| Disability Studies Quarterly Winter 2005, Volume 25, No. 1 <www.dsq-sds.org> Copyright 2005 by the Society for Disability Studies |
Editor's Preface |
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As we embark on our second year of editing DSQ, there is much to celebrate with our readers, and much to anticipate. (Read on to learn about some imminent changes). We celebrate the success of DSQ's transition to a formal peer review process for most articles. Specifically, we celebrate the dedicated colleagues who have done the critical (in both senses) work involved in peer reviewing. The list of reviewers over the past year is at the end of this Preface. Readers of DSQ -- an evolving journal with a uniquely broad disciplinary scope -- benefit from the reviewers' work, and from the generous spirit they bring to it. Reviewers have not only winnowed submissions down to the short list of publishable papers. Most of them have also provided suggestions for authors to improve even the papers they judged to be publishable. Equally importantly, most have implemented our aim to provide a nurturing and instructive environment for authors whose papers were not accepted. (We apologize for any inadvertent omissions from the reviewers' list and will correct oversights brought to our attention.) This is also an opportunity to welcome volunteers as reviewers. Please send a CV and keywords to indicate your preferred areas for reviewing. Of course, our response will depend largely on what articles are submitted for review. Now, for what to anticipate. The main event is highlighted on the DSQ Home Page. "Password protected" is coming! Early in 2005 (i.e., after this issue has been posted for a few weeks), only members of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS) will automatically receive a password giving them access to the whole DSQ site. (To become a member, go to: www.uic.edu/orgs/sds.) We will, however, provide a password via a separate subscription to DSQ, priced of course to keep SDS membership competitive. Those without a password will have access to limited sections of the site: general information about DSQ, information for authors with example papers, one example of a theme section, theTable of Contents of each issue, and the continually updated Calls for Papers section. As production costs rise, this move is essential to assure DSQ's continuance and some expansion. Please note that these costs cover the technical side of the DSQ web site construction, which we are committed to making one of the most accessible sites available. The co-editors and reviewers receive no compensation for their work. At the same time – and this is really good news -- DSQ will become an offering at libraries that subscribe to EBSCOhost, which offers databases of thousands of full-text academic journals and other publications through its Academic Search Premier. Continuing what has been an off-and-on DSQ "tradition" started by previous DSQ editors, the Winter issue does not have a theme section, only general papers, commentary, fiction, and a rich set of book and film reviews So we leave you now to enjoy the wonderful variety of the Winter 2004/5 issue. Beth Haller
List of Reviewers Teachers College, Columbia University Gary Bergman Theater By The Blind Lucy Birbiglia Consultant Kathy Boxall University of Manchester, UK James R. Brennan Russell Sage College Thomas Bucaro College of Staten Island, CUNY James L. Cherney Westminster College Tracy Chu American Foundation for the Blind Kim Crawford University of Pittsburgh Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition Program Deborah B. Creamer Illiff School of Theology Scot Danforth University of Missiouri-St. Louis Telory W. Davies Stanford University Jim Ferris University of Wisconsin, Madison Doris Zames Fleischer New Jersey Institute of Technology & Disabled in Action Susan Gabel National Louis University William C. Gaventa The Boggs Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Elain Gerber American Foundation for the Blind Martin Gould National Council on Disability Beth Haller Towson University Sean Harris University of Illinois, Chicago Molly Haslam Vanderbilt Reiko Hayashi University of Utah Katherine Hayward University of California, Los Angeles Bruce Henderson Ithaca College Michelle Jarman University of Illinois, Chicago Demtra John University of Illinois, Chicago Corinne Kirchner American Foundation for the Blind Georgina Kleege University of California, Berkeley Cathy Kudlick University of California, Davis Petra Kuppers Bryant College Katie LeBesco Marymount Manhattan College Lou Lewandowski San Jose State University Simi Linton Disability/Arts Linda M. Long Heller School, Brandeis University Paul K. Longmore San Francisco State University Robert McRuer George Washington University Ann E. Millett University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lori Murray University of Pittsburgh Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition Program Irma Ozer Attorney at Law Melanie R. Panitch School of Disability Studies, Ryerson University David Scalzitti American Physical Therapy Association John Schroedel University of Arkansas Susan M. Schweik University of California, Berkeley Richard Scotch University of Texas, Dallas Katherine D. Sherwood University of California, Berkeley Elizabeth S. Simpson University of Wyoming Sara A. Vogt University of Illinois, Chicago Kathi Wolfe Freelance Writer/Poet, Falls Church, VA Frieda Zames New Jersey Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus & Disabled in Action |
Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) is the journal of the Society for Disability Studies (SDS). It is a multidisciplinary and international journal of interest to social scientists, scholars in the humanities and arts, disability rights advocates, and others concerned with the issues of people with disabilities. It represents the full range of methods, epistemologies, perspectives, and content that the field of disability studies embraces. DSQ is committed to developing theoretical and practical knowledge about disability and to promoting the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in society. (ISSN: 1041-5718; eISSN: 2159-8371)
