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Ellen Forget
@ellenforget.bsky.social
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Academic studying braille, print disabilities, and small-press publishing. Editor by trade, academic at heart. she/they. ocd & long-covid & chronic pain.
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Ellen Forget @ellenforget.bsky.social · Jun 25
I'm excited to announce that I will be joining University of Alberta this fall as a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in English and Film Studies to work on my project "A History of Tactile Writing and Reading."
Ellen wearing a green sweater that says U of A, University of Alberta. Ellen has short red hair and large-frame glasses. Trees and green shrubs in the background.
ellenforget.bsky.social
As someone with OCD, adapting to new places is often difficult. Yesterday, I had to walk an extra 20 minutes in below freezing temps to backtrack, satisfy an OCD check, then turn around to go where I needed to go. I couldn't visualize the thing my OCD wanted me to check because I'm in a new place.
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ellenforget.bsky.social
Question for data visualization experts: is there a simple way to create a visualization that looks like a sphere? I have a vision for a diagram, but unsure of how to technically achieve it. There would only be words appearing on the sphere, no numerical data. Please DM if you might be able to help!
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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tychebooks.bsky.social
Authors deserve their royalties, to earn a little for the blood, sweat, & tears they have shed over that book, for the hours they spent writing & revising.

I don't know how to say that you should care about other people, but there it is. You should care about other people.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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tychebooks.bsky.social
Here's my two cents on the piracy discourse this morning. Reading everything this morning, I remember those old FBI warnings at the start of videos: piracy isn't a victimless crime. 🧵
kristadb1.bsky.social Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 3d
I have had it with the justifications. The weaponization of poverty, neurodiversity, mental illness, all of it.

if you follow me and are using my RTs of authors' books to pirate books (many who are financially struggling, I might add), then frankly fuck off.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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lauraestill.bsky.social
Out now!

The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Constance Crompton, @raysiemens.bsky.social , Richard J. Lane, and myself

And better yet? It's #openaccess!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

Order hard copies here: www.routledge.com/The-Companio...

Thanks to all contributors! 🎉
a handsome book cover: The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities in Practice ; blue at top and bottom and with ethereal black and white and rainbow edged dots evoking information transfer (shaped like a long fish's tail, perhaps). Edited by Constance Crompton, Laura Estill, Richard J. Lane, and Ray Siemens
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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ICYMI: Me on Alberta's Bill 9, which invokes the notwithstanding clause to force through three pieces of anti-trans legislation.

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The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
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November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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sharpnews.bsky.social
🌟 Deadline to apply to be the next SHARP NEWS Editor in Chief has been extended!

👉 Apply by November 28, 2025!

Details here:

sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...

#BookHistory #Editor #OnlinePublishing #EditorOpportunity #Academic #SHARP #Bookishness #BookCommunity
Call for Applications: SHARP NEWS Editor in Chief (2026-2032). Details of the call for Applications, which has a deadline of November 28, 2025. The role begins January 1, 2025. See the link for full call details. Call for Applications: SHARP NEWS Editor in Chief (2026-2032). Details of the call for Applications, which has a deadline of November 28, 2025. The role begins January 1, 2025. See the link for full call details. Call for Applications: SHARP NEWS Editor in Chief (2026-2032). Details of the call for Applications, which has a deadline of November 28, 2025. The role begins January 1, 2025. See the link for full call details.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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disabilityscoop.bsky.social
Alice Wong, a prolific advocate for disability justice who authored a memoir, penned numerous essays, edited two anthologies, hosted a podcast and founded a platform for writers and artists with #disabilities, has died.
Disability Rights Leader Alice Wong Dies At 51
A prolific advocate for disability justice, Wong authored a memoir, penned numerous essays, edited two anthologies, hosted a podcast and founded a platform for writers and artists with disabilities.
www.disabilityscoop.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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supercrip1994.bsky.social
I can say this because I'm a member of the jury – indies and smaller budget titles will NEVER survive the nomination process. And this isn't saying these games don't deserve it. But we're doing a disservice to accessibility by ALWAYS and ONLY choosing AAA titles.
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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laurab7.bsky.social
Exciting news today! I can finally share that I wrote a chapter for a wonderful book titled “Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech.” It will be published on March 26, 2026, and is already available for pre-order.
Book cover with the title and subtitle in blue letters at the top reading Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Below the title, taking up about 2/3 of the cover is a painting. The painting features arcs of yellow, orange, blue, turquoise, pink, and purple. The lower half of these swaths of bright colors are populated by abstract figures, circles, and building-like shapes. According to the artist, the work uses sheet music as a foundation, creating an abstract typographical interpretation of musical notation through bold design and color. Resting on the top left corner of the images are the words Edited by Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, Chancey Fleet. On the bottom right corner are the words CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
ellenforget.bsky.social
Friends in or familiar with London and Paris: any tips on affordable accommodations? I've checked out a few hostels in London, but they seem to be booked already for the week I'll be there. I've never been to France before so I'm not sure how easy it is to get around.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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ellenforget.bsky.social
The Bruce Peel special collections library at UAlberta recently acquired a Bible in moon, and I'm so excited—you might even say that I'm over the moon about it.

It's a 1960s reproduction of a mid-1800s volume (moon was invented in the 1840s). Unfortunately. It's only volume 1 (of 3).
Title page of the moon bible, which is embossed in the moon tactile code. It says that it is volume one of three and that it was published by the Moon Society, a branch of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London. The opening page in the moon bible, which just says "moon" repeatedly across the whole page, embossed in the moon tactile code. A close-up of the interior spine and margin on a page, which shows the running head that is embossed vertically in the inside margin rather than at the top of the page. The page is embossed in the moon tactile code. A close-up of the outside margin and top right corner of a recto page, which shows a page number in the very top corner. It also shows parantheses-like markers at the edge of the page, which are used to guide the finger as you read lines back-and-forth. The page is embossed in the moon tactile code.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
ellenforget.bsky.social
The Bruce Peel special collections library at UAlberta recently acquired a Bible in moon, and I'm so excited—you might even say that I'm over the moon about it.

It's a 1960s reproduction of a mid-1800s volume (moon was invented in the 1840s). Unfortunately. It's only volume 1 (of 3).
Title page of the moon bible, which is embossed in the moon tactile code. It says that it is volume one of three and that it was published by the Moon Society, a branch of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London. The opening page in the moon bible, which just says "moon" repeatedly across the whole page, embossed in the moon tactile code. A close-up of the interior spine and margin on a page, which shows the running head that is embossed vertically in the inside margin rather than at the top of the page. The page is embossed in the moon tactile code. A close-up of the outside margin and top right corner of a recto page, which shows a page number in the very top corner. It also shows parantheses-like markers at the edge of the page, which are used to guide the finger as you read lines back-and-forth. The page is embossed in the moon tactile code.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
ellenforget.bsky.social
It's been six weeks and I still expect to see him when I turn around. I miss his sweet face so much. Some days are harder than others, and today is really hitting me.

It doesn't help that FB thinks I need ads from four different pet insurance companies. 🙃 (Yes I tried muting. It didn't work.)
ellenforget.bsky.social Ellen Forget @ellenforget.bsky.social · Sep 25
[TW pet death]

We said our final goodbyes to our sweet, loving Moscato this morning. I am heartbroken, but he was surrounded by love in his final moments. Please give your pets extra love and hugs today.
A brown and white greyhound–husky with perfect, floopy ears. A brown and white greyhound–husky snoozing while snuggling with his human. A brown and white greyhound–husky lounging in a dog bed in front of a large window. A brown and white greyhound–husky lying in a dog bed with a handmade blanket made just for him.
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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bobbinewman.bsky.social
Call for Chapter Proposals for Disability Justice in Libraries. deadline December 1, 2025
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
CFP
Call for Chapter Proposals for Disability Justice in Libraries This call for chapter proposals is an invitation for abstract submissions for Disability Justice in Libraries, an anthology examining t...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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matthewchambers.bsky.social
A new special issue of English Studies I'm really keen to put together! Please consider submitting and circulate widely! @drchrislouttit.bsky.social bookshoplit.com/cfp-booksell...
CFP: Bookselling and Literature
Bookselling and LiteratureA Special Issue of English Studies Guest Editor: Matthew Chambers ([email protected]) One of the best-known literary friendships was formed in a bookshop, and one…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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aivalentin.bsky.social
Deaf and Deaf-adjacent folks, I need some help.

I have a student who needs to hire a writing coach that specialises in helping folks who are primarily ASL speakers write in English. Where do I look to find one who is able to assist with dissertation-level academic writing? Does anyone know someone?
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ellenforget.bsky.social
I'm very grateful that my postdoc fellowship comes with money for research travel. However... booking said travel is testing the limits of my patience. 😅

No, I do not want a layover when direct flights are available. I especially don't want a layover when the direct flight is only an hour??
November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for people 18+ in Canada who speak Punjabi, Arabic, Ukrainian, or Tagalog to participate in the study "Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial" #ParticipateInResearch
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...
Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial
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November 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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sophieheywood.bsky.social
The new Children's Booker Prize is brilliant for kidlit - did you know that even more brilliantly, translations are included? This is a big step towards recognising the contribution translation makes to UK children’s literature.
Read my article with Emma Page here 👇
tinyurl.com/52uva3mr
The Children’s Booker prize will include works of translation – here are five expert recommendations to get your kids excited
Translations will expand the reading worlds of children.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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dcal-ucl.bsky.social
PhD Opportunity at UCL – Tactile Sign Language & DeafBlind Communication. Funded PhD at DCAL exploring tactile BSL and DeafBlind interaction. UK only. Deadline 1 Dec 2025.

www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
PhD Opportunity at UCL – Tactile Sign Language & DeafBlind Communication
Join a pioneering ERC-funded project at UCL’s DCAL, Europe’s leading centre for Deafness, Cognition & Language research.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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sarahebull.bsky.social
My students and I were really lucky to have a visit from @ellenforget.bsky.social yesterday to talk to us about the history of tactile scripts and how Braille works, and show us her wonderful collection of Braille texts and devices!

One student: "How did you get into doing SUCH COOL RESEARCH?"
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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bookshop.org
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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riacheyne.bsky.social
As we come to the end of our @edicaucus.bsky.social funded 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' project, we're delighted to invite you to 'Accessing Archives and Collections: Disability, Neurodivergence, Chronic Illness' - a free online symposium on 17th and 18th November. 1/n
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October 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM