Not sure what session format to propose for our 2027 conference? We put together this infographic to break down the options! Learn more and submit on our conference website: sites.google.com/DisStudies.o...

What might we gain from centering disability as a site of valuable knowledge, embodied wisdom, and radical creativity in our current political moment? Submit your proposal by the 20th of September 2026: sites.google.com/disstudies.o...

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Curious about the Collaboration Forum for our upcoming virtual conference? Learn more about how to find collaborators and submit a session idea! sites.google.com/disstudies.o...

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Thrilling to see a future class of Society For @disstudies.bsky.social visionaries reflected here. In recruiting our candidate slate, we strove for the widest cross-section of our membership's work theorizing DisStudies globally. Members, your ballot closes on 11:59 EDT today, Mon. 7/13!

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Have you voted in the election for the new SDS Board of Directors? If you haven't yet, there's still time to cast your vote! disstudies.org/2026-nominees/

The 2026 Elections are now open! Members have received communications regarding the current elections. Voting closes July 13. Please make sure you have an active membership! We have an incredible slate of nominees this year! disstudies.org/2026-nominees/

Make sure to vote in our 2026 elections by the end of TODAY, July 13! Learn more about the incredible slate of candidates and cast your vote here: lnkd.in/e4d_qPk2

How might we amplify disabled expertise and crip wisdom - centering ways of living with injury and interdependence - as a way of refusing the ableist nihilism that underwrites apocalypse’s finality & its fixation on healing, cure, & redemption? Submit your proposal: sites.google.com/disstudies.o...

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Amidst escalating political repression, imperialist violence, climate crisis, and warfare, how do we practice disability studies at the end of the world? sites.google.com/disstudies.o... Consider submitting proposals for presentations and discussion for the 2027 SDS Conference by 20 Sept!

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Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link.

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Excited for our 2027 conference? So are we! If you have a question, please check out the new FAQ page on our website. If we haven't answered it yet, you can email us at meeting@disstuides.org sites.google.com/disstudies.o...

Have you voted in the election for the new SDS Board of Directors? If you haven't yet, there's still time to cast your vote! disstudies.org/2026-nominees/

SDS 2027 Conference - Frequently Asked Questions We have put together a series Questions and Answers, based on the most frequent questions received by SDS about the conference, over the past few weeks. #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Disability sites.google.com/disstudies.o...

If youre a current member of SDS, please make sure to cast your vote in our yearly Board elections! Voting closes July 13! disstudies.org/2026/04/28/2...

Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World Call for Papers for the 2027 SDS Conference - put together by the fabulous Conference & Events Committee Deadline for submissions: September 20, 2026 Conference: 23 & 24 April 2027 sites.google.com/disstudies.o...

New Editors' Introduction published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: Editors' Introduction Jeffrey A. Brune (Gallaudet University) Donald Grushkin (CSU-Sacramento) Rachael Nebraska Lynch (George Washington University) dsq-sds.org/article/id/7... #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityStudies

Calling all in #DisabilityStudies - please share the news that @disstudies.bsky.social has a new conference CFP out! "Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World" is going to be AMAZING next April! 1/7

New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: 'The [My] Disabled Body As/In/Fertile Ground: An Arts-Based Exploration of Becoming-Disabled and Becoming-Mother' by Jenna Gabriel, Virginia Commonwealth University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #ArtsResearch

The 2026 Elections are now open! Members have received communications regarding the current elections. Voting closes July 13. Please make sure you have an active membership! We have an incredible slate of nominees this year! disstudies.org/2026-nominees/

New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: ‘“We’re the Ones Making the Future:” Reflections on the Community Co-Curation of a Disability and Neurodiversity Arts Exhibition’ by Ria J. Gualano, Cornell University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #Neurodiversity

New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: ‘”Capitalism, Colonialism, All That Bullshit”: Critical (Dys)Consciousness and Disability-Focused Campus Organizations’ by Jessica Hinson-Williams, Boston College dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityStudies

Virtual Conference Announcement! The Society for Disability Studies is excited to announce our call for papers, themed Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World. sites.google.com/DisStudies.o...

SDS Conference 2027

Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link.

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New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: 'The ADA at 35: Disabled Judicial Personnel and Access to the Courts' by Mamadi K. Corra, East Carolina University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #Disabilityresearch #Access #ADA

New article published in Disability Studies Quarterly: 'Unscripted Revelation: The Spirit of Sign Language and the Threat of Deaf Christianity in the Nineteenth-Century United States' by William Stell, New York University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Deafness

A new Disability Studies Quarterly issue is now out! Volume 45, Issue 3 - Spring 2026 It includes: Editors' Introduction - Jeffrey A. Brune, Donald Grushkin and Rachael Nebraska Lynch The issue can be accessed here: dsq-sds.org/issue/381/in... #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Disability

Tips and tricks for UG and grad students in #DisabilityStudies: 1. Become a member of SDS for access to events, listserv, conference info, etc. 2. Use our "Disability Beyond the SDS" to find more local or specialized orgs and working groups disstudies.org/resources/beyo…

Hoping your spring semesters have come to a close and rest is on the way! Drop your summer reading recs below! What are you excjted to dig into in #DisabilityStudies?

Jesse Meadows is one of the most consistently interesting thinkers I know of, seriously examining the workings of the human mind, embodiment, disability and the social dimensions of these things. open.substack.com/pub/sluggish...

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📣 How can research be conducted with communities whose embodied knowledge the researcher can never fully share? Dr. Gili Hammer presents her research on disability art, sensory ethnography, and multimodal methods. Register here ➡️ dezim.limequery.com/492172?lang=de

Deadline for nominations and self-nominations: Thursday, 4th June 2026! #DisabilityStudies

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The nomination period for SDS’s 2026 elections is now open. We encourage self-nominations and nominations of colleagues who would be a strong fit for the organization. If you are interested in serving, or know someone who may be, please use the nomination form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Interested in joining one of the SDS committees (as a Board Member)? Introducing the Executive Committee: comprised of the SDS Board’s officers (President, President-Elect, Treasurer & Secretary) to provide guidance and support, as needed, to other committees. #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityStudies

Interested in joining one of the SDS committees? The Communications and Publications committee manages SDS’s social media intern program, recruits and provides support for Disability Studies Quarterly editors, and prepares publicity materials related to SDS events and other announcements/activities