Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession

by Gracen Brilmyer (Editor), Lydia Tang (Editor)

Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession weaves together first-person narratives and case studies contributed from disabled archivists and disabled archives users, bringing critical perspectives and approaches to the archival profession. Contributed chapters span topics such as accessibility of archives and first-person experiences researching disability collections for disabled archives users; disclosure and accommodations and self-advocacy of disabled archivists; and processing and stewarding disability-related collections. Collectively, these works address the nuances of both disability and archives—critically drawing attention to the histories, present experiences, and future possibilities of the archival profession.

Genres: Disability, Nonfiction, Disability Studies

728 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2024

Reviews

[Selena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great that it's larger print but makes a heavy book! Lots of things I hadn't thought about and now more things to read for my PhD. The formatting needs work. The superscript numbers for notes were sometimes not superscript. And the footnotes and endnotes need to be standardized (they usually are). It was quite repetitive.