okay, I have to wonder how many of the people declaring that disability accommodations have gone "too far": 1. are disabled. 2. went through the process themselves. 3. work in higher ed at all. 4. read ANY critical disability studies work at all? Like, any?

Exciting to see that the Caribbean Methodologies scholars group have one of my publications (the Liming one) up as amplifying Caribbean research methodology! Check out their offerings! www.caribbeanmethodology.org/general-4

For the love of everything good in the world, playing semantic ping pong in email with certain folks almost feels like certain people at work enjoy misunderstanding faculty. Like damn, we all have our own work to do and some folks relish in making it harder for you to do yours.

December so wild in my house. We have our elopement anniversary, Husband’s birthday, & Christmas. Nothing but money going out the door 🙃🙃 all great times to celebrate but IJS.

I am literally putting some pieces to my almost Xmas day born husband’s special day and this darn Midwest weather got me shook. Ugh. 😩 like this weather so wild.

“When disability, poverty & systemic neglect make life unbearable, that is not ‘autonomy’ — it is abandonment.” CRDJ's MAiD report shows that disabled people—especially those who are poor, Indigenous, or people of color—are offered help to die more readily than help to live. [2/3]

For the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, I spoke with advocates about how this law is crucial–and the ways in which disability education can be made better as its under attack from the Trump administration at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Sometimes, you take a sigh when you’re revising IRB & you go right back in and do what you have to do. It’s its own kind of 😩😩😩.

We were up late into this morning, watching tv shows and relaxing after cooking all literal day. I’m incredibly grateful for the Thanksgiving we had.

We are doing a full American thanksgiving tomorrow and a more Caribbean themed Christmas spread.

I’m reading a publication that’s so bloody exciting. Love that for me!

Jimmy Cliff, who died on Monday at 81, was a giant of Jamaican music. Here's a sampling of his greatest work. nyti.ms/4rjAczN

I’m searching for this article and can’t locate it. I’m hoping someone in my community has access to this & can share it with me. “Multi-Sensory Methods: Toward a Crip Methodology in Fashion Studies” (2024).

Heated seats and heated steering wheel are the best inventions ever.

I’ve had the worst headache since arriving in Denver. I’m so looking forward to going home and the headache going away. Nonetheless, it was a great conference experience!

For anyone at the National Women’s Studies Association right now, some of us are organizing an impromptu memorial gathering for @sfdirewolf.bsky.social. 7-9pm tonight Saturday Nov 15 at the Sheraton hotel pool deck. Come