Real-talk: #DisabilityStudies — however good the intentions of the researchers within are — is still situated in #academia and therefore is not exempt from the elitist problems that come from the "#IvoryTower". This is a five-part thread because I have Things To Say. 1/5
2/5: #DisabilityStudies / #Disabled #Researchers have a fascinating habit of dismissing Minority. "Your research doesn't mention BIPOC/LGBT/etc. disabled folx?" "Those are only a small % of the population." So are we? Disabled people are a minority. That's the point. ...Isn't it?
3/5 Likewise, #DisabilityStudies has a habit of dismissing non-academics. I'm writing an op-ed about this because the irony is fascinating/frustrating. How can you advocate for emancipatory, participatory, research while dismissing 95% of disabled people for not being 'experts'?
4/5 Add in the fact that my PhD is about how #disabled people (w/ intersecting identities) are excluded from #highered and you have a vile cycle. People are excluded from #DisabilityStudies for not being academics when academia excluded them for being disabled (/BIPOC/LGBT/etc.)
5/5 This is why I appreciate how @PacRimHawaii brought in experts from all levels. Academics, civil rights leaders, political leaders, grassroots organizers, artists, etc. Because #DisabilityStudies NEEDS to acknowledge the experiences of ALL disabled people. That's the point!
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