This Committee disseminates information about the Society and conducts outreach to encourage new members. It seeks to preserve and enhance both the multidisciplinary nature of the Society and the involvement of disabled and nondisabled participants. Corinne Kirschner The Nominations Committee helps select candidates and conduct elections to the Board of Directors to reflect diversity of physical abilities, academic disciplines, gender, age, race, ethnicity, and educational levels. This Committee submits a slate of candidates solicited from members. Elections occur approximately two months prior to the Annual Meeting.
Directors serve three-year terms beginning with the first Annual Meeting following their election.
The membership elects approximately one-third of the Board each year. Research and Publications. It comes out four times a year. Each volume is the same as a calendar year. Although the Quarterly is associated with the Society for Disability Studies, the subscription price for the Quarterly is NOT included in the dues for the Society.