
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Iwakuma, Miho
The phenomenon of disability is socially constructed; therefore, it is not free from norms, rules, shared understandings or value systems—in short, culture. This paper examines the universal presence of disability in the Japanese context, which is affected by a myriad of ever-changing influences, including political, cultural, and social forces.
Disability Studies Pedagogy: Engaging Dissonance and Meaning Making
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Hulgin, Kathleen; O'Connor, Susan; Fitch, E. Frank; Gutsell, Margaret
Student responses to disability studies pedagogy are influenced by the context in which they learn. This study examined student responses in two disability studies initiatives: one within a teacher preparation program that included American Indian students, the other within a stand alone, interdisciplinary course taken primarily by Americans of European descent. Course dialogue and students' written assignments were used to identify and categorize their responses. While some students readily engaged in critique of disability as culturally constructed, experiences of significant resistance related to positivist filters, adherence to individualism, and defense of identity-related norms. These responses are discussed as considerations for more effective pedagogy in this relatively new field.
Editorial: Learning Stuff We Don’t Know
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011) Conway, Megan
This is the editorial for Volume 7, Issue 3, 4.
Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal Volume 7 Issue 3 & 4
(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2011)

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