Disabled In Grad School

Disabled in Grad School (DIGS) is run by @caitskirby and @KaydenStockwell. We're trying to dig past barriers to uproot academic ableism and reform higher ed.

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

Poll results are in:

Q: Have you ever considered reporting a faculty member for abuse/discrimination/inappropriate behavior, and you were worried about how it would impact YOUR career?

8% said No
18% said Yes - reported anyway
74% said Yes - did not report ‼️

@AcademicChatter

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

Anonymous poll:

Have you ever considered reporting a faculty member for abuse/discrimination/inappropriate behavior, and you were worried about how it would impact YOUR career? 1/

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

What resources would you share with colleagues?

Resources about accommodations? About choosing an advisor? About self-care?

Share the knowledge here!

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

A new academic year approaches!

Disabled grad students, what are the best resources that your colleagues should know about?

Share below and tag your friends.

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

@HansScholl42 Ugh, this is true, and that's sad.

You have 6 months from the discrimination to file with OCR.

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

A new academic year approaches!

Disabled grad students, what are the best resources that your colleagues should know about?

Share below and tag your friends.

[Hans Scholl, PhD*** @HansScholl42]

@DisInGradSchool EEOC and OCR. Read the reporting requirements NOW. Before you need them.

[Connor Scott-Gardner @ConnorScottG]

I will move on but I'm hugely pissed off that the reason my name wasn't called at graduation is because the grad team put a mark next to my name to indicate that I'd be slow (something they assumed) and the person reading names thought it meant I wasn't there.

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

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[Oluwatobi Abubakare @tobiabubakare]

So that grad school doesn’t #BreakMySoul:

What advice would you give your former selves if you could repeat your 2nd year of grad school?

Particularly interested to know from other BIPOC and disabled individuals.
@DisInGradSchool @AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter

[Disabled In Grad School @DisInGradSchool]

We've been on a long hiatus because personal, professional, and health stuff has gotten in the way.

But we're here to boost your stuff.

For the marginalized and minoritized folks in (and outside of) the academy.

For those who are being pushed out.

You belong.

You matter.

💜

[Academic Chatter™ @AcademicChatter]

Anonymous Question

"5th year grad student here, I had to switch labs last year so I'm essentially starting over. This year I was diagnosed with a chronic condition & I can barely get around the lab (I use a wheelchair but the lab isn't wheelchair friendly). How do I graduate?"

[Caro Wolfner, PhD @CeceWolfner]

Any recs for presenting qualitative research? My work is on the lived experience of college students with disabilities during the pandemic (fall 2020 - spring 2021) and want to tell it like a research oriented story @NoStigmas @DARN_disability @AcademicAbleism #DisabilityRights

[Melissa Marver is still wearing a mask @dr_marver]

Hey disabled grad students/academics/writers/project-doers:

Anyone interested in forming a weekly writing group?

Would love to connect with & cheer on others who "get it".

@chron_ac @DisabledAcadem @DisInGradSchool @DisInHigherEd #disabilitytwitter #DisabledinSTEM

[Dr. Cait S. Kirby (she/her) @caitskirby]

Scientists with speech disabilities, check out this call below!

#DisabledInSTEM @DisInHigherEd @DisInGradSchool @DisabledAcadem

[✨Dear Grad Student Podcast✨ @DearGradStudent]

did you miss this week's episode?
⁠⠀
@JalesaMartin, @katemarinaa, & I discuss their experience as disabled women of color in grad school.

catch up here: ➡️https://t.co/vi6lEZQmUa⬅️

#AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @DisabledAcadem @DisInGradSchool @DisInHigherEd @DisabledStem

[✨Dear Grad Student Podcast✨ @DearGradStudent]

✨Ep. 65 is LIVE on 3/21✨

2nd year Masters student @JalesaMartin, & 5th year PhD Candidate, @katemarinaa, joined me to discuss their experience as disabled women of color in academia.

#AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @DisInGradSchool @DisInHigherEd @DisabledStem @DisabledAcadem

[Aly Putnam @alybputnam]

The @UMassECo DEI committee recently hosted a panel sharing the experiences of disabled/chronically ill folks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 who do field work to educate on making field work more #accessible. I was honored to be part w some other AMAZING folks. #disabledinSTEM
https://t.co/ljJpvHuf85