July is #DisabilityPrideMonth — and it’s more than awareness. It’s a celebration of disabled joy, resistance, and intersectional liberation. 💪♿🏳️🌈
I wrote about why this month matters, how ableism shows up, and why queer and disabled communities need to rise together.
Read the full piece at https://RyderTombs.com
#DisabilityPride #DisabledAndProud #DisabilityJustice #QueerAndDisabled #LGBTQIA #PrideBeyondJune #CripTheSystem #DisabilityAwareness #AccessIsLove #IntersectionalPride
I think EVERY student, graduate students included, should register with the disability office, and here's why.
#AcademicChatter #HigherEd #Disability #AccessIsLove #Neurodiversity
Every student, including graduate students, should register with their disability office. It may take a long time to register and it may be painful, but you should still do it. If you run into problems later, if something changes in your life, if someone
Google forms that automatically email you a copy of the answers you just submitted = ADHD-friendly. My brain is ten steps ahead in multiple directions and no, I have no idea what I just entered in that damn form 2 min ago.
Accommodations are hardly ever the solution. For a disabled person to be granted accommodations, we have to jump through numerous hoops, and there is no guarantee they will be granted (it's hardly ever a doctor deciding-it's an institution). Allies build inclusion in so we don't need accommodations.
#AccessIsLove #Accessibility #Inclusion #DisabledInSTEM #Disability
As the semester has ended for most folks, I want to remind all disabled students about the US Office of Civil Rights. If you were discriminated against for your disability or denied an accommodation, you have 90 days since the incident to file a complaint.
More info: https://theadhdacademic.weebly.com/learning--adhd-blog-posts/if-youre-denied-your-rights
#Disability #DisabledInSTEM #CivilRights #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AccessIsLove #AcademicAbleism
Although Weebly removing the search bar did force me to learn this trick: https://sarunw.com/posts/how-to-search-on-website-that-doesnt-have-search-function/
which I highly recommend and wish I knew about sooner.
P.S. Search bars help folks who think differently and have trouble organizing ideas (some neurodivergent folks) navigate a website.
Access is not (only) using alt text. Access is considering the barriers in place for disabled folks and removing as many of them as possible. It's using plain language, it's color contrast, it's knowing that access needs can sometimes conflict. Access is a moving target but it's worth moving for.
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it's B! Cavello 🐝