Historian Steven E. Brown is a retired Professor and Disabilities Scholar, Center on Disability Studies (CDS), University of Hawaii; and Co-Founder of the Institute on Disability Culture.
As an academic and community scholar, Steve is a combination of historian (PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1981); disability studies professor (retired); author, and Co-Founder, of the Institute on
Disability Culture (www.stevenebrown.com/institute-on-disability-culture.html).
Steve was a co-founder and original editor of the Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal. He's published many articles about disability rights and disability culture and has been a national and international speaker.
His books include Movie Stars and Sensuous Scars: Essays on the Journey from Disability Shame to Disability Pride; Surprised to be Standing: A Spiritual Journey, and Ed Roberts: Wheelchair Genius, written for Middle Grade ages. He's currently working on a book about Disability Culture.
Steve is also a guide and energy practitioner of the technique called ReConnective Therapy (www.stevenebrown.com/reconnective-therapy.html).
Steve's work and passions, including his energy work, are driven by the Institute on Disability Culture mission/vision: “Promoting pride in the history, activities, and cultural identity of individuals with disabilities throughout the world.” This is combined with his desire to bring light and love to all he does.
Because Steve has had a long history with intense, chronic pain, he is especially drawn to work with those who experience pain and desire healing in their own lives.
As an academic and community scholar, Steve is a combination of historian (PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1981); disability studies professor (retired); author, and Co-Founder, of the Institute on
Disability Culture (www.stevenebrown.com/institute-on-disability-culture.html).
Steve was a co-founder and original editor of the Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal. He's published many articles about disability rights and disability culture and has been a national and international speaker.
His books include Movie Stars and Sensuous Scars: Essays on the Journey from Disability Shame to Disability Pride; Surprised to be Standing: A Spiritual Journey, and Ed Roberts: Wheelchair Genius, written for Middle Grade ages. He's currently working on a book about Disability Culture.
Steve is also a guide and energy practitioner of the technique called ReConnective Therapy (www.stevenebrown.com/reconnective-therapy.html).
Steve's work and passions, including his energy work, are driven by the Institute on Disability Culture mission/vision: “Promoting pride in the history, activities, and cultural identity of individuals with disabilities throughout the world.” This is combined with his desire to bring light and love to all he does.
Because Steve has had a long history with intense, chronic pain, he is especially drawn to work with those who experience pain and desire healing in their own lives.