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Fault system evolution in the Earth’s crust, in scaled experiments and in numerical models : deaf STEM 🧏‍♀️🦻🏻👩‍🔬 : @UMassGeo : she/her
Dec 20, 2021 11 tweets 3 min read
Reference letter season is upon us and you may be wondering how to approach writing about the disabilities of students and colleagues who you are recommending. I’ve been on both sides of the desk and offer some suggestions and resources in this 🧵. 1/11 #AcademicAbleism Disclosure: You should never disclose someone’s disability without their approval. Asking them about this need not be awkward if you are prepared to explain why you think mentioning their disability in your letter would be beneficial. 2/11