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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · 2d

Interested in learning about disabled people's experiences of navigating the adoption process and the barriers they face? Check out this virtual webinar hosted by @lurieinstitute.bsky.social. If you are interested in attending, please sign up at this link!

Day/Time: November 10 at 1 pm EST

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Disabled Parents' Adoption Experiences. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

People with disabilities can face barriers and stigma when adopting kids. In this webinar, facilitated by researcher and adoptive parent Kara Ayers, we will hear from two disabled parents, Robin Wilso...

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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM) @equalaccesspublicmedia.org · 9d

What you've missed recently in The Word:
• How to making reporting accessible — and trauma-sensitive — during conflict.
• A foreign corespondent's analysis on how Trump's speech to the UN looked outside the U.S.
• The declaration of an independent Press

The Word - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide

What's happening in journalism? What's important in style and accessibility? We've got The Word on all that and more.

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · Aug 1

Here are all the interviews about Disability in E & E we have published so far - if you would like to say your piece in the November or December issues, please get in touch, [email protected]

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Disability in Ecology and Evolution collection: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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Karen Tani @kmtani.bsky.social · Sep 7

Just noticed this new @katmacfarlane.bsky.social article on SSRN: "Disability and Constitutional Legitimacy." Excited to read it! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Disability and Constitutional Legitimacy

Disability classifications can take one of two forms. The more familiar form targets people with disabilities on account of their disability, and harms them. Th

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Sep 7

It's also a good time for researchers to speak up if they find their research has been incorrectly used to push "autism epidemic" narratives.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Sep 7

There is no autism epidemic.

There is only better identification of existing autistic people.

Anyone claiming otherwise is either ignoring, denying—or does not understand—contemporary autism research, or is selling something.

#autism #neurodiversity

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The Sociological Quarterly @socquarterly.bsky.social · Aug 20

ONLINE FIRST

Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.

Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hot off the press from The Lancet! #Disability is rarely included in intersectional health equity research! Here are four strategies and recommendations to include #disability in this area.

A call to action to include disability in intersectional health equity research and policy

Disability status is rarely included in health research and policy, including intersectional research, perpetuating health inequities for this population. This paper calls on researchers and policymak...

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Sep 4

Persons w/disabilities must be included in all emergency plans and preparedness. In many natural disaster events, they are left behind b/c there is no plan for them.

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Sep 4

“As a scholar of rhetoric and the mother of an autistic child, in the language of MAHA I hear a disregard for the humanity of people with disabilities and a shift from supporting them to blaming them for their needs.”

Opinion | Autistic Children Are Facing Blame, Shame from MAHA

Megan Donelson writes on the troubling rhetoric the “Make America Healthy Again” Commission is using to describe autism and other disabilities.

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Lurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 28

The "Lactation and Breastfeeding with a Disability" webinar recording is now available!

Watch the recording: zurl.co/5OXyv
FAQ & Resource Guide coming soon!

#DisabilityPregnancy #DisabledPregnancy #PregnancyResearch #Lactation #IBCLC

Webinar Recording Available Now. On the laptop screen, text reads: “The crib was wildly inaccessible for both of us. It is a special kind of helplessness when you can't reach your own baby" attributed to Elizabeth Soper.

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Sep 2

Sadly, this story is not the first nor will it be the last of an individual with a disability facing discrimination from rideshare companies, such as Uber or Lyft. While there are avenues to report discrimination, it will still continue unless these organizations make the needed system-wide changes.

Chicago woman says Uber drivers will cancel her rides because of her disability

It's happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a disa...

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Sep 2

Regardless of who is in charge of ensuring that the MBTA complies with the ADA, accountability is still needed at all levels. #disability #transportation

ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Sep 2

"For nearly two decades, an independent judge has kept a watchful eye on the MBTA, ensuring that the transit agency complies with the rules for riders with disabilities. Come December, that oversight is expected to end, transferring to a citizen-led group." 1/2

A judge has been watching the MBTA on behalf of riders with disabilities. That is about to change. - The Boston Globe

In 2006, a settlement agreement required the MBTA to make bus and subway more accessible. A citizens group will soon take the lead in monitoring the system.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Dr. Jen Brooks @jdbrooks15.bsky.social · Jul 18

@asanews.bsky.social @asadisability.bsky.social missed the deadline to request a remote presentation by 2 days and now I can’t present my own research that I have been working on for two years. This is incredibly ableist for an organization that claims to promote "access for all”. Do BETTER ASA!

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Lurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 7

Join us for an important webinar discussion on emergency preparedness for disabled parents and their families.

