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Disabled in Computing
@DisabledInCS
Resources and mutual support for disabled, neurodivergent, and/or chronically ill folks in computing. Access - Equity - Support. Tweets by @ShirKi. RT≠endorse.

Mar 21, 2024, 9 tweets

.@AlyssaPaparella describing the importance of funding for @StemDisabled people, and acknowledges the role that NSF funding played in supporting her own graduate career. 1/

.@AlyssaPaparella describing recent research addressing the gaps between people with early-life disabilities vs later life acquired with regards to higher ed. @StemDisabled #DisabledInSTEM #DisabledInComputing

@AlyssaPaparella @StemDisabled 3/ @AlyssaPaparella defining disabilities, and discussing the value of the reclaimed term "disabled" while acknowledging the variability of different people's perference. @StemDisabled #DisabledInSTEM #DisabledInComputing #DisabilityTwitter

@AlyssaPaparella @StemDisabled 4/ @AlyssaPaparella explaining the barriers to diagnosis and accommodations both in general and in #HigherEducation specifically. "Disability services tend to gatekeep rather than empower" truer words never spoken...
@StemDisabled #DisabledInSTEM #DisabledInComputing

@AlyssaPaparella @StemDisabled 5/ @AlyssaPaparella describing the two main models of disability: the medical model and the social model of disability. The social model locates the responsibility of equity for #disabled folks on society, rather than the disabled individuals. @StemDisabled #DisabledInSTEM

@AlyssaPaparella @StemDisabled @AltTextUtil

@AlyssaPaparella @StemDisabled 6/ @AlyssaPaparella Additional amazing slides (I am struggling to keep up with the content! trying to emphasize alt text)


@AlyssaPaparella @StemDisabled 7/ More amazing slides from @AlyssaPaparella's talk. My mini comment: don't ask for accommodations on your event form only to ignore them in practice!!!

8/ Final slides from @AlyssaPaparella's wonderful talk!! It is so wonderful to hear directly from this incredible @StemDisabled founder. You're a powerhouse Alyssa!!!
@StemDisabled #DisabledInSTEM #DisabledInComputing

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