When I joined grad school I was so excited by the prospect of the Mellon Foundation's Public Fellows program. This year a new program, the ACLS Leading Edge emerged. I just read through every fellowship listing. Out of over 40 apps, only two mention disabled individuals. 1/4
Even though multiple fellowships are focused on improving access, equity, inclusion, and diverse representation. reaching disabled people still isn't explicitly stated as a goal. Where is the funding for disability rights nonprofits? Where is the money for disability justice? 2/4
I'm so tired of being the one in the room asking "but what about actual accessibility?" Access doesn't just mean something is affordable. I am so tired of asserting that disability is diversity. That it's language needs to be normalized. 3/4
That it matters to list it on job apps. That it matters to target disability rights issues in project planning. That it matters in funding choices. That it matters in higher ed. That it matters in American civic life. 4/4 #AcademicChatter #DisabilityTwitter
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