Disability Research Guidelines
Barnes, C. and Mercer, G. (2003). Disability. London: Polity
Bolt, David (2014) Changing Social Attitudes Towards Disability: perspectives from historical, cultural, and educational studies. Routledge.
Cameron, Colin (2014) Disability Studies: a student’s guide. Sage.
Camilleri, Joe M. (1998): ‘Disability: a personal odyssey’. Disability & Society, Vol. 14, No. 6, 1999, pp. 845-853.
Camilleri, Joe M. & Callus, Anne-Marie. (2001): ‘OUT OF THE CELLARS - Disability, Politics and the Struggle for Change: The Maltese Experience’. In Barton, Len (2001): Disability, Politics and the Struggle for Change. David Fulton Publishers. London. UK. Chapter 7. Pp: 79 - 92.
Camilleri, J.M. (2006) 'The Genesis of Disability Studies in Malta: from a colonial past to an independent future?' Keynote speech delivered at the Disability Studies Conference in Lancaster.
Goodley, D. 2011. Disability Studies: an interdisciplinary introduction. London: Sage.
Morris, Jenny (1991). Pride Against Prejudice. London: The Women’s Press
Watson N., Roulstone A, & Thomas C. (Eds.)(2012). Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies. London:Routledge.
Watson, Nick & Vehmas, Simo (editors) (2020). Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies. (2nd Edition). Routledge.
Disabled characters in film are often used to function either as plot devices or are portrayed in stereotyped ways. However, there are also a few films which provide sensitive and realistic portrayals of disabled persons. Here are some of them:
La Huitieme Jour (The Eighth Day)
1996 - France - Jaco Van Dormael
I am Sam
2002 - USA - Jessie Nelson
Inside I'm Dancing
2004 - Ireland - Damien O'Donnell
Le Chiavi di Casa (The Keys to the House)
2004 - Italy - Gianni Amelio
My Name is Khan
2010 - India - Karan Johar
Intouchables (Untouchables)
2012 - France - Olivier Nakache/Eric Toledano
The Theory of Everything
2014 - United Kingdom - James Marsh
The Shape of Water
2017 - United States - Guillermo del Toro
See also Down Under Mystery Tour
The Disability Movies website is a useful resource about the good, the bad and the ugly of the representation of disabled people in film.
Autobiographies
From Blindman to Ironman Haseeb Ahmad. 2017.
Joe, the Only Boy in the World Michael Blastland. 2006
Riding the Bus with My Sister Rachel Simon. 2002.
The Still Point of the Turning World Emily Rapp Black. 2014.
Novels
Good Kings Bad Kings. Susan Nussbaum. 2013
Someone to Watch Over Me. Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. 2015.
The Quality of Silence. Rosamund Lupton. 2015.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Mark Hatton. 2003.
The website of the Commissioner for the Rights of Persons with Disability contains information about disability related legislation as well as reports, studies and other documents related to disabled people’s rights in Malta.
The Academic Network of European Disability Experts provides information and reports about disability issues in EU member states.
The Disability Archive UK is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds and provides direct access to writings by disabled activists and allies.
The Foundation for IT Accessibility works towards ensuring access to ICT and to the Internet for disabled people in Malta.
The Centre for Disability Research at Lancaster University organizes a biennial Disability Studies Conference. Abstracts, presentations and papers from previous conferences can be obtained from the CeDR website.
The Nordic Network on Disability Research has regular posts on various disability issues. It also organizes a biennial disability studies conference in the Nordic countries.
The United Nations Enable website is the official website of the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The European Commission has a website dedicated to the rights of disabled people in the EU.
The Centre on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies at Syracuse University, New York, has a website with links to various reports and publications.
The Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa publishes the Review of Disability Studies, an open-access online journal. It also holds an annual Pacific Rim conference on disability.
The European Disability Forum is the representative organisation of disabled people and disabled people’s organisations in Europe. The EDF publishes the Disability Voice newsletter.
Disabled People’s International is the international organisation that represents disabled people and disabled people’s organisations.
Inclusion Europe and Inclusion International work issues relevant for persons with intellectual disability and their families.
The European Union has a number of decentralized agencies which focus on specific tasks. Among these one finds the Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education.
Equinet is a network of independent equality bodies in Europe, among them the National Commission Persons with Disability.
Guidelines for Accessible Meetings for All
Rights Not Charity Guidelines: guidelines towards an inclusive society and a positive difference in the lives of Maltese and Gozitan disabled people.
