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@DisabledAcadem
Mar 23, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Swallowing down angry tears after a student admitted that they're scared to come to campus. They have multiple vulnerable family members, all of whom are sheltering in place and have been this whole time. 1/4
They told me they couldn't handle it if they were the one to bring home a disease that could kill their family members. I just sat with them in defeat. My classes are hybrid and accessible, but I can't change campus policies or overarching insistence on in-person classes. 2/4
I'm so weary of being scared every day of teaching #DisHist and trying to build solidarity with students who are scared every day. Telling disabled students/staff/faculty they need to just leave higher ed is inexcusable. 3/4
I can't keep them safe. And that is crushing. I can't control what happens outside of my few classrooms. I can't make sure they have access and safety. And I don't know how to stay doing this. Feeling so so defeated and powerless. 4/4 #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

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Dec 27, 2022
I'm tired of disability orgs upholding the idea that every student should learn to advocate for themselves. Self advocacy is only good in TANDEM with systemic change. These orgs are setting students up for failure bc they cannot shoulder this alone. 1/5
When we tell students that they need to advocate for themselves, we're lying about the system in place. We're pretending that we have meaningful accommodations, fair systems, and legitimate grievance processes. Orgs tell students they just need to learn to navigate. 2/5
There is no fairness. There is no rationale. Self advocacy doesnt redistribute power, it invites retaliation. Let's be honest, how many people use self advocacy to secure what they need? Not many. Let's stop pretending that individual actions can solve systemic harms. 3/5
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Nov 23, 2022
Before Twitter collapses in on itself like a dying star - please remember that the DAC exists. Our website is linked in our bio. So what do we have/do? 1/6
We're a group of disabled academics, broadly defined. We're made up of disabled undergrads, grad students, staff, faculty, and community scholars. 2/6
Part of the job is outreach - boosting stuff about disability here on Twitter. We also host teaching resources and a blog on our website. Happy to retweet any content about disability in higher ed and to put out calls for papers/jobs/fellowships to our members. 3/6
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Sep 3, 2022
When students email their accommodation letters (per our school's policy) I don't just say "ok thanks." I take time to explain how their accommodations will work in practice in our classroom. 1/8
I detail what access measures are built into the course design. I mention I'm a disabled educator. I talk about our respective responsibilities to make sure the accommodation is met. And I remind them that their needs can change and that's ok, I'll work with them. 2/8
I tell them I'm committed to their success in the course. I explain communication options should they find that the accommodations they have in place aren't really working, or if they need something new. 3/8
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Aug 31, 2022
In the past year I've watched high risk students, staff, and faculty:
- fight endlessly for accommodations for remote work
- weigh the risks of losing healthcare vs being exposed
- beg their communities to keep them safe 1/7
I've watched high risk academics:
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- leave faculty/staff positions
- thrive with remote access and then almost immediately lose access
- beg others in the academy to learn and grow from this collective experience 2/7
I am so tired of begging institutions of higher education to remember that disabled people exist. Disabled people make up the largest minority in the world. Our hiring rates in the academy? 1.5-3.4% as measured in the 2010s. At this point idk that were even measurable. 3/7
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Jul 25, 2022
Do you want your academic organization held accountable for promoting access? Do you want to protect high-risk people while we're in (multiple) pandemics? Send your academic organization an email demanding online, virtual, remote access for future conferences. 1/7
"In Defense of Remote Access" is an ongoing bibliography that defends the utility and ethics of remote access modalities. In light of rapidly worsening climate issues, war in the Ukraine, and excessive travel costs we cannot continue to have in-person conferences. 2/7
Conferences are unethical. They privilege those of us with the most resources. They demand national and international travel for (maybe) an audience of a handful of people and some awkward networking in the hallways. We can do better. 3/7
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May 30, 2022
A lot of people have complained these past three years that virtual conferences don't have meaningful networking moments. Which I find ridiculous. Because I've conducted my whole social life except work from my apt these 3 years. And surprise I still have friends. 1/6
Virtual conferences can be planned to have anything we want them to have. It just takes a little tinkering with platforms, some ingenuity, and the willingness to explore what we can do. Can we have breakout rooms where everyone brings a drink and chats? Yes. 2/6
Can we have events like academic speed dating - pitch your topic and then we'll jumble pairings in 2 minutes - yes. Can we have workshops? Yes. Can we have roundtables? Yes. Can we have meals and casual snack time? Yes. 3/6
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