In approaching a second themed issue, the editorial board reflected upon this statement, asking ourselves: where might assumptions most often be derailing efforts to promote consent and equity within our work? as well as asking whose disenfranchisement is most often assumed to have been addressed without awareness of the human’s true needs and without their input?

In collaboration with Guest Editor Dr. Catherine Vrtis, we curated an issue that highlights Access Intimacy, Accessibility, and steps that consent-based practitioners can take to counteract the ableist practices we've inherited. Changing the ableist expectations of profession and culture will not be easy, but it is absolutely necessary; consent is an access issue, there can be not Disability Justice without it.