Disability Matters Scholarship Collection

A collection of papers from scholars around the world who are challenging their own disciplines through the application of critical disability studies

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Between 2023 and 2029, we are running a number of short and accessible Online Symposia. We are inviting people to write a short provocative piece (no more than 1000 words) that they will then present online for ten minutes. All symposia will be recorded but we are also committed to access: specifically, providing folk with access to written papers, so that they can follow the speakers' presentations.

Below, you will links to the film recordings of these sessions and the written papers of all the presentations.

We have provided the full reference following Harvard Referencing protocols. Please let us know how you are using this work in your own teaching, research and scholarship emailing disabilitymatters@sheffield.ac.uk 

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August 2026

Disability Matters Online Symposia 2026: China and Disability (Minjie Chen, Jinna He, Zitian Zeng)

Chen, Minjie (2026). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

He, Jinna (2026). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Zeng, Zitian (2026). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


April 2026

Centring Disability in the Academy: Research Priorities, Knowledge Exchange and Career Development (Rhea Halsey, Ankita Mishra, Christina Lee, and Dan Goodley)

Halsey, R., Ankita Mishra, Christina Lee, and Dan Goodley (2026). Centring Disability in the Academy: Research Priorities, Knowledge Exchange and Career Development. In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


March 2026

Kremer, Ricky (2026). Disability Matters Online Symposium 2026: Emotional labour for disabled people. In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Ganon, Ebe (2026). Disability Matters Online Symposium 2026: Emotional labour for disabled people. In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


December 2025

Disability Matters Online Symposium 2025: Honouring the Legacy of Professor Anita Ghai (Shubhangi Vaidya, Sandeep R. Singh, Sruti Mohapatra)

Vaidya, Shubhangi (2025). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Singh, Sandeep R. (2025).. In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Mohapatra, Sruti (2025). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


October 2025

 Online symposium in Spain: Thinking Affect within Critical Disability Studies (Andrea Garcia-Santesmases, Laura Sanmiquel-Molinero, Javier Monforte)

Garcia-Santesmases, Andrea, In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Sanmiquel-Molinero, Laura (2025). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Monforte, Javier(2025). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


September 2025

Disability Matters Online Town Hall Circus 2025 (Rhea Halsey, Daniel Goodley, Ankita Mishra, Christina Lee, Kate Sang, Katherine Deane)

Halsey, Rhea, Daniel Goodley, Ankita Mishra, Christina Lee, Kate Sang, Katherine Deane (2025). Disability Matters Online Town Hall Circus 2025. In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


July 2025

Online Event: Professional Services, Disability & Inclusive Research Cultures (Rhea Halsey, Liz Dew, Lucy Dunning)

Halsey, Rhea, Liz Dew and Lucy Dunning (2025). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


June 2025

Menon, Aparna Raghu (2025). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Fernandes, Kim (2025). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S. R., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield.  


December 2024

Online Symposium: Disability in the Geopolitical South  (Jiya Pandya, VIshnu KK Nair, Ankita Mishra)

Pandya, Jiya (2024). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield.  

Nair, Vishnu KK (2024). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield.  

Mishra, Ankita (2024).   In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield.  


August 2024

Online Symposium in New South Wales (Ellen Fraser-Barbour, Michelle Tso,  Karen Fisher and Sally Robinson)

Fraser-Barbour, Ellen (2024). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Tso, Michelle (2024). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Fisher, Karen, and Sally Robinson (2024). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 
 


June 2024

Online Symposium in Singapore (Kerri Heng, Shalom Lim, Max Soh, Meng Ee Wong)

Heng, Kerri (2024). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Lim, Shalom (2024). .  In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Soh, Max (2024). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


March 2024

Online Symposium in Toronto (Elaine Cagulada and Tanya Titchkosky)

Cagulada, E. and Titchkosky, T. (2024). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


February 2024 

Online Symposium in Delhi (Aparna Sachdev, Abhishek Anicca, Sandeep Singh) 

Sachdev, A. (2024).   In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Annica, A. (2024). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Singh, S. (2024). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Online lecture (Anita Ghai)

Ghai, A. (2024). Disability studies and engaged practice: A potential and some concerns: The 2024 iHuman Annual Critical Disability Studies Lecture   In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


December 2023 

Session 1 of Online Symposia (Barbara Gibson, Geert Van Hove and Janice McLaughlin)

Gibson, B. E. (2023).   In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Van Hove, G. (2023). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

McLaughlin, J. (2023). . In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


Session 2 of Online Symposia (Shaun Grech, Jan Grue and Gareth Thomas)

Grech, S. (2023). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield.  

Grue, J. (2023). In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Thomas, G. (2023).  In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 


Session 3 of Online Symposia (Christina Lee, Sana Rizvi and Stuart Murray) 

Lee, C. (2023).  In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Murray, S. (2023).  In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

Rizvi, S. (2023).  In Goodley, D., Halsey, R., Scully, J., Singh, S., Titchkosky, T. and Wong, M.E. (Editors). The Disability Matters Scholarship Collection. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. 

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