We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp. If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate We take care of each other ❤️

Check out the TED Publication of the Year for 2025!

As a #TSVI and Orientation & Mobility Specialist, I’m excited to support vision services in Ukraine today. Image Description: two Shiba Inus, one in surgeon’s gown and one with bandages over his eyes, stand in front of a blue and yellow eye. White text reads, “United24, Saving Sight.”

Support an inclusive bakery in Ukraine!

Are you a deaf person (18+ in the USA), who has lived through a disaster? I'm conducting research interviews, and want to learn from you - your story is important! Interested? Fill out the eligibility form at: gu.live/WJfeC More information can be found in the attached flyer.

Day 300: Rustaveli Avenue once again belongs to the people. ✊🇬🇪 For 300 days straight, Georgians have occupied streets in 8+ cities—marching, chanting, resisting. The illegitimate, pro-Russian regime must collapse.

🇺🇦 BACK-TO-SCHOOL COLLECTION 🇺🇦 We have a couple dozen refugee kiddos in need of school supplies. 🎒🚸 Additionally, we need help with: • EcoFlow Power Bank for the 108th • Car Repairs for the 47th 👇🏼LINKS IN POST BELOW!👇🏼 #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #NAFO #fellas #NAFOfellas #NAFOArticle3

I’m participating in the virtual 5k, but they have a virtual 5k walk as well

Delighted to see that the Amarillo Museum of Art is working to make their collection accessible

Very practical advice for training vision professionals—we need more resources like this!

My friend Yotam is recruiting participants with low vision for a paid online user study on making data visualizations like graphs and charts more accessible. More details at sechaykyotam.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey... #PhdSky #a11y #DataViz

The POD was really helpful in my job search last year, so I’m happy to see it’s back this year!

Waking up to an email that your article has been published online is a pretty great birthday present. (Read more about completing orientation and mobility internships at summer sports camps here: doi.org/10.1177/0264...)

Probably one of the things I’ll miss most about Nebraska.

Are you neurodivergent & have done, or considered, a PhD? We’re researching how doctoral study works (or doesn’t) for neurodivergent people. Take our 30min survey & help make academia more inclusive forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW Questions? Email [email protected] #PhD #Neurodivergent

#EduSky Does anyone have links to research studies/articles that have teachers explain their practices (or talk through their thinking)? Bonus points if it’s specific to assessment practices. TIA!

We're updating the TED Syllabus Share! Each week we’ll focus on one course—starting with SPED 101. If you teach an intro to special ed course, send your syllabus to [email protected] to help grow this shared resource.

Share a fiver with Good Bread from Good People #NAFO #FiverFriday

Always happy to share (& talk about my work too)!

This is an excellent essay by Sam Lebovic on this topic. knightcolumbia.org/content/do-a...

One of my mentors wrote an excellent piece on why the Department of Education is so important for our students. The only important point I’ll add is that those early hearing screenings and follow-ups are also at risk.

For @motherjones.com, I'm interested in hearing about grassroots projects in local communities that aim to help disabled/aging residents when climate disasters strike. Please be in touch at [email protected] if you have any examples and reposts appreciated.

Minnesota noice

The Department of Energy is trying to get rid of important rules of #Section504! DOE is trying to change the rules that new buildings must be accessible to people with disabilities. The deadline to send in comments is Monday, June 16, 2025. Learn how to take action: dredf.org/action-alert...

As many as as 165 million people‪ are #deafblind, and "in some countries the condition isn’t recognized, leaving families to bear the full burden," says @walterwittich.bsky.social‬. #visualimpairment #hardofhearing nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...

Never too late to Toonie!

Currently looking for international standards of practice and/or professional development standards for teachers of students with visual impairments and/or O&M specialists. Please message if you have info or want to talk!

Are you ready to share your expertise and shape the future of special education? Whether you're an experienced educator, researcher, or administrator, we want to hear from you! Submit your proposal to present at the CEC 2026 Convention & Expo: cecconvention.org/cfp

Officially Dr. Ericson and ready to celebrate!

A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

The smile of someone who’s passed her dissertation defense.

As Bluesky has grown, I've seen a lot of backsliding on alt text. Please try to be considerate to others and include alt text with all of your images. It helps everyone. Indeed, in the "accessibility" setting in Bluesky you can set it to make sure you add alt text, which is a useful thing to do.

An easy way to support Ukrainian defenders.

Rewilding British Sign Language A group of deaf scientists and educators have created 400 new British Sign Language (BSL) signs related to environmental science. This initiative enriches BSL and promotes inclusivity in environmental discussions. tinyurl.com/msu9bmr6

Lauching Bursaries for Women with Disabilities to Attend ISAPA 2025 IFAPA is pleased to announce the launch of bursaries to support women with disabilities undertaking research in sport. These bursaries will provide financial assistance to attend the International Symposium on Adapted Physical…

#Education / #reading researchers: the Sold a Story podcast is asking for folks who have info they'd like to share on the Trump administration's announcement terminating hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts related to education research, including research on reading rb.gy/swjj8x

Some beautiful scenery for my dissertation writing today

🚨 Public health data disappeared. We’re restoring it. 🚨 RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice. Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org #PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC

I forgot how much I love Japanese hotel breakfasts.

Special education researchers 🔔 Join us this Thursday at 2:00pm EST for townhall organized by CEC and hosted by leadership from Division for Research, Teacher Education Division, and Division on Career Development & Transition. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This Thursday, join your colleagues across the country for a facilitated discussion about the current state of research and teaching in higher education. Our purpose is to connect with our research community to share concerns and plan for ongoing action. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You can also find out how much funding would be lost if IDEA programs are cut. #EduSky

1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.

There are a lot of bad things happening right now, but today I’m celebrating because I’m done with dissertation data collection!

Live look at me trying to write a dissertation

The OSF is available for preservation of datasets that need saving. osf.io Contact [email protected] if you need assistance