Dr. Alexis Padilla

Dr. Alexis Padilla is a disabled lawyer, sociologist, theologian and educator born and raised in the Global South. His first solo book, Disability, Intersectional Agency and Latinx Identity, was published by Routledge in 2021. Dr. Padilla’s most recent volume is currently under contract with the title Decolonial Disability and Social Epistemologies.

As scholar and disability activist, Dr. Padilla pursues a blend of actionable ideas and interdisciplinary theories which aim to enhance intersectional disability justice and decolonial projects helpful in bridging Global North and Global South contexts toward cross-coalitional movement building and emancipatory
learning endeavors.