International Journal of Rehabilitation & Disability Studies

International Journal of Rehabilitation & Disability Studies

Open Access Peer-Reviewed

Published by Emirates Scholar Center for Research & Studies · Quarterly

The International Journal of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies (IJRDS) is an international, peer-reviewed, and interdisciplinary journal that advances scientific inquiry and evidence-based discourse on rehabilitation, disability... Read aims & scope →

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Inclusive Education for Learners with Disabilities in the MENA Region: A Policy Analysis of Persistent Challenges and Emerging Practices

Tariq Al-Fayed, Laura Bianchi, Kenji Nakamura, Zoe Campbell

Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the right of learners with disabilities to an inclusive education is widely affirmed in law and national vision …

Vol 2, No 1 (2026)

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Chronic Pain and Gender: Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Implications for Personalized Pain Medicine

Salvatore Caramma, Simona Stimolo, Stefano Zappalà, Francesca Rubulotta

The 2020 definition by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) characterizes pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associat…

Vol 1, No 1 (2025)

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A Case Study on the We Read” (نقرأ) Literacy Lab– Using Assistive Technology as a Transitional Tool for Inclusive Education

Sabrin Shaikh, Yusra Sayed, Ernest Sahakyan, Tatevik Muradyan, Jose Rubinger

This case study examines the transformative impact of the “We Read” (نقرأ) Literacy Lab in promoting inclusive education through the utilization of Assistive Te…

Vol 1, No 1 (2025)

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Vocational Rehabilitation for Adults with Disabilities: A Narrative Systematic Review of Interventions, Employment Outcomes, and Their Determinants

Anke Weber, Jia Chen

Work is central to adult life, yet adults with disabilities remain far less likely to be employed than their non-disabled peers, and vocational rehabilitation (…

Vol 2, No 1 (2026)

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A Family-Centered Community Rehabilitation Framework for Childhood Disability: A Conceptual Model Linking Family Empowerment, Ecological Systems, and Functional Participation

Priya Sharma, Omar Hassan

Childhood disability rehabilitation has, for much of its history, been organized around the clinic and the specialist rather than around the child's everyday li…

Vol 2, No 1 (2026)

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The Estrophrodite and Androphrodite Archetypes: A Universal Framework for Human Qualities Beyond Gender Roles

Chacko P. George

Human psychological development is shaped by deep archetypal forces that extend beyond biological sex and socially assigned gender roles. This study presents th…

Vol 1, No 2 (2025)

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Community-Based Rehabilitation in Developing Regions: Access, Effectiveness, and a Capability-Centred Agenda for Inclusive Practice

Fatou Diallo, Ana L. Pérez, Kevin O’Reilly

Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) remains the principal strategy through which low- and middle-income countries attempt to close the gap between the scale of…

Vol 2, No 1 (2026)

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Long COVID as a Mass Disability Event: Biological Mechanisms, Economic Consequences, and the Rehabilitation Imperative

Tinashe Chikanda, Jordan A. Miller

The COVID-19 pandemic left behind a chronic condition whose scale qualifies it as one of the largest disability events in modern history. Long COVID, or post-CO…

Vol 2, No 1 (2026)

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Next-Generation AI in Neuro-development Multi-Omics Applications from Diagnosis to Care

Meera Alshamsi, Nasiba Alhammadi

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disability (ID), an…

Vol 1, No 2 (2025)

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