Hi everyone, we have almost all positions filled, but we are still looking for a treasurer! If you are interested in being a treasurer for our section, please reach out to our nominations chair, @catherinetan.bsky.social.

Honored to have my research elevated by @jofhsb.bsky.social for #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities. This recognition means so much. 2025 has been an extraordinary year for impactful research in the sociology of disability. Grateful for this community. @asadisability.bsky.social

Even though institutionalization of persons w/disabilities has been declared illegal, its history and the suffering of those and their families still continues to this day.

Also, graduate students are allowed to run for ALL of these positions except for the chairperson and secretary/treasurer!

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Hi all, We are still looking for people in the following positions: 1) Chairperson elect 2) Secretary/Treasurer elect 3) Program Committee Chair 4) Publicity Committee Chair 5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!

Also, the student rep gets to run the section’s Bluesky account!

Want to be more involved in ASA and our incredible section? Please consider running for one of the open positions in our section! More information can be found in this thread! @asanews.bsky.social

ASA Elections are coming up soon! We are seeking nominations for the following positions within our section. Terms would start in 2026! 1/4

Interested in learning about disabled people's experiences of navigating the adoption process and the barriers they face? Check out this virtual webinar hosted by @lurieinstitute.bsky.social. If you are interested in attending, please sign up at this link! Day/Time: November 10 at 1 pm EST

What you've missed recently in The Word:  • How to making reporting accessible — and trauma-sensitive — during conflict. • A foreign corespondent's analysis on how Trump's speech to the UN looked outside the U.S. • The declaration of an independent Press

Here are all the interviews about Disability in E & E we have published so far - if you would like to say your piece in the November or December issues, please get in touch, [email protected] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Just noticed this new @katmacfarlane.bsky.social article on SSRN: "Disability and Constitutional Legitimacy." Excited to read it! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

It's also a good time for researchers to speak up if they find their research has been incorrectly used to push "autism epidemic" narratives.

ONLINE FIRST Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities. Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ

Hot off the press from The Lancet! #Disability is rarely included in intersectional health equity research! Here are four strategies and recommendations to include #disability in this area.

Persons w/disabilities must be included in all emergency plans and preparedness. In many natural disaster events, they are left behind b/c there is no plan for them.

“As a scholar of rhetoric and the mother of an autistic child, in the language of MAHA I hear a disregard for the humanity of people with disabilities and a shift from supporting them to blaming them for their needs.”

The "Lactation and Breastfeeding with a Disability" webinar recording is now available! Watch the recording: zurl.co/5OXyv FAQ & Resource Guide coming soon! #DisabilityPregnancy #DisabledPregnancy #PregnancyResearch #Lactation #IBCLC

Sadly, this story is not the first nor will it be the last of an individual with a disability facing discrimination from rideshare companies, such as Uber or Lyft. While there are avenues to report discrimination, it will still continue unless these organizations make the needed system-wide changes.

"For nearly two decades, an independent judge has kept a watchful eye on the MBTA, ensuring that the transit agency complies with the rules for riders with disabilities. Come December, that oversight is expected to end, transferring to a citizen-led group." 1/2

@asanews.bsky.social @asadisability.bsky.social missed the deadline to request a remote presentation by 2 days and now I can’t present my own research that I have been working on for two years. This is incredibly ableist for an organization that claims to promote "access for all”. Do BETTER ASA!

Join us for an important webinar discussion on emergency preparedness for disabled parents and their families. Register here: zurl.co/DEEoc #ParentsWithDisabilities #DisabledParents #DisabledParenting #DisabledParent

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🚨REMINDER🚨 This week we will be having our 2nd Annual Virtual Sociology is Better with Disability Workshop on June 26 at 2 - 4pm on Zoom. Please sign up here if interested! This event is free and opened to the public.

The National Organization on Disability will be hosting a free webinar centering on Disability and Social Media on July 17 at 1 - 2pm EST! If interested, register here: nod.org/unlearning-a...

Since the US politics have decided to target DEI spaces, I’ve seen a huge drop of engagement in #DisabledInSTEM Disabled, disability and accessibility are part of the list of banned words for grants too really really highlights that these identities are being specifically targeted to be silenced.

