If you're hiring disabled faculty, staff, postdocs, VAPs, or adjuncts you need to remember that cost of living is so much higher for us than it is for able bodied individuals. 1/8
A lack of robust public transport is a huge problem for those of use who can't or choose not to drive. Purchasing a vehicle is a huge financial choice. And it's not possible for some of us. This is a major issue when public transport doesn't connect local housing with unis. 2/8
We also need accessible housing which is prohibitively expensive. And right now it may be impossible for us to even look at housing, especially those of us who are immunocompromised. 3/8
Moving is a big deal. It is exhausting to pack and repack our things. Moving for only a year is often impossible with regards to finances and health. We may get a wage, but the costs to our health are astronomical. 4/8
Starting with a new health care team, waiting months for appts, waiting to restart treatments we were forced to discontinue - I can't even quantify the costs to our quality of life - but they are real and serious. 5/8
So if you want disabled people on your campus, how are you going to support us? You have to be thinking holistically about our lives. About how we can access accessible housing and transportation and medicine and everyday needs. 6/8
We're weighing the odds constantly. We don't get a break. And if you truly want us in the academy, administrators need to be thinking about how to close the equity gap for disabled individuals. 7/8 #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #DisabilityTwitter
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