‼️Save the Date!‼️The 2025 #Disability Health #Research Network (DHERN) annual conference, “Global Perspectives on Disability Equity”, will be held September 16 from 10am to 2pm ET. This virtual conference is **free** & open to all! ASL & CART will be provided. Register: jhuson.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Our work is far from done—science is still under attack. We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together? Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/7EEQMZUveXN9...

An honor to be in this speaker line up! Tomorrow is the day to #StandUpForScience2025! Join the fight to help ensure everyone can benefit from and succeed in science. Thank you to this amazing group of organizers who are uniting the scientific community to meet this historic moment.

Huge kudos to @standupforscience.bsky.social for many reasons, including that the DC event will have "accessible restroom facilities, seating areas, and ASL interpretation throughout the event." Thank you to all the amazing organizers and all putting in time to fight for science!

"Scientists with disabilities are also worried about what the clampdown on accessibility will mean for both their own careers and those of the next generation." Quotes from @kimkdc.bsky.social, @bakingsodavolc.bsky.social, Alyssa Paparellal on this important issue: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/s...

@altnih4science.bsky.social if you are a probationary NIH employee who is losing your job today, reach out to me on Signal meredithwadman.13 to help @science.org tell this important story.

My piece in @statnews.com on creating a better environment for autistic researchers in science. Great comments from researcher Greg Siegle on his journey. #ActuallyAutistic @thekibosch.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/a...

The future of disability health equity research is uncertain, but philanthropy has an opportunity to keep this essential work moving forward. Too often funders invest in academic centers & efforts not led by disabled people - that must change to address layered inequities disabled people face.

NEW: The Census Bureau is adding five members to its Census Scientific Advisory Committee, which is set to meet next in March 2025 www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...

Good talking to @cenmag.bsky.social and @kvasquez.bsky.social about neurodivergence in STEM. Great article. My callout is to neurotypical folks to learn more so they can provide supports to students. #ActuallyAutistic cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

Data can drive justice or deepen inequities. Join CRDJ Director of Research & Policy, Kate Caldwell, and a powerhouse panel featuring Bonnielin Swenor, Rylin Rodgers, Elizabeth Lockwood, Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo to discuss the intersection of disability data justice, AI, and global technology.

📣 Disability Community: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is conducting a survey to understand the barriers to accessing healthcare that disabled people experience. These stories will inform a forthcoming GAO report! The survey is open until Nov 30th. gaosurvey.gao.gov/jfe/form/SV_...

🎉Big news from NIH to advance disability-inclusive research: -Develop agency-wide NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Research -Engage with disability community to discuss needs, challenges, and goals -Establish Council of Councils Disability Research Working Group dpcpsi.nih.gov/sites/defaul...

Disabled people face profound inequities, but disability data gaps have erased opportunities to make change for far too long. Now is your chance to inform a Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity & improve disability data! www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-11838 RFI responses are due July 15th.

Major shout-out to @bonnieswenor.bsky.social (and the Disability Health Equity Research Network folks who *aren't* on Bsky) for their fierce advocacy and leadership around both this and the NIH's designation of people with disabilities as a population experiencing health inequities.

BREAKING: The Census Bureau is not moving forward with a proposed change to the American Community Survey's disability questions that could've shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the U.S. by about 40%, Director Robert Santos says in a blog post www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...

A controversial Census Bureau proposal could shrink the rate of disability in the U.S. by about 40%. Public comments on this potential change are due Tuesday, Dec. 19, but NPR has confirmed there will be another opportunity to give feedback in the spring… www.npr.org/2023/12/18/1...