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Teaching Resources
Good pedagogy can transform a students’ relationship with higher education. Accessible pedagogy and student engaged pedagogy allowed me to thrive in my undergraduate studies. These approaches helped me adapt to the classroom as a first-generation and disabled student. I’m committed to doing the same for my students now that I’m on the other side of the classroom. I believe that educators should be debating, relearning, and revising their praxis to reflect best approaches. I’ve spoken on topics like universal design for learning, accessible practices for graduate student TAs, and I’ve written syllabi on the history of disability and on disability studies.
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Popular Media & Writing
I’ve spoken frequently about my own experiences as a disabled academic, featuring on podcasts and writing for various blogs and school papers. I’m happy to speak about the experience of being disabled in higher education, as a former student and now faculty member.
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Speaking
I have been incredibly privileged to speak about disability history and disability justice before numerous stakeholders. I regularly consult with companies, universities, archives, and public facilities. I’ve spoken at medical schools and senior centers, I’ve featured on podcasts, and I’ve led trainings on accessible pedagogy.
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Disabled Academic Collective
I founded the Disabled Academic Collective on July 17, 2020 after a particularly alienating period of graduate school studies during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a mutual aid collective, the DAC acknowledges that academic ableism is pervasive in the United States. It deeply affects disabled students and bars them from accessing and thriving in the academy. Made up of more than 200 members, the DAC offers career support, editorial support, and a space for disabled academics to meet and chat in a safe environment.
The DAC is made up of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members, and independent scholars who identify as disabled. The Collective provides a platform for disabled academics to chat, share experiences, solicit advice, and share hope for the future. You can find more about the DAC on their website, which includes a blog series for allies, and resources for educators.