Editing Disability (section)

=== Disability studies ===
The academic discipline focused on theorizing disability is [[disability studies]], which has been expanding since the late twentieth century. The field investigates the past, present, and future constructions of disability, along with advancing the viewpoint that disability is a complex social identity from which we can all gain insight. As disabilities scholar Claire Mullaney puts it, "At its broadest, disability studies encourages scholars to value disability as a form of cultural difference".<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Mullaney |first=Clare |date=April 13, 2019 |title=Disability Studies: Foundations & Key Concepts |url=https://daily.jstor.org/reading-list-disability-studies/ |access-date=October 8, 2022 |website=JSTOR Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> Scholars of the field focus on a range of disability-related topics, such as ethics, policy and legislation, history, art of the disability community, and more. Notable scholars from the field include [[Marta Russell]], [[Robert McRuer]], [[Johanna Hedva]], [[Laura Hershey]], [[Irving Zola]], and many more. Prominent disability scholar [[Lennard J. Davis]] notes that disability studies should not be considered a niche or specialized discipline, but instead is applicable to a wide range of fields and topics.<ref name=":7" />