Michelle Botha holds a doctoral degree in disability studies from the University of Cape Town, which focused on the identity-level impact of rehabilitation services on newly blind adults in South Africa. She also holds a M.Soc.sci in gender studies, where her work focused on the complex lived experiences of visually impaired women in South Africa. These interests are closely connected to her experience as a disabled woman, as well as her ongoing involvement in activism and the Non-profit disability service sector. She is currently a senior lecturer at the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies. She convenes and teaches on the Post-graduate Diploma in Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, as well as contributing to teaching on the Structured MPhil in Human Rehabilitation. Her current research is focused on developing connections between disability studies and visual impairment rehabilitation practice, as well as research on education and wellbeing for young people with visual impairments in South Africa. Her research interests include; critical disability and rehabilitation studies, inclusive education, disability and identity, feminist disability studies, and critical discursive approaches in disability studies.