Welcome to the SSDMA!

The Society for the Study of Disability in the Middle Ages (SSDMA) is a scholarly organization dedicated to the research and discussion of medieval disability studies.

Photo of a wooden, weathered town sign with a red and yellow-striped shield and the word "Geel"
Throughout the 700 years since the establishment of Geel, Belgium as a center of mental health, the patron saint of mental health Saint Dymphna’s narrative has been central to the practices of the city. See Anne Thériault, “Geel, Belgium has a radical approach to mental illness.”