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Disability Studies

This is a general guide to resources for disability studies research.

About this guide

photo of black cassette tape and clear cassette case; cassette has label: "Screening Stereotypes: Images of Disabled Women in Media, Side #1"Welcome! This guide highlights key resources for conducting effective research in disability studies, including the following: 

  • Reference sources to find background information on your topic
  • Catalogs to search for books in print and online
  • Databases for locating scholarly journal articles, reviews, and policy reports
  • Primary source collections & strategies
  • Zines by and for disabled people
  • Reliable sources of data and statistics
  • Resources for citing your sources and writing
  • Tips to to help keep textbook costs down

Jennie Correia, Social Sciences Librarian, and Maya Darville '24, TLRS Student Associate, compiled this guide. If you need assistance identifying additional resources, search terms or strategies, please schedule a research consultation

Related Barnard College & Columbia University Libraries Research Guides

Image: Cassette tape and case, recording of "Screening Stereotypes: Images of Disabled Women in Media, Side #1" from The Scholar and the Feminist XIII (Women's Images and Politics): Afternoon Session 18, via Barnard College Archives Digital Collections

Background information

Consult scholarly reference sources to get an overview of a topic, an introduction to a theory, definitions to discipline-specific terms, and more.