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- WHO: International Classification of Functioning and Disability
- Disability  Studies: Foundations and Key Concepts
- Introduction (Disability and Language)
- CDC: Disability and Health Overview
- Models of Disability

References for Theories/Definitions of Disability

World Health Organization. (1999, July). International Classification of Functioning and Disability Short Version. International Classification of Functioning and Disability . Retrieved September 16, 2021, from https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/65990/WHO_HSC_ACE_99.2.pdf;jsessionid=54763AC8EED273FF4148169E93CC5962?sequence=1. 

WHO: International Classification of Functioning and Disability

 Mullaney , C. (2019, April 13). Disability Studies: Foundations & Key Concepts. Daily Jstor. Retrieved September 20, 2021, from https://daily.jstor.org/reading-list-disability-studies/. 

Disability Studies: Foundations & Key Concepts

KUPPERS, P. (2010). Introduction. Profession, 107-111. Retrieved July 19, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41419867

Introduction (Disability and Language)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, September 16). Disability and health overview. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved September 16, 2021, from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/disability.html. 

CDC: Disability and Health Overview

Retief, M. & Letšosa, R., 2018, ‘Models of disability: A brief overview’, HTST Theological Studies 74(1), a4738

Models of Disability

Thomas, C. (2004). How is disability understood? an examination of sociological approaches. Disability &amp; Society, 19(6), 569–583. https://doi.org/10.1080/0968759042000252506 

How is Disability Understood? An Examination of Sociological Approaches References

Heilker, P. (2012). Autism, rhetoric, and Whiteness. Disability Studies Quarterly, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v32i4.1756 

Autism, Rhetoric, and Whiteness

Eilers, N. (2020). A critical disability studies reading of Beauty and the Beast: Détournement in pedagogical practice. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 12(2), 54–63. https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2020-12-2-5

Reference For Disability As a Social Construct 

Steinhoff, Molly Fennig, et al. “Disabilities and Eating Disorders: A Theoretical Model and Call for Research.” Eating Behaviors, vol. 56, 2025, 101951. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.101951.

Reference for: Disability and Eating Disorders

Lester, J. N. (Ed.). (2021). Discursive Psychology and Disability. Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Reference For: Discursive Psychology and Disability

Siebers, T. (2008). Disability Theory. University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.309723

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