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29 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Hello all! This is Corin (aka @the_tweedy, any pronouns) and I am so excited to be taking over the @DisInHigherEd account today as part of Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month! #DEHEM
For those who don't know me, I'm a PhD candidate in geography at UBC and an instructor at Langara College. I study cats, gender, and domestic space, and I teach Langara's intro to human geography course.
I'm also (proudly! vociferously! unapologetically!) disabled. Among my many diagnoses that lead me to encounter ableist barriers in higher education are EDS, ADHD, chronic migraine, and CFS/ME. (I will spare you the whole list because of Twitter's character limit!)
I'm incredibly excited to have the opportunity to use this wonderful platform that the @DisInHigherEd team have constructed to talk with all of you today! I'm hoping to touch on are: identity, tools/strategies, teaching w/a disability, professional development, and organizing.
(I can't promise not to get sidetracked, though...)

But enough about me! Let's talk about disabled empowerment in higher education!

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Disabled In Higher Ed #DisInHigherEd Profile picture
29 Oct
Making space for disability in higher ed includes radically remaking tangible, material space within the academy. What does your workspace, office, or lab look like? How have you used the space in ways that support your disabled bodymind?
One major way that my workspace differs from the ableist norm is that I mostly work from home. I have had to fight hard for that, but keeping my workspace at home means I am able to do more with fewer consequences to my health. It grants me greater flexibility during my work day.
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An L-shaped desk and a split keyboard so that my arms remain at my sides and supported when typing rather than out in front (causing dislocated shoulders and muscle spasms).
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The disability community has many common terms/words that may not mean anything to newly disabled folx or allies. We've put together a list of some of these terms/equipment that people may regularly use! Disabled folx, let us know if we're missing any! #DEHEM #Disability101
1. Disability
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2. Activity limitation
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There is no one size fits all solution to anything got to do with disability.
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We want to share our updated schedule (Last update promise!) Screen-reader version available [google doc] tinyurl.com/DEHEMFullSched…

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4 Oct
Big thank you to Dr Klusza for sharing his knowledge & experiences today! 👏👏

It was an amazing finish to our first (half) week of #DEHEM & we are feeling so grateful!

Make sure you look back on the threads today (we'll link below) &follow @codebiologist
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Thread 2 - Dr Klusza's journey [quoted tweet]
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4 Oct
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