The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability offers the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on disability studies, bringing together leading scholars from across the social sciences, humanities, and allied fields. This interdisciplinary reference work critically examines disability as a social, cultural, political, and embodied phenomenon, providing state-of-the-art perspectives on theory, research, and practice.
Entries span foundational concepts and emerging debates, including disability rights and justice, accessibility, intersectionality, neurodiversity, crip theory, and global perspectives on disability. The encyclopedia addresses key methodological approaches and explores disability in relation to education, health, law, technology, media, literature, and the arts. It also engages with timely topics such as digital inclusion, disability and climate change, and decolonial and feminist frameworks, offering readers a nuanced understanding of how disability intersects with power, identity, and social transformation.
Designed for scholars, students, and practitioners, this volume serves as an indispensable reference for disciplines including disability studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, law, cultural studies, gender studies, and public health. By crossing disciplinary boundaries and centering diverse voices, the encyclopedia provides a vital platform for advancing research and fostering inclusive practices worldwide.
Table of Contents:
Blindness and Vision Loss in Central Asian Countries.- Plants used for disabilities in Mozambique.- Socioeconomic and health needs.- Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Young People with Disabilities in Complex Context.- Cybersex and Technosex.- Psychosexual Education Interventions for Autistic Adolescents and Youth.- Psychosexual Education Interventions for Autistic Adolescents and Youth.- QueerCrip Scholarship and Activism.- Reproductive Justice.- Romantic Relationships and Sexuality in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.- Sexual and Reproductive Health of People with Disability in Ghana.- Sexuality.- The Sex Doula Programme.
About the Author :
Gabriel Bennett, pen name for Matthew Bennett, holds a PhD in Disability Studies from Flinders University, Australia. He is actively involved in supporting people with autism to achieve their potential in society by disseminating his knowledge about the autism spectrum via lectures, conference presentations, and publications. He has also advised the Australian Government’s Autism CRC and has published articles for the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Emma Goodall holds a PhD in Education from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. She is an executive member of the Australian Society for Autism Research, and a keynote speaker in the areas of autism, sexuality and relationships, education, and interception.