Happy Autistic Pride Day - it gets better for autistic transgender youth. 🏳️‍⚧️ New paper in time for Pride Month. While most autistic youth gain anxiety over time, most gender-diverse youth's anxiety reduced, related to earlier receipt of gender-affirming healthcare. www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

🆘 REMINDER 🆘 This coming Thursday, June 26, we will be holding our 2nd virtual Sociology Is Better with Disability: Online Workshop! This year's theme will be: The Causes and Consequences of Structural, Institutional, and Interpersonal Ableism. If you are interested in attending, here is the link

This decision will be beneficial for all students w/disabilities regardless of where they are in their stage of education. Disabled students deserve access. #disabledinhighered

Congratulations to all award winners for our section! Links to all of the winning papers are included in this thread.

We are excited to announce the winners of this year's Outstanding Publication Award for our section! Congratulations to Lauren A. Rivera, PhD, and András Tilcsik, PhD, for their paper, "Not in My Schoolyard: Disability Discrimination in Educational Access." 1/3

This article from Mia Ives-Rublee does an excellent job in explaining not only the challenges that disabled college students face, but also how the Trump admin's policies are hurting them in real time. The Office of Civil Rights is a vital resource for many disabled students in #highered.

For anyone who is interested in disability and immigration issues. This conference will be held on June 25 - 27 at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. See link below for more information.

Seventeen states are no longer seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, but advocates say threats remain. #disabilities

Our panel will feature scholars in: 1) the legacy of deinstitutionalization on disabled autonomy, 2) intersections of racism and ableism in child welfare, focusing on disabled parents, and 3) accessibility in higher education for disabled students.

Our second annual 'Sociology is Better with Disability: Online Workshop' will be held next month on June 26 at 2:00 p.m. EST. This year's theme will be "The Causes and Consequences of Structural, Institutional, and Interpersonal Ableism." If you are interested in attending, please register here!

It is critical to recognize that disability is part of DEI, and sadly, that means that accessibility is one of the areas that is being hit hard by the Trump administration's efforts to undermine diversity. #disabledinSTEM #disability

Officially in print in New Media & Society, "TikTok as algorithmically mediated biographical illumination: Autism, self-discovery, and platformed diagnosis on #autisktok." Pleasure to work with some fantastic scholars on this project! @asadisability.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Please consider submitting to one of our sessions for @asanews.bsky.social! We will be offering both of these sessions and roundtables! Deadline is Feb. 26.

I know there is a lot happening in the world right now, but for those of you planning to attend #ASA2025, please consider your submitting your work to our @asadisability.bsky.social sessions. We need to highlight our work & find community now more than ever. Deadline 02/26. #Sociology #Disability

While we are aware that everyone is probably overwhelmed by the news that comes out daily by the Trump Administration, it is critical to stay on top of issues related to #disabilityrights. Unfortunately, #section504 is under attack w/17 states all suing to undo Section 504. 1/3

This is a list of words that the NSF is targeting. Any grant that mentions these words could be pulled. Disability is on this list. #disability

Eliminating USAID will significantly impact the disability community. 2/2 #disabilityinclusion

My older sister, whom I will not name for safety reasons, had been doing incredible work on improving the lives of persons w/disabilities aboard and was planning to present some of this work and her ideas at the Global Disability Summit. Unfortunately, that knowledge and work is gone. 1/

www.motherjones.com/politics/202... P2025 is going to cause alarm disabled students in K12. One of the proposals suggests moving IDEA out of the Department of Education into the Human and Health Services. 1/2

The Trump administration’s choice to blame the plane crash on disabled people will cause irreparable damage. Persons w/disabilities already face discrimination in the workplace and by blaming it on them, it will only make it harder for us to find jobs. #disability

Accessibility is in there too because these folks are eugenicists.

🚨 New research paper alert! Working toward an Evergreen Certificate—an alternative high school pathway w/ a disability & diverse abilities lens. ✨ Presented at 2024 ASA @asanews.bsky.social in a session by Soc of Ed co-sponsored by @asadisability.bsky.social 🔗 www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/36-28...