This special issue explores the intersections, boundaries, and collaborative opportunities
between the disciplines of medical sociology and disability studies. Both disciplines co-exist …

During the last few decades, the human rights paradigm has shifted the normative status of
disabled people, providing, in principle, the right to full and equal participation. Particularly …

By focusing on the experiences of employees living with coeliac disease as evidenced in UK
employment tribunal cases, this paper interrogates the way practices of exclusion are …

Purpose We explored survivors' experiences of chronic bowel symptoms following pelvic
radiotherapy, strategies employed in living with these symptoms, effects on daily activities …

The leaky female body is othered in the workplace. In historically rational, masculine
institutions like the academy, leaks are ignored or hidden. In an effort to bring the leaky body …

Drawing on interview and diary data from twenty-one women in the UK, this paper focuses
on how endometriosis, a long-term gynaecological condition, is lived and navigated …

This study investigates the transformative influence of civility in promoting constructive
dialogue within the unique context of the Islamic University in Iraq. In an environment where …

This chapter is concerned with how and why those with episodic disability lack decent work.
There has been a growing interest in diversity and inclusion in the workplace. However …

Globally rising female labour force participation represents one of the most noteworthy
economic developments of the last century. Despite this increase, little is known about the …

Although period poverty remains an ongoing concern, from an infrastructural perspective the
provision of disposal facilities for menstrual products in countries like Australia has been …