Because I want these to be easier to see & share with others in academia I've compiled some here. These are the experts on accommodations. Don't dismiss them.
@BlondeHistorian talks about the work that goes into getting them just to be (illegally) denied.https://twitter.com/BlondeHistorian/status/1089775207718502400 …
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@DisabilityStor1 talks about being an international student dealing with accommodations in three different countries during grad school.https://twitter.com/DisabilityStor1/status/1089864375236808706 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@redrocketpanda talks about being asked to help the department be more inclusive to students with anxiety only to be shut down when communicating what those needs are.https://twitter.com/redrocketpanda/status/1089908255793598464 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@natalyadell talks about their experience being dismissed about reasonable accommodations in various situations throughout their studies.https://twitter.com/natalyadell/status/1089874174485630976 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@gayphysicist talks more about *all of the work* that goes into getting the chance to even be in some classes in the first place.https://twitter.com/gayphysicist/status/1089791825630674945 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@ResourcefulSqrl talks about the inherent implications of requiring disability documentation for accommodations and why it may increase the vulnerability of the students in the long run.https://twitter.com/ResourcefulSqrl/status/1089688044976918528 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@mattbc talks about accommodations in law school and how the way that they were handled perpetuated a culture of discrimination.https://twitter.com/mattbc/status/1089765147328036864 …Näytä tämä ketju -
These are just a few of the stories being shared about the tolls of
#AcademicAbleism on students who are working harder than most just to get an education. Do your disabled students a favor and be an advocate for them. We know what we're talking about.#ThingsDisabledPeopleKnowNäytä tämä ketju -
Since disabled students are still sharing their stories of
#AcademicAbleism I'm going to be adding more as I see them.@karriehiggins talks about her own experiences dealing with barriers and accommodation denials that pushed her out of academia.https://twitter.com/karriehiggins/status/1090234535755894784 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@femme_jaime talks about space accessibility and having to fight to be able to attend classes (as well as office hours/other academic events that students need to attend to be successful).https://twitter.com/femme_jaime/status/1089986913904271360 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@Azza_Alt talks about how student support services (including disability services) often primarily exist to prevent legal accountability on the part of the University rather than to support students.https://twitter.com/Azza_Alt/status/1089885577019883521 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@gracenbrilz talks more about the work that goes into getting accommodations (and the toll this often has on your productivity and your emotions).https://twitter.com/gracenbrilz/status/1090267180397060096 …Näytä tämä ketju -
While I'm at it here's my thread on my own experiences where I talk about some of the biggest barriers I've dealt with (syllabus policies and accommodation discussions/denials) as well as how widespread these problems are.https://twitter.com/mandieatough/status/1069626068439638016 …
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@c25l_ talks more about the costs that can come from the diagnosis and required documentation process and why that process can be so hard to go through with. https://twitter.com/c25l_/status/1090394044239245313 …
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@sashaboersma talks about classroom policies that are particularly harmful for students who need accommodations generally but specifically for those with anxiety.https://twitter.com/sashaboersma/status/1090413133611491328 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@TheSumOfMyWords talks about the costs that can come from prioritizing your education above your health (and how this can be expected or encouraged by educators).https://twitter.com/TheSumOfMyWords/status/1090246247506685953 …Näytä tämä ketju -
@TonichaUpham talks about accommodations both before and in university and the pressure that is often felt to prove you have a need/right to them.https://twitter.com/TonichaUpham/status/1090388632840663040 …Näytä tämä ketju -
Lots of people are still sharing their stories. Please keep looking for them using
#AcademicAbleism@zaranosaur is one of the initiators if the hashtag several years back and she’s linked to some other resources that you should be looking at as well.https://twitter.com/zaranosaur/status/1090545549919612928 …Näytä tämä ketju -
In her thread
@zaranosaur talks about how these stories are examples of a systemic problem that is perpetuated even by those who society (or individuals) would assume to know better.https://twitter.com/zaranosaur/status/1089880099221131264 …Näytä tämä ketju
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