Jason Dorwart

Husband, dad, quadriplegic after SCI. Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University. Global Theatre Studies and Disability Studies.

[Jason Dorwart @HamOnWheels]

See this Instagram post by @eng.hkbu https://t.co/7iL2Tz9XOc

[Sarah St. Onge ن ♀🦬 @shebringsjoy]

I see a lot of people mystified that I’m lamenting the lack of grandchildren at 50.

Again- we have three children in their 30s who do not want children.

Our two youngest will not be having children for at least 10 years, meaning my husband and I will be at least 60 & 70.

We

[Jason Dorwart @HamOnWheels]

@Investmentkage @aCarnivoreDiet https://t.co/QfbEFnMTht

[Elie Jarrouge, MD @ElieJarrougeMD]

People who suffer from gout are metabolically unhealthy. While meat or shellfish may trigger gout in a metabolically unhealthy person, they do NOT cause gout. The issue is an imbalance between uric acid production (primarily by the liver from fructose and alcohol like beer) and impaired uric acid excretion by the kidneys due to insulin resistance.

When the body is oversaturated with uric acid, consuming purine-rich meat can trigger a gout attack, but as I explained, the meat was never the underlying problem. The proof of this is that most people who adopt a low-carb diet and eliminate alcohol, including those on a carnivore diet, see gout disappear as insulin resistance improves.

[Puneet Singh Singhal @puneetsinghal22]

Disabled Actors Deserve To Blend Into The Background, Too

Casting disabled actors in minor roles is a major development — and everyone in a position of power in the film industry should be paying attention.

https://t.co/jjmkaW4zs2

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

When I Moved To Hong Kong, I Found Out Just How Different Accessibility Can Look https://t.co/s1oN7wnIUy

[Jason Dorwart @HamOnWheels]

@laurencocking Sent a pitch via email!

[Hong Kong Baptist University @hkbaptistu]

Following the success of our students, Cheung Ka Long, Ma Kwun Ching, and Chan Ho Yuen, Lo Wai Fung has also secured qualifications to compete in this year’s Paris Olympics!

[Hong Kong Baptist University @hkbaptistu]

The first StartMe Up Project for Inclusion, organised by the Career Centre of the Office of Student Affairs, was successfully held recently👏🏻. It showcased students’ innovation in disability inclusion. Four winning teams received a start-up fund and a year-long mentorship💯.

[Jason Dorwart @HamOnWheels]

https://t.co/rI5aBu6xB9

[Jason Dorwart @HamOnWheels]

I haven’t posted in a long, long time. But i just wrote something for @HuffPost and would appreciate you having a look!

https://t.co/3JqTQyzgnw

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

Netflix's 'Fool Me Once' Did A Quietly Revolutionary Thing For Disabled Actors https://t.co/CphzV5j4nj

[sarah @sarahradz_]

Before you post about how no one is throwing you a party for finishing your phD or book or other non-nuclear family life event.... consider that no one "throws" someone a wedding. The couple usually plans it, invites people, and hosts them. You can also do that for a phD

[Andréa (Dre) Becker @andreavbecker]

me at 1 day pregnant : omg the baby is craving a tenure track job in a coastal city with a 1:1 course load

[Tyler Rablin @Mr_Rablin]

US teachers on average spend 28 hours of their work week in face-to-face instruction.

Finland? 21 hours.
Japan? 18 hours.

Who could have guessed that giving teachers more time time to plan, assess, give feedback, engage in professional learning, etc. would improve outcomes?

[Gabrielle Peters 👩🏻‍🦽 @mssinenomine]

I am sharing this with some reservation. I don't like sharing N@zi propaganda but I also want Canadians to recognize the propaganda they are being exposed to for MAID is remarkably similar to Goebbels proudest product, Ich klage an (I Accuse) 1941.
https://t.co/F2SRc7DRvC

[dr. alicia andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz]

one of my students got into every. single. law school he applied to & I’m not at all surprised, but what I will say is that if you’re thinking about law, the English major is absolutely not dead. our students sweep admissions year after year.

[John Moore @MooreTheatre]

When @SuffsMusical opens April 18, Denver’s Jenna Bainbridge will become the first wheelchair user to originate a role in a #Broadway musical. Ever. “Now let’s open the floodgates for many more” she tells the @DenverGazette —> https://t.co/OXaAg6lID7 @AmericanTheatre

[Daddio @KidCreole3]

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON (2019)

Jason Dorwart
Professor of Global Theatre Studies
USA/Hong Kong

"...a watershed moment in truthful understanding of disability. Ultimately, this film is entertaining, moving, and funny"

Easy to watch and like

Ty @HamOnWheels for recommendation

[Anna Landre ♿️ @annalandre]

Another day in London being denied boarding of a bus because there’s a pram in the wheelchair space and the driver would not make them move. 🙄

Now waiting for my THIRD bus because the first one had another wheelchair user in the space. @TfL how do I report?

[Jason Dorwart @HamOnWheels]

Having to do something like this is both infuriating and endlessly satisfying. I have only had to do it once, but I still tell the tale like a Athenian hero https://t.co/nUTu2SSzKF