Disability Health Equity Research Network (DHERN) will be holding its annual virtual conference this September 29 at 12pm EST. Please register here if interested in attending! #disability #DHERN

CALL FOR PAPERS: The Society for Disability Studies will be holding its annual virtual conference from 4/23 - 4/24/2027. If interested, please. consider submitting an abstract (300 words max). #disabilitystudies #disability

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at @asanews.bsky.social in less than 2 weeks. Here is a thread of all of our section's sessions. #sociology #ASA

ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · last wk.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at @asanews.bsky.social in less than 2 weeks. We wanted to share with you all the schedule of our section's events. Please consider attending one of them if you are able! 1/4

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at @asanews.bsky.social in less than 2 weeks. We wanted to share with you all the schedule of our section's events. Please consider attending one of them if you are able! 1/4

www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Supporting research that improves the lives of persons w/disabilities is critical more than ever. @lurieinstitute.bsky.social has been a hallmark in advancing policies and research that supports the disability community. #disabilityrights

The only research center for disabled parents is losing federal funding

Staff call it a "profound setback for disability rights and family equity."

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Please consider participating in this important and timely study! #disabledinhighered #disability #accessibility

ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are you currently enrolled at a US higher education institution and have a disability? Please consider participating in a brief survey about students' experiences w/the accessibility/disability services office. 1/2

Are you currently enrolled at a US higher education institution and have a disability? Please consider participating in a brief survey about students' experiences w/the accessibility/disability services office. 1/2

#disability friends, does anyone have suggestions or ideas for resources on disability training centered on what to do if you see ICE? I just got word that ICE raids in Boston are expected to ramp up.

Hi everyone, we have almost all positions filled, but we are still looking for a treasurer! If you are interested in being a treasurer for our section, please reach out to our nominations chair, @catherinetan.bsky.social.

ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Here are the positions: 1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total) 2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years) 3. Program Committee Chair (2 years) 4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years) 5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years) 6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4

Honored to have my research elevated by @jofhsb.bsky.social for #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities. This recognition means so much. 2025 has been an extraordinary year for impactful research in the sociology of disability. Grateful for this community. @asadisability.bsky.social

JHSB@jofhsb.bsky.social · 8mo ago

In honor of #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities learn how structural ableism impacts self-rated health and functional limitation among people with disabilities: bit.ly/48cYCn2 #NewPublication By @robynlbrown.bsky.social @universityofky.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

Even though institutionalization of persons w/disabilities has been declared illegal, its history and the suffering of those and their families still continues to this day.

He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers.

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Also, graduate students are allowed to run for ALL of these positions except for the chairperson and secretary/treasurer!

ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hi all, We are still looking for people in the following positions: 1) Chairperson elect 2) Secretary/Treasurer elect 3) Program Committee Chair 4) Publicity Committee Chair 5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!

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ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hi all, We are still looking for people in the following positions: 1) Chairperson elect 2) Secretary/Treasurer elect 3) Program Committee Chair 4) Publicity Committee Chair 5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!

Hi all, We are still looking for people in the following positions: 1) Chairperson elect 2) Secretary/Treasurer elect 3) Program Committee Chair 4) Publicity Committee Chair 5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!

ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Here are the positions: 1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total) 2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years) 3. Program Committee Chair (2 years) 4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years) 5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years) 6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4

Also, the student rep gets to run the section’s Bluesky account!

ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Here are the positions: 1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total) 2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years) 3. Program Committee Chair (2 years) 4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years) 5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years) 6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4

Want to be more involved in ASA and our incredible section? Please consider running for one of the open positions in our section! More information can be found in this thread! @asanews.bsky.social

ASA Section on Disability in Society@asadisability.bsky.social · 10mo ago

ASA Elections are coming up soon! We are seeking nominations for the following positions within our section. Terms would start in 2026! 1/4

ASA Elections are coming up soon! We are seeking nominations for the following positions within our section. Terms would start in 2026! 1/4

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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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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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, tree@cell.com www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

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

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 · 11mo ago

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

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

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...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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.

‘I Could Literally Be Left Behind to Die’: How a Student With a Disability Changed the Law

nytimes.com

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies @disasterstrat.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Disabled wisdom is survival wisdom. When preparedness includes disability, it strengthens safety for all of us. ♿️

“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.

mississippifreepress.org

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

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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"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.

bostonglobe.com

@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!