Critical Access Studies: Methods and Approaches from the Humanities

●    Becoming Disabled: Rosemarie Garland-Thomson*, New York Times, 2016

●    Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist: Judy Heumann (Beacon, 2020)

●    Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure: Eli Clare (Duke UP, 2017)

●    Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity, Simi Linton (NYU Press, 1998)

●    Disability as Diversity: Lilah Burke, Inside Higher Ed., 2020

●    Disability Visibility Project: Alice Wong

●    Disabled: Just Say the Word: Barbara J. King, NPR, 2016

●    Disabled Person or Person with a Disability: Annie Elainey

●    Guidelines: How to Write About People with Disabilities, University of Kansas, Research and Training Center on Independent Living

●    Guidelines for Writing About People with Disabilities: ADA National Network

●    Identity-First Language: Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)

●    Language and Disability: Explore Access, UA Partners for Inclusive Communities

●    The Language of Disability Activity: Disability as Diversity Toolkit, Explore Access, UA Partners for Inclusive Communities

●    Language Guide: Disability Cultural Center, Syracuse University

●    Leaving Evidence (blog): Mia Mingus

●    PC Labels Do a Disservice: Stephen Stern, Inside Higher Ed., 2020

*Rosemary Garland-Thomson came to UMBC as a speaker for the Dresher Center's Humanities Forum on May 8, 2019

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