AAHM 2025

E2. The (Sometimes) Uneasy Relationship between History of Medicine and Disability Studies: Audience Discussion. Co-sponsored by Disability History Association (DHA) and AAHM 
Chair: Sarah Handley-Cousins, University at Buffalo   
 
Hannah Zaves-Greene, New York University 
Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania 
Elaine Lafay, Rutgers University  
Michael Rembis, University at Buffalo 
Sarah Rose, University of Texas at Arlington 

In this roundtable, join the panelists for a conversation about the long and complex relationship between the History of Medicine and Disability Studies. Panelists will discuss the 2013 special issue of the Bulletin of the History of Medicine that focused on disability history and considered how the fields have progressed. The panelists will offer their perspectives and make some suggestions for how conferences can be made more accessible for all scholars in attendance. In addition, the panelists will engage the audience in a discussion about how to foster more connections between these two interrelated but distinct fields.