Pac Rim 2025
Mid-Conference Events
Encouraging Inclusive Research and Publication Practices in Disability Studies
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM HST
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Liliʻu Theatre
1801 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
This interactive conference session, co-hosted by the Developmental Disabilities Network Journal (DDNJ) and the Review of Disability Studies (RDS), offers a unique opportunity to engage with the landscape of academic publishing in disability studies. Editors from both journals will be joined by experienced reviewers and published authors to provide practical guidance and answer your questions about writing, submitting, and publishing impactful research.
This session goes beyond the mechanics of publishing to address critical issues of accessibility and inclusion. Learn how to:
- Prepare manuscripts that are accessible to a wide range of readers, including those with diverse disabilities.
- Navigate the peer review process with confidence.
- Incorporate inclusive research methodologies that center the voices and experiences of people with disabilities.
- Contribute to a more equitable and representative body of scholarship in disability studies.
Whether you are a new researcher, a self-advocate, or an established scholar, this session will equip you with the tools and knowledge to effectively share your work and contribute to the vibrant field of disability studies.
Review of Disability Studies: International Journal Info Table
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM HST
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Pa Kalihi Courtyard
1801 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
Feel free to stop by the RDS Journal table in the Pa Kalihi Courtyard during our Day 1’s lunch break to say hello to the editorial staff of Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal. Bring your questions and ideas.
SUPERFEST Disability Film Festival
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM HST
Hawaiʻi Convention Center, Liliʻu Theatre
1801 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
Overview
We are delighted to announce that, in cooperation with the Paul Longmore Institute on Disability, Pac Rim 2025 will host SUPERFEST Disability Film Festival as part of our Conference Day 1 events on April 15h, 2025, and will be available without additional charge to all Pac Rim Conference Attendees
SUPERFEST is the world’s oldest Disability Film Festival. This community wide event will take place at the Hawaii Convention Center as a pre-conference event on February 26th, immediately before the conference begins.
Superfest lets disabled audiences join to enjoy films accurately reflecting and Disability while also bringing to light stories marginalized inside disability community. It is one of the few festivals worldwide that is accessible to disabled filmgoers of all kinds. In addition, it educates audiences (non-disabled and disabled) to challenge stereotypes of disability (historical and current).
The Line Up
Coming soon!
About the Paul. K Longmore Institute on Disability
The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability continues its founder’s legacy by working at the intersection of scholarship and advocacy to celebrate people with disabilities as innovative forces for social change. Paul K. Longmore, a historian of disability, activist and polio survivor, started the Institute on Disability in 1996. When he passed away in August 2010, Longmore left a legacy that the Institute seeks to honor and expand. SF State and generous donors created an endowment for the Institute, and in 2012, hired professor Catherine Kudlick as director and Emily Beitiks, Ph.D., to serve as the associate director.
The Institute is a research service organization which provides a supportive infrastructure for activities complementary to the social justice mission of the University and resides in the College of Liberal and Creative Arts. In addition to our director and associate director, the Institute has Longmore Student Fellows and a nine-person advisory council.
Contact
Dr. Raphael Raphael
rraphael@hawaii.edu