#disabledinacademia — Public Fediverse posts

There is still time to join @DisabledInSTEM's Mentorship Program!

I know I'm including a lot of higher education hashtags, but you don't need to be in academia to participate. The @DisabledInSTEM mentorship program has run for multiple years now and is a great success.

Please share the word!

Mentee form: https://forms.gle/tryM66LaKGM5LbMj7

Mentor form: https://forms.gle/ncCcoNxYkJhNLYq48

#STEM #STEMDiversity #Disability #DisabledInSTEM #DisabledInAcademia #DisabledInHigherEd

Another resource I absolutely love is IncludEdu.

IncludEdu is a website for assistive technology. It's built for an audience of educators/younger learners BUT do not let that fool you. I have discovered lots of great plugins on IncludEdu.

You can search by Apple, Microsoft, or Google. Good source for accommodation ideas!

#AcademicChatter #Disability #HigherEd
#Accessibility #DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledInAcademia
#DisabledStudents #Disability #Accommodations

Another potential resource comes from Disabled Academic Collective. They did a thread a while ago on digital resources for disabled folks who wanted to find community online. They compiled the answers into "Community Resources" and posted it to their Resources page.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tIOlPW0JJNh-HHXPYG3mjjQ5ugITCTgUeraqa4cYBkE/edit

#AcademicChatter #Disability #HigherEd
#Accessibility #DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledInAcademia
#DisabledStudents

Disabled In Higher Ed's "Disabled in STEM/Academia Literature" spreadsheet is a collection of articles, blogs, etc. that may interest disabled students, staff, faculty, and anyone invested in accessibility in higher education.

Bonus for ADHD folks: there are summaries of what each item is.

#AcademicChatter #Disability #HigherEd
#Accessibility #DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledInAcademia
#DisabledStudents

Another good resource for disabled folks in higher ed comes from Disabled Academic Collective. They did a thread a while ago on digital resources for disabled folks who wanted to find community online. They compiled the answers into "Community Resources" and posted it to their Resources page.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tIOlPW0JJNh-HHXPYG3mjjQ5ugITCTgUeraqa4cYBkE/edit

#AcademicChatter #Disability #HigherEd
#Accessibility #DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledInAcademia
#DisabledStudents

Another resource is @DisabledInSTEM's Accessibility Review Form. This disability resource is for students (although I would love a version for staff/faculty...).

It's relatively new but a great place to check for academic ableism, success stories, and students can (& should) add to it.

#Disability #HigherEd
#Accessibility
#AcademicChatter
#DisabledInHigherEd
#DisabledInAcademia
#DisabledStudents

@academicchatter

The Job Accommodation Network is the first place I recommend people check out when thinking about potential disability accommodations. You can search by barrier or by disability or by job task.

For example, a graduate student could search for writing accommodations for their thesis.

https://askjan.org

#Disability #HigherEd #Accessibility #DisabledInAcademia #DisabledStudents #Accommodations