Announcement of doctoral theses

We have agreed to provide within the journal a list of completed theses in the field of Disability Studies. This will be an important resource for readers to follow through as well as to provide the names of colleagues who are new entrants to the discipline.

This is an open invitation for theses completed from 2015 which fit with the Aims and Scope of Disability & Society.

Please provide the following information:

Name of the author

Thesis title

University awarding degree

Degree awarded and year

A 100-word synopsis of the thesis

Email address

Please forward this information to Helen Oliver, Disability & Society Editorial Office. Email: [email protected]

We will include this call for Doctoral Announcements in forthcoming issues of the journal.

Executive Editors

Name of the author: Gillian Hebblewhite

Thesis title: Adults with Intellectual Disabilities’ Lived Experiences of Wellbeing and the Internet: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

University awarding degree: University of Hull, UK

Degree awarded and year: PhD, 2019

Compared with the general population, adults with intellectual disabilities are less likely to access the Internet and benefit from the opportunities it can offer, for example, increasing social networks and independence, and accessing health information and support, all of which could contribute to their sense of wellbeing. Taking a descriptive phenomenological approach, eight participants with intellectual disabilities were interviewed multiple times on their wellbeing and online experiences. The findings indicated that many adults with intellectual disabilities’ sense of wellbeing was often integral to their Internet experience.

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