Disability Justice Resource Hub
The University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Center for Disability Justice has curated a selection of online resources about disability justice, accessibility and health equity. The resources included have been chosen by the Center staff and are not an official endorsement of materials. Resources are subject to change over time (resources may be added and removed) to reflect updates in terminology, timeliness of research, availability and more.
What is Disability Justice?
Definitions, contexts, and principles of what disability justice is.
Sins Invalid: 10 Principles of Disability Justice
Disability & Philanthropy Forum Resource Library: What is Disability Justice?
Other Centers and Organizations Working on Disability Justice
Other Academic Centers and nonprofits organization researching, training, and educating about disability justice.
John Hopkins Disability Health Research Center
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Center for Racial and Disability Justice
Kennedy Krieger National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality
Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education
Related Research
A small selection of recent open access journal articles about disability, disability justice, mobility, rehabilitation, equity and accessibility.
Perinatal Health Risks and Outcomes Among US Women with Self-Reported Disability, 2011–19
Resources for Writing Alt Text
Resources for making websites and social media accessible to people with blindness and low vision.
How to Write Alt Text and Image Descriptions for the visually impaired
Write helpful Alt Text to describe images
Accessibility: Image Alt text best practices
Color Use Guide
Resources for informing color use in website branding and graphics with emphasis on creating contrast for legibility while considering types of color blindness.
Color Choices That Are Accessible
Brand Guidelines: Color & Type
Website Accessibility Tips
Overarching guidelines for ensuring a website is fully accessible to all users.
Ten Tips for an Accessible Website
How to Design an Accessible Website (A Complete Guide)
The A11y Project: Community-Driven Effort to Make Digital Accessibility Easier
Video Accessibility Tips
Steps to take to ensure videos are accessible to all viewers. Includes tips such as clear audio recording, enabling/providing captions, etc.
Video accessibility guide for content creators and viewers
Making Your Videos Accessible: A Step-by-Step Guide
Web Accessibility Initiative: Making Audio and Video Media Accessible
Just for Fun: Media and Disability Visibility
Movies, books, and more than inform about disability, disability justice, and mobility justice.
11 Movies or TV Shows with Authentic Disability Representation
Recommended Reading: 12 Non-Fiction Books on Disability Inclusion