The academy's ableist practices, especially expectations of neurotypicality, are ensuring futures of higher education without disabled scholars. #MakeAbleistsUncomfortable
As Mel Y. Chen has put it, you either comply with being a "disciplined cognator," or you are the "unthinkable" in academia's ableist cultures of hyperproductivity to be left behind or kept out.
Disabled faculty, staff, and students all have to navigate academic spaces and environments never made for them even despite legislation that is meant to ensure those spaces be accessible. Their presence means they have survived repeated forms of ableist cruelty. Not all do.
We notice and remember when you tack on disability as a second thought to your essays, syllabi, conferences, workshops, and iniatiatives. We notice and remember when you leave disability out of your "diversity, equity, and inclusion" efforts.
Apropos of recent virtual conferences: access isn't optional even if you feel like "it's a waste of resources" or "it doesn't help that many people" or "it inconveniences you." Do you want your identities or experiences to be optional for people to take seriously?
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