A Global South Intersectional Disability Studies Collective: The Importance of Developing Collective Histories

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 2:15 pm
  In Roundtable Session: Embodied Histories, Collective Futures: Reframing Disability and Education in the Global South

Abstract

This paper explores the Global SouthS Intersectional Disability Studies Collective, a transnational, interdisciplinary group redefining inclusive education through decolonial and intersectional lenses. Rooted in diverse Global South contexts, the collective centers lived experiences and challenges colonial legacies shaping disability knowledge. Emphasizing care, solidarity, and leadership by people with disabilities, it advances disability justice by co-creating accessible knowledge, fostering transnational coalitions, and promoting systemic change grounded in dignity, equity, and collective liberation.

Authors

• David I. Hernandez-Saca, University of Northern Iowa

• Suman Rath, Montclair State University

• Monaliza M Chian, University of Northern Iowa

• Taucia Gonzalez, University of Arizona

• Vanessa Sissi Lazaro Macamo-Santana, University of Arizona

• Andrea Espinoza, University of Arizona

• Shariese Katrell-Abdullah, Mercer County Community College