Now that you have a topic and a research question, it's time to dive into in-depth research! This is where you'll perform database searches to find articles and other sources. You'll collect and use these sources to develop your project's narrative and serve as evidence for your argument.
Disability and Accessibility are large, complex topics. Explore the topic page in the main navigation that best fits your research topic for specific resource suggestions.
Researching and Writing About Disability
Disabled people have historically been excluded from public life. Disability has carried a large amount of stigma. These factors affect the way that people have talked about, and how we'll need to research, disability topics. Researchers may need to consider using terms for their searches that are no longer considered appropriate. When it is time to present that research, writers should use language preferred by the disabled community.
- Interacting with People with Disabilities from respect abilityAn easy to understand primer for staff, faculty, or for sharing about how (and how not) to interact with people with disabilities.
- People with Disability Australia Language GuideLanguage guide for writing about people with disabilities.
- National Center on Disability and Journalism's Disability Language Style GuideStyle guide for writing about people with disabilities.
- Language PleaseA free, living resource for journalists and storytellers seeking to thoughtfully cover evolving social, cultural, and identity-related topics.
- RUSA Deaf or Hard of Hearing GuidelinesGuidelines for serving Deaf or Hard of Hearing patrons in the library.
- Access for AllAccess For All is intended to increase understanding and awareness of accessibility and to provide individuals with usable information, skills/processes, and resources necessary to address accessibility in the classroom. It was compiled by Danielle Smith at the University of Mary Washington.