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About the Disability & Society format

Disability & Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Disability Rights and Representation, Healthcare innovation and challenges, Disability Education and Employment.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Disability & Society 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inDisability Rights and Representation Healthcare innovation and challenges Disability Education and Employment Family and Disability Support Research Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
ISSN0968-7599
Citation impact (2-yr)1.71
h-index135
i10-index1,848
Total citations105,000
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Leeds
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Disability & Society per year

152
2014
169
2015
179
2016
195
2017
149
2018
233
2019
154
2020
153
2021
123
2022
142
2023
166
2024
143
2025

Citation impact of Disability & Society by publication year

4.1K
2014
4.2K
2015
3.9K
2016
5.2K
2017
3.5K
2018
5.9K
2019
3.3K
2020
2.4K
2021
1.2K
2022
1K
2023
457
2024
157
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Disability & Society

On the ontological status of autism: the ‘double empathy problem’

Damian Milton · 16 Aug 2012

In recent decades there has been much debate over the ontological status of autism and other neurological ‘disorders’, diagnosed by behavioural indicators, and theorised primarily within the field of cognitive neuroscience and psychological paradigms. Such cognitive-behavioural discourses abstain from acknowledging the universal issue of relationality and interaction in the formation of a contested and constantly…

1,918 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The social model of disability: thirty years on

Mike Oliver · 22 Jul 2013

This year marks exactly 30 years since I published a book introducing the social model of disability onto an unsuspecting world and yet, despite the impact this model has had, all we now seem to do is talk about it. While all this chatter did not matter too much when the economy was booming, now…

1,567 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Social Model of Disability and the Disappearing Body: Towards a sociology of impairment

Bill Hughes, Kevin B. Paterson · 1 Jun 1997

What is the case for and how would one begin to construct a sociology of impairment? This paper argues that the realignment of the disability/impairment distinction is vital for the identity politics of the disability movement. The body is at the heart of contemporary political and theoretical debate, yet the social model of disability makes…

1,013 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Towards an Affirmation Model of Disability

John Swain, Sally French · 1 Jun 2000

In this paper we argue that a new model of disability is emerging within the literature by disabled people and within disability culture, expressed most clearly by the Disability Arts Movement. For the purposes of discussion we call it the affirmative model. It is essentially a non-tragic view of disability and impairment which encompasses positive…

How is disability understood? An examination of sociological approaches

Carol Thomas · 1 Oct 2004

This paper considers sociological understandings of what constitutes disability. Current meanings of disability in both disability studies and medical sociology are examined and compared, using selected articles from leading authors in each discipline as case studies. These disciplines are often represented as offering starkly contrasting approaches to disability, with their differences amounting to a disciplinary…

Disability & Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Disability & Society format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Disability & Society template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Disability & Society use?
Disability & Society uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Disability & Society 12 (3): 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Disability & Society document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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