Register here: zurl.co/DEEoc

#ParentsWithDisabilities #DisabledParents #DisabledParenting
#DisabledParent

Webinar promotional graphic. Text reads: Disaster Preparedness for Parents with Disabilities. July 21, 2025 at 12 PM ET. Speakers: Melissa Marshall, Shari Myers, Judith Brown, and Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu. Four headshots of the speakers are displayed. Icons for ASL interpretation and closed captions are visible, indicating that these accessibility features will be provided during the webinar.

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 26

Happening in less than ten minutes!

ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨REMINDER🚨

This week we will be having our 2nd Annual Virtual Sociology is Better with Disability Workshop on June 26 at 2 - 4pm on Zoom. Please sign up here if interested! This event is free and opened to the public.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Causes and Consequences of Structural, Institutional, and Interpersonal Ableism. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...

Like other systems of oppression and domination, ableism profoundly influences the lives of disabled people. This session will examine the causes and consequences of structural, institutional, and int...

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 26

Happening today! In less than an hour! Please come and join us for this free event!

ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨REMINDER🚨

This week we will be having our 2nd Annual Virtual Sociology is Better with Disability Workshop on June 26 at 2 - 4pm on Zoom. Please sign up here if interested! This event is free and opened to the public.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Causes and Consequences of Structural, Institutional, and Interpersonal Ableism. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...

Like other systems of oppression and domination, ableism profoundly influences the lives of disabled people. This session will examine the causes and consequences of structural, institutional, and int...

sjsu.zoom.us

ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨REMINDER🚨

This week we will be having our 2nd Annual Virtual Sociology is Better with Disability Workshop on June 26 at 2 - 4pm on Zoom. Please sign up here if interested! This event is free and opened to the public.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Causes and Consequences of Structural, Institutional, and Interpersonal Ableism. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...

Like other systems of oppression and domination, ableism profoundly influences the lives of disabled people. This session will examine the causes and consequences of structural, institutional, and int...

sjsu.zoom.us

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 23

The National Organization on Disability will be hosting a free webinar centering on Disability and Social Media on July 17 at 1 - 2pm EST!

If interested, register here: nod.org/unlearning-a...

Unlearning Ableism: Disability in the Age of Social Media - National Organization on Disability

Unlearning Ableism: Disability in the Age of Social Media July 17, 1-2 PM EST. Register In celebration of Disability Pride Month, the National Organization on Disability is sitting down with a panel o...

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · Jun 23

Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM

Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.

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Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · Jun 18

Happy Autistic Pride Day - it gets better for autistic transgender youth. 🏳️‍⚧️ New paper in time for Pride Month. While most autistic youth gain anxiety over time, most gender-diverse youth's anxiety reduced, related to earlier receipt of gender-affirming healthcare.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Gender Identity and Gender-Related Medical Outcomes of Autistic Young Adults Who Experienced Transgender Identity as Adolescents | Transgender Health

Purpose: We examined gender identity and gender-affirming care outcomes of autistic transgender adolescents followed into young adulthood, as well as relationships between gender-related medical care ...

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 18

🆘 REMINDER 🆘

This coming Thursday, June 26, we will be holding our 2nd virtual Sociology Is Better with Disability: Online Workshop! This year's theme will be: The Causes and Consequences of Structural, Institutional, and Interpersonal Ableism. If you are interested in attending, here is the link

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Causes and Consequences of Structural, Institutional, and Interpersonal Ableism. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...

Like other systems of oppression and domination, ableism profoundly influences the lives of disabled people. This session will examine the causes and consequences of structural, institutional, and int...

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 12

This decision will be beneficial for all students w/disabilities regardless of where they are in their stage of education. Disabled students deserve access. #disabledinhighered

Unanimous Supreme Court makes it easier to sue schools in disability cases

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the unanimous opinion, with Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson writing se...

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 2

Lastly, thank you to @angelafrederick.bsky.social for chairing our awards committee and our award committee members for their hard work.

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ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congratulations to all award winners for our section! Links to all of the winning papers are included in this thread.

ASA Section on Disability in Society @asadisability.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are excited to announce the winners of this year's Outstanding Publication Award for our section! Congratulations to Lauren A. Rivera, PhD, and András Tilcsik, PhD, for their paper, "Not in My Schoolyard: Disability Discrimination in Educational Access." 1/3

Not in My Schoolyard: Disability Discrimination in Educational Access - Lauren A. Rivera, András Tilcsik, 2023

Disabled people constitute the largest minority group in the United States, and disability discrimination is prohibited under federal law. Nevertheless, disabil...

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