The emergence of disability studies: Disability as a social justice issue

Advance preprint of chapter from the forthcoming Disability Studies in Inclusive Education open textbook edited by Judith McKenzie, Kofi Nseibo, Chantal Samuels and Amani Karisa. After completing this chapter, you will be able to: Discuss aspects of disability as a social justice issue. Understand the emergence of the discipline of disability studies and its basic propositions. Discuss key human rights conventions that are important in the disability field. Understand and critique the logic and mechanisms of a human rights approach to addressing disability inequality.