For your assignments, you will need scholarly resources to draw upon the theory and critical concepts that you 

• Newspaper Article or Website Article - Does the article include interviews with experts and clearly identify facts, but not citations? Use that information to search for scholarly resources. 
• Academic Article - Are there in-text citations and references listed in bibliography? 
• Do the authors have expertise?  (e.g., affiliation to an academic institution or recognized organization, academic credentials, extensive professional experience)
• Do the authors examine the issue objectively?  Is a particular bias voiced by this author? Does the author discuss different perspectives on the topic? 
• Use RADAR criteria (Rationale, Authority, Date, Accuracy, Relevance) to assess if the research is reliable and scholarly. 

New York Times - Disability Column archive

• Essays, art and opinion exploring the lives of people living with disabilities

Canadian Newspapers

American Newspapers 

Use these Newspaper Databases have filters to narrow down your search results: 

• Date
• Document Type: Feature, Front Page/Cover Story, Article 
• Publication Title

ProQuest  

ProQuest is a platform containing over 100 databases. ProQuest contains publications (i.e., newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, eBook titles, dissertation and theses) in different subjects areas.  

• Be sure to NARROW YOUR RESULTS to Scholarly Journals.
• Look for articles with in-text citations and bibliography - not all articles in a scholarly journal are research articles. 

1) Use the Advanced Search Tool  

2) Sort your Results 

• Sort your results (Relevance, Date) 
  • Sort by Date: It may be useful to arrange the results chronologically (oldest first) in order to follow the entire production process of a particular film, from gossip about potential stars to reviews and box-office grosses.

3) Using ProQuest Search Filters

• Narrow your search results using filters on left sidebar:
  • Source Type: Scholarly Journals, Book Chapter, eBook
  • Publication Title:   Canadian Journal of Disability Studies
  • Document Type: Feature, Front Page/Cover Story, Article 
  • Subject: trying sorting the list alphabetically.
  • Limit to specific Dates or Language  

4) Mark relevant records

If you find interesting articles, be sure to . 

• Go to the results page and click the check box to the left of the article title  
• When you are ready to email the articles to yourself, scroll to the top of the results list and click on Email link (on right side)
• Email the marked records to yourself 

Another option is to create a free ProQuest MyResearch account.