I am really excited to share that our article Extraordinary measures of sibling worldmaking (Block, Ries, and Kassem) is now published in MAQ. anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I am so happy to say that a webinar on "Sibling Co-Creation During Times of Transition" recorded with Helen Ries and Dima Kassem is finally available online. It is short, only 36 minutes long but there is also a text summary of the discussion that followed which was really amazing.

Our latest collection of free education resources explores disability anthropology with Dr Pamela Block (@pblock8.bsky.social) from @westernu.ca, Dr Nádia Meinerz from the Federal University of Alagoas and Bruna Teixeira from the art collective Ateliê Ambrosina. futurumcareers.com/how-can-port...

Dr Pamela Block (@pblock8.bsky.social) from @westernu.ca, Dr Nádia Meinerz from the Federal University of Alagoas and Bruna Teixeira from the art collective Ateliê Ambrosina are exploring disability and identity through portraits, podcasts and visual activism. futurumcareers.com/how-can-port...

Upcoming talk June 25th at 1pm Eastern/6pm BST/10am Pacific Siblings, Disability and Care: Cocreation during Times of Transition with Pamela Block Helen Ries and @dimakassem Hosted by the @siblingstudies www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

Please do join our online event next on 25th June: 'Siblings, Disability and Care: Anthropological and Co-Created Perspectives'. With @pblock8.bsky.social Helen Ries Dima Kassem @nikitahayden.bsky.social @tomjryan99.bsky.social Programme here: tinyurl.com/mr2ejrt7 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/mra86v38

Coming out June 6th.

The 2025 National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) has opened! We are looking for adults with disabilities who are 18 years or over to take our survey! Take the survey at: kuhealthsurvey.org The world is changing, and now, more than ever, your experiences need to be heard!

Expanding the Capacity of Planning and Facilitation Supports in Canada PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: DISABLED INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES UNDERGOING A PLANNING AND FACILITATION PROCESS.

Check and see if this is in your library’s catalog and if so share this to the librarians and ask them to remove it #disability #anthropology #publishing

Featuring Drs. Angela Carter, Erin Durban, Jessica Horvath Williams, and Jennie Row! Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@asiananthropology.bsky.social #disability #disabilityanthropology #medicalanthropology

Another amazing new book and note the discount codes #disabilty #disabilityanthropology #anthropology #culturalanthropology #medicalanthropology #casca @socmedanthro.bsky.social

In "Between Families and Institutions" @zhiyingma.bsky.social examines how the contemporary Chinese state’s biopolitical governance impacts families’ involvement in the psychiatric care of their close relatives. Read the intro for free now! #Anthropology #AsianStudies https://buff.ly/4blj2dp

Recommending this amazing new book!

Thank you to all who attended this full-house event and thank you to the organizers and panelists!

April 1st, Hyland Cinema 204 Wharncliffe Rd S., Academy Award Winning Documentary No Other Land.  reception at 7:30, movie at 8:00, discussion from 9:30-10:45.  Tickets are $15 at this link docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Or via text transfer to [email protected]

My piece in Time, out today! time.com/7260543/medi...

My sister depends on Medicaid for food, housing, and medical care.

I have been asked to present a talk about the future of accessibility. But I feel obliged to talk about the future we face if this current dismantling of our rights succeeds. Because we know what that world will look like -- we have only to look to the past. make4all.org/2025/02/21/w...

We've been saying DEI includes diversity for a while. Now Trump's DEIA finally includes Accessibility. It's critical that we continue the push to recognize both the positives, and fight the negatives of DEIA together with all affected communities. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Happy Wednesday

If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall. tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.

We urge the Senate not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy’s long record of spreading misinformation about autism in particular and public health in general makes him a disastrous choice for this role. #StopRFK

The Introduction to the Science and Lived Experience of Autism (ISLEA) training program is now enrolling! Live sessions start Friday, February 28, 2025. This program costs $975 per person (although we do have group rates). Register for ISLEA at: bit.ly/ISLEARegistration #ActuallyAutistic

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS & ROUNDTABLES  Join us in Montreal, where waters and people have long met, for the 2025 Conference of the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) on the theme of “Confluences” (May 7-10, 2025). Please, submit your proposals by FEB 7 by visiting event.fourwaves.com/casca2025/pa...

Gutted to hear of the loss of Devva Kasnitz, a gem of a person who is a giant in our disability community and among anthropologists. Share memories and get updates on opportunities to honor her lnk.to/kasnitz

RIP Devva Kasnitz - a truly inspirational, kind, fiery disability scholar and activist! The DS community has lost a kindred spirit, but she will never be forgotten. An infrastructural activist whose influence knows no bounds. Thank you for all you’ve taught me 💛 portrait by Mallory Kay Nelson

Just learned Devva Kasnitz, a well-known figure in Disability Studies and a previous prof of mine, passed over the weekend. The class I took with her during my first semester in my MA in Disability Studies opened a lot of doors for me and is the reason my thesis will be autoethnographic in nature

It is with great sadness that I learned that Devva Kasnitz has past away. She was a disability champion and anthropologist extraordinaire. Devva, you were the first disabled anthropologist I had ever met (aside from myself) and a true friend and role model. I will miss you more than you can know.

Devva Kasnitz empowered an entire generation of new technologists to prioritize disability studies, disability justice, and related concepts in their work. Folks in the accessibility community- please share her impact on you make4all.org/2025/01/27/d... More here: iloveyou-leadon.com/2025/01/25/d...

Heartbroken by the passing of Devva Kasnitz, a trailblazing disability studies scholar, one of the founders of Society for Disability Studies, and a generous & beloved mentor. The world is certainly a worse place without her. May her memory be a blessing. iloveyou-leadon.com/2025/01/25/d...

Rest in Power, Devva Kasnitz ❤️ (Portrait by Mallory Kay Nelson)

Our hearts grieve the passing of Devva Kasnitz (z”l), a monumental contributor to the #DisabilityCommunity and CommunicationFIRST's long-time Advisory Council Member. At this link, share memories and get updates on opportunities to honor her loving soul. lnk.to/kasnitz

Portrait by Mallory K. Nelson who writes in the caption “I just don’t have words” : walnut ink portrait of Devva wearing a crown and fairy wings. Water color back grown of a rainbow palette of overlapping circle.⭕️

For updates on Devva’s status in her final days check her Facebook page.

we will keep track of all the changes, fight in every way we can, and deepen into our visions. but find your grief practice. so many people are going to suffer and die in so many unnecessary ways in the short term because of the decisions and moves being made. learn to feel your grief as we go.

#disabilityjustice #disability #brazil #brasil #disabilityanthropology #anthropology

There is no word for “disabled” in the Inuit language. Instead, in Nunavut people contribute according to their abilities, says a new study sponsored by the Canadian Centre of Caregiving Excellence (CCCE). www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

@helenries.bsky.social Siblings Canada and the Centre for Caregiving excellence new podcast #disabilityjustice #disability #mutualcare

Interested in disability in Brazil? Check out www.retratosdeficas.com

Check out a new interview with me for The Guardian where I talk about becoming a MacArthur Fellow and my thoughts on the upcoming Administration. Many thanks to Maanvi Singh for interviewing me! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"One principle of disability justice is recognizing the inherent value and wholeness of people regardless of their ability to produce."

I know it's been an awful year with uncertainty ahead, so I hope this 2024 Disability Holiday Gift Guide brings you a moment of joy among the chaos. You'll find cool things from disabled small business owners, some book recommendations, and disability-led causes. emilyladau.com/2024/12/2024...

“I think Canadians had not anticipated how different a second term might be from a first term. … this is going to be a drastically different four years,” Lebo said. www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/p...