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SDS is a lively scholarly association made up of artists, scholars and activists who promote Disability Studies. #DSQArchives #Soc4DisStudies

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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · Dec 9
This December the SDS is launching a membership drive! If you're in the field of #DisabilityStudies and looking for a community of researchers we hope you join us! Membership dues help sustain our flagship journal, Disability Studies Quarterly, which is SO important to the field! 1/6
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SDS First Book Award

Celebrates an author’s first single-authored book that makes a significant contribution to Disability Studies.

Eligibility: Authors of a debut scholarly monograph published within the last two years - submit by 31 March 2026

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SDS 2026 Awards Category First Book Award Celebrates an author’s first single-authored book that makes a significant contribution to Disability Studies. Eligibility: Authors of a debut scholarly monograph published within the last two years. Nominations: Self-nominations and publisher nominations accepted. Include a 3-page letter describing the book’s innovation and impact. Submission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form. Electronic copies of books are required for review. Physical copies of books may be requested for review - by 31st March 2026
February 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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SDS 2026 Awards Category
Senior Book Award

Honors an outstanding single-authored scholarly book published in the past two years by an established scholar.

Eligibility: Authors of scholarly monographs - submit by 31st March 2026.

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More information: disstudies.org/nominate/
SDS 2026 Awards Category Senior Book Award Honors an outstanding single-authored scholarly book published in the past two years by an established scholar. Eligibility: Authors of scholarly monographs. Nominations: Self-nominations and publisher nominations accepted. Include a letter (up to three (3) pages) describing the book’s contribution to Disability Studies. Submission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form. Electronic copies of books are required for review. Physical copies of books may be requested for review - by 31st March 2026
February 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Mentoring Award

Recognizes exceptional commitment to mentoring students, activists, artists, and practitioners within or beyond academic settings.

Eligibility: Open to any member of the Disability Studies community - submit by 31st March 2026
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SDS 2026 Awards Category Mentoring Award Recognizes exceptional commitment to mentoring students, activists, artists, and practitioners within or beyond academic settings. Eligibility: Open to any member of the Disability Studies community. Nominations: Must include at least two nominators. Letters (of up to four (4) pages) should provide examples of the nominee’s mentoring and its outcomes - by 31st March 2026 https://disstudies.org/nominate/ #DisabilityStudies
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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SDS 2026 Awards Category:
Lifetime Achievement Award

Honors a senior member of the Disability Studies community whose sustained work has shaped the field.

Submission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form by 31st March 2026.

#DisabilityStudies #SDSAwards
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SDS 2026 Awards Category Lifetime Achievement Award Honors a senior member of the Disability Studies community whose sustained work has shaped the field. Eligibility: Senior scholars and community leaders whose impact includes scholarship, theory, teaching, or institution-building. Nominations: Must be made by colleagues (self-nominations are not accepted). Letters (of up to four (4) pages) should describe the nominee’s contributions and influence. Submission: Via the SDS Nominations and Awards Form. Electronic copies of books are required for review. Physical copies of books may be requested for review - by 31st March 2026
February 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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SDS Awards (Nine in total!)
disstudies.org/nominate/

Timeline:

Nominations Open: December 8, 2026
Nominations Due: March 31, 2026, 11:59pm, Eastern Time (U.S.)
Award Review Period: Spring–Summer 2026
Award Announcements: November 2026 SDS General Membership Meeting

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Nominations – Society for Disability Studies
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February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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If you're not yet a member, please join us! We have sliding scale membership dues that allow us to foster #DisabilityStudies scholarship and community engagement. If you have the resources, you can also gift membership to another! Register: www.patreon.com/SocietyforDi...

#Academic #Disability
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February 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Coming up next week - join the SDS community for a discussion with Charles Bell and Alysse Loomis!
disstudies.bsky.social Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 13d
Our next event with Charles Bell and Alysse Loomis is taking place on February 10 from 12 - 1:15 Eastern. Please email any access requests to our admin coordinator Gaby at [email protected]. Register today at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#DisabilityStudies #AcademicChatter #EdStudies
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February 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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#Disability communities continue to find a way out of no way. Please forward, share, connect this @disstudies.bsky.social call to amplify vital efforts far + (world)wide: @ilo.org @crdjustice.bsky.social @equitableforall.com @dderamo.bsky.social/DRF #disabilitysky
disstudies.bsky.social Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 25d
The Society for Disability Studies invites nominations for the 2026 SDS Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to Disability Studies across scholarship, activism, mentorship, & creative practice

Descriptions of all 9 awards: disstudies.org/nominate/
Nominations form: bit.ly/2026SDSAwards
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January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Our next event with Charles Bell and Alysse Loomis is taking place on February 10 from 12 - 1:15 Eastern. Please email any access requests to our admin coordinator Gaby at [email protected]. Register today at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#DisabilityStudies #AcademicChatter #EdStudies
A tan poster with pink and grey accents. Reads "Author Talks: Charles Bell & Alysse Loomis: How Restraint & Seclusion in K-12 Harm Families of Children with Disabilities." On the left are pictures of Bell and Loomis. Bell is an African American man wearing glasses, dressed in a navy blue suit. Loomis is a person with long, straight hair wearing an orange sleeveless top who stands outdoors against a blurred green background. Poster reads "Join Charles Bell, author of No Restraint: Disabled Children and Institutionalized Violence in America's Schools," and early childhood trauma scholar, Alysse Loomis, for a discussion on how restraint and seclusion harm children with disabilities and their families." The talk includes a 25-30 min presentation, a 10-15 min reader response from Loomis, and a 30-min Q&A. There will be a 5 min break in the middle. A photo of Bell's book cover shows a person sitting in the corner of a dark room, with another appearing in the lit doorway.
January 26, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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The Society for Disability Studies invites nominations for the 2026 SDS Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to Disability Studies across scholarship, activism, mentorship, & creative practice

Descriptions of all 9 awards: disstudies.org/nominate/
Nominations form: bit.ly/2026SDSAwards
Poster for the SDS 2026 Awards: Call for Nominations Dark blue text written on a yellow background, with a photo of a desk surrounding the writing
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Through an exploration of medical sociology, outdated models of disability, disability studies, and disability theories, Emily King reflects on the personal, educational, research, and pedagogical implications these have had for themself, as a Mad disabled critical disabilities scholar.

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Internalizing Disability: If I Tell You, Will You See Me?
In this research, I take an autoethnographic approach to center my own Mad disabled voice. I reflect on personal challenges and understandings as I was introduced to medical sociology as an undergradu...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Join Us for Devva's Room - Disability History for All.
January 14th at 4 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. EST

Natalie Reyes, Director of Viscardi Center, and others will share the history of the Viscardi Center, of the Disability History Museum, and take us on a Virtual Tour.

Register at bit.ly/RegisterDevva
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January 7, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Discover how five scholarships secured by our Professor Hannah Morgan has enabled five Commonwealth students to undertake fully funded and remote study of our ground-breaking MA in Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion.

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Breaking barriers: How the Commonwealth Distance Learning scholarship is helping to shape a more inclusive world
Commonwealth Distance Learning scholarship recipients reflect on their first months of study on the Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion MSc.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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"Learn Accessibility" is a course that takes you through the essentials for building accessible websites and web apps. Created for both beginners and advanced users, this course can be taken beginning to end, or used as a reference for specific topics.

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An evergreen accessibility course and reference to level up your web development.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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For people who don't use screen readers, it can be difficult to understand how screen readers work. If you're interested in learning how people use screen readers, check out this demo from Marc Sutton and The University of California San Francisco.

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Screen Reader Demo for Digital Accessibility
YouTube video by UCSF Documents & Media Photography
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January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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!!! Deadline extension to 15 Jan for EDID and Medieval Studies Sessions !!!

- You Are On Native Land: Understanding Medieval Studies in Turtle Island
- Queer World-Making
- Medieval Engagements with Disability
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January 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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I am so excited about @lauramauldin.bsky.social’s new book In Sickness & In Health and thrilled to be going to the book launch at @strandbooks.com on Feb. 12 at 7 pm. I hope to see many from the health law/policy and disability studies communities there too! www.eventbrite.com/e/laura-maul...
Laura Mauldin + Sian-Pierre Regis: In Sickness and in Health
"An urgent and deeply affecting account of America's failure to provide meaningful support to its chronically ill and disabled citizens."
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January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Frances Darling - 'Epistemic Reparations and Disability', forthcoming and open access at Phil Studies:
Epistemic reparations and disability - Philosophical Studies
Epistemic reparations are argued to be deserved by those wronged by gross injustices and violations, to provide redress for epistemic wrongs incurred by victims and survivors. I apply epistemic repara...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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📚 New Book Alert: Cripping the Archive – Disability, History, and Power

https://mngbookshop.co.uk/9780252088797/cripping-the-archive

💸 20% discount code: LSMNGUP

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December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Free Disability Research zines, all made by the Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) Find them and subscribe to new releases here : linktr.ee/disabilityark
Disability and film, horror, star trek, dwarfism, saints, ancient egypt, eugenics, gods, leaders, radicals, communists, anarchists, history, feminists.
August 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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It’s feeling very real!!!

Publication date: June 16, 2026.

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This is a white book cover with an older American flag in the top half. The stars are replaced by the ASL alphabet. Below, the text reads: “BEFORE DISABILITY: A History of American Citizenship. Sari Altschuler”
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Today, I just learned about Mad Studies from discovering @disstudies.bsky.social via IG. I was aware of their journal but not aware of their socials. Wow, what a day of learning.
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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JANUARY 5, 2026 12-1:15 PM EST
Molly Joyce is joining SDS next week! Come and check it out!

MOLLY JOYCE: DISABILITY AS A CREATIVE SOURCE
Join composer and performer Molly Joyce for a talk on exploring disability as a creative source.
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A cream colored poster with dark text. The Society for Disability Studies logo at the top. Titled "Molly Joyce: Disability as a Creative Source." Event description reads "Join composer and performer Molly Joyce for a talk on exploring disability as a creative source. This session will highlight a range of Joyce's works across music, video, curation, and follow with a discussion/Q&A. This talk will include a 450minute lecture followed by a 30-minute Q&A." The event will take place January 5, 2026 from noon to 1:15 PM Eastern Time. Access features include comfort breaks, access copies of materials, sign language interpretation in several videos, descriptions of all visual material, auto captions will be on during the webinar, and chat enabled. On the left, a picture of Joyce playing a small MIDI keyboard with her right hand while her left hand, fitted with a prosthetic, manipulates wires connected to a circuit board. She is lit by warm spotlighting against a dark background."
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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If you are involved in #DisabilityStudies we hope that you consider becoming a member of the Society for Disability Studies! Becoming a member and paying dues is an awesome way to support disability research and the advancement of Disability Studies in #HigherEd 1/6
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December 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Please note, this event has been postponed - we will share the new date in 2026.
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And the following week, on January 13, please join us for a conversation with Angela Frederick along with Sunaura Taylor and Julia Watts Belser. Register today at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 2/3
A cream colored poster with bright red accents. Society for Disability Studies logo at the top. Title reads "Author Talks: Angela Frederick with Sunaura Taylor & Julia Watts Belser." On the left, a picture of Frederick alongside the cover of her book. Frederick, a white woman in her 40’s with blond hair and blue eyes, is smiling in the photo and wearing a black short sleeve top. Her book "Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster" is out with New York University Press. The book cover shows maintenance vehicles parked in a row along the powerlines, with red cones sectioning them off from the road. The event description reads "Disabled Power tells the stories of Texans with disabilities who endured Winter Storm Uri and the 2021 Texas power crisis, one of the deadliest and costliest disasters in recent U.S. history. Drawing from in-depth interviews with disabled Texans and those who provide long-term care for severely disabled family members, sociologist Angela Frederick illuminates how people with disabilities and chronic health conditions bear unique forms of harm in disasters like Winter Storm Uri, when infrastructure, such as power and water, is disabled. Frederick also emphasizes another meaning of the term "disabled power," that is, the individual and collective resilience Texans with disabilities employed to survive the disaster." Event takes place January 13, 2026 from noon to 1:15 PM Eastern Time. Event includes a 20-minute author talk, followed by two 10-minute reader responses, followed by a break and a 25-minute Q&A.
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM