Mark Sherry is Professor of Sociology at The University of Toledo in Ohio, USA. He is Editor of the Routledge Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Series. His books include If I Only Had a Brain: Deconstructing Brain Injury (Routledge, 2006) and Disability Hate Crimes: Does Anyone Really Hate Disabled People? (Routledge, 2010). Terje Olsen, PhD in Sociology, is Research Director at Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research in Oslo, Norway. His research interests include welfare state issues, disability studies, youth research, marginalization, labour market participation, legal rights and access to justice for persons with disabilities. He is Editor-in-chief of the journal Nordic Welfare Research. Janikke Solstad Vedeler, PhD in Sociology, is a Senior Researcher at Norwegian Social Research at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University and at the Nordland Research Institute. Her research interest includes disability and topics like hate speech and inclusive working life practices. John Eriksen holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration and a Master's degree in Sociology. He is an Emeritus Researcher and formerly a Research Director at NOVA – Norwegian Social Research Institute, Oslo, Norway, and Editor-in-chief of the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. His former research interests include welfare policies, quality of life, disability studies, and family organization.