Follow-up: the end of conference plenary with a chat g summary of reflections that people put into the conference app. Sigh
BW@besswww.bsky.social · 2mo ago0 days since I have heard "I asked [AI tool] about this and.." in a keynote/commencement speech, etc
Ever since I've been in academia (almost 20 yrs) people have been talking about the end of the traditional academic conference yet they largely persist. What changes have you seen in conferences that you think make a difference? I'll start
0 days since I have heard "I asked [AI tool] about this and.." in a keynote/commencement speech, etc
Coming soon! Reissue of Design for Independent Living, an exceptional document of disabled expertise in collab with architecture students in the 1970s, by Raymond Lifchez and Barbara Winslow. New intro by me, Aimi Hamraie & Ignacio Galán. www.upress.umn.edu/978151792140...
Design for Independent Living
A new edition of the classic and innovative resource that relies on personal lived experience to guide accessible designIn 1979, University of California arc...
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TIL that the term "tarmac" is a shortening of "tarmacadam" referring to tar + a technique of layering crushed stones for hard surfaces (named for engineer McAdam who invented it in 19th c). Basically a precursor to asphalt - but oddly seems mainly to refer to airport paved areas today - right?
This post has great alt text that helped me realize that even when names are provided IDK who 80% of these people are. But pretty clothes! Very bad sponsors! (But let's be honest the met & it's sponsors have never been great)
Jared Pechaček@vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 3mo agoOFFICIAL MET GALA THREAD STARTS HERE
me: oh my next book is going to be way more succinct and won't go down every rabbit hole like my dissertation-to-book also me: reading entire books to inform 1 to 2 sentences of current hodgepodge of partial drafts
I need a punch card for how many times I've been at a disability-focused event where someone claims they don't need a microphone.
Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps. I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
NPR@npr.org · 6mo agoNike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
it seems like a fair number of people I know from students to colleagues are starting to write in this way where parts of paragraphs are bolded. I am not a fan. Where does this come from and is it preferred by anyone?
love to hear that my university hired a consulting firm to assess our research support - probably spending more than I would earn in research funds in 5 careers. Forgive me for not feeling that marginalized topics, non STEM, and smaller-scale funding are going to be hot topics for them.
I realize this isn't the main thing here but isn't Times New Roman no longer even packaged with Microsoft Word? (while Calibri is the default there) Maybe worth saying there isn't really a single font that is considered most accessible.. but TNR is very poor for readability.
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 8mo agoAll the problems in the world right now, and the State Department is worried about "woke" fonts.
LOL @ this romantic post about the least romantic first date location you could possibly imagine.
AW Stiles@awstiles.bsky.social · 8mo ago15 years ago @besswww.bsky.social sent me a late night okcupid message and I figured since she wasn't free for a month, I'd have our first date at Big Charlie's Saloon. It's been two cities,two kids (my son, and our son), a cat and countless bike rides. Thankful for Big Charlie's in so many ways.
Or come for a book talk from David Serlin on his most recent title, "Window Shopping with Helen Keller: Architecture and Disability in Modern Culture: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 5/5
I am gutted to learn of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social (Alice Wong’s) passing. She was always a warm friend, a wonderful spirit, and someone who fostered my own growth. She helped me see that, as a #disabled person with chronic illness, I matter—I am whole. I’ll be posting some of Alice’s work. ❤️ forever
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed. Here are the words she left behind: www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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30 years ago today the Disability Discrimination Act became law in the UK. We're at Insole Court, Cardiff today for #BeingHumanFestival25 reflecting on it's legacy
just wild how still, almost 20 years into researching what I've been researching, a friend is like "have you seen this masters thesis from 1985" and i click 2 links and have it on my computer, and I've never seen it before. I am thinking AI cannot do this but I do appreciate that regular search can.
Lia Smith was a transgender rights advocate and athlete who spoke out forcefully against this administration's policies. Rest in peace. Every trans suicide is a murder by those in power. www.middleburycampus.com/article/2025...
College-sponsored transgender healthcare talk receives backlash, inspires alternative talk - The Middlebury Campus
Middlebury hosted a talk attended by about 120 students on Feb. 20 titled “What is the Right Approach on Public Policy and Transgender Medicine?” in Wilson Hall in McCullough Student Center. The talk ...
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I just wanna point out that this online No Kings protest organized by disabled folks is offering more opportunities for follow-up and additional action than I’ve seen for any of the in-person events. Not hatin’- just sayin’ 💁🏽♀️
Effie Seiberg@effies.bsky.social · 10mo agoWanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")? Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event. Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
boosting & reading disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/10/15/g...
The State of Critical Race Disability Studies A White Paper Report from the Disabled Scholars of Color Collective
Introduction: Who We Are and How We Came Together The Disabled Scholars of Color Collective (DSCC) is a group of disabled scholars of color working in the field of disability studies and bey…
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Wow a bracing interview on NPR 's Here & now about birth control misinfo on Tiktok, particularly aligned with claims from the likes of Charlie Kirk that birth control has a detrimental effect on women's patches/personalities so they need to get off it to know their true selves
Great to see this new bio of Ed Roberts, one of the key figures in the US Disability Rights Mvmt. Looks like great detail on the legislative and politics work he did beyond what he's best known for in Berkeley. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The radical life of the father of independent living
A new book explores disabled activist Ed Roberts' revolutionary career.
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Am a fan of the Vibe Check podcast just to get to listen to these 3 great friends who are super smart, caring, knowledgeable, and love dogs and music and poetry. And if you need a super cathartic, absolute takedown of Bari Weiss today, go to about 35 min pca.st/episode/daa5...
An Abundance of White Mediocrity
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I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..
Audra Mitchell@audralmitchell.bsky.social · 11mo agoTHERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM. (other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).
People will say the younger generations aren't tough but I'm at an outdoor concert where it's upward of 80 F and people are wearing sweatshirts and tweed jackets. Horrors for my perimenopausal eyes.
