Announcements
9 October 2025
Conference Collaboration: Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors of Disabilities Attended Academic Conferences
We would like to acknowledge the following Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors of Disabilities (ISSN: 2673-7272), who introduced our journal and our Special Issues at the recent conferences.
1. The 15th European Congress on Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID 2025)
Conference Date: 18–20 September 2025
Conference Location: Gent, Belgium
Editorial Board Member: Prof. Dr. Geert Van Hove
2. The 18th International Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE 2025)
Conference Date: 12–14 September 2025
Conference Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Editorial Board Members: Prof. Dr. Malcolm MacLachlan and Prof. Dr. François Routhier
Guest Editor: Dr. Krista L. Best (see the photo below)
Relevant Special Issues:
“AI and the Assessment of Neurodiversity and Intellectual Disability”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Malcolm MacLachlan, Dr. Zdenek Meier, Prof. Dr. Sharon Kleintjes, Dr. Kevin Marshall and Dr. Holly Wescott
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026
“Transportation and Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. François Routhier, Dr. Krista L. Best and Dr. Willy Allègre
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026
3. The 18th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP18)
Conference Date: 10–12 June 2025
Conference Location: New York, USA
Editorial Board Member: Dr. Daniel Mont (see the photo below)
Relevant Special Issue:
“The Care Economy and Disability Inclusion”
Guest Editor: Dr. Daniel Mont and Dr. Monica Pinilla-Roncancio
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025
The Special Issues above are open for submissions. For more information, you may access the Special Issues’ website at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/disabilities/special_issues.
The journal Disabilities has been accepted into both Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science) and Scopus. This year, it received its first Impact Factor of 1.4 and an increased CiteScore of 1.9, reflecting the growing impact and visibility of the research published in the journal. If you wish to contribute a paper, please submit the completed manuscript via the journal’s website: https://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=disabilities. We look forward to showcasing your research in Disabilities.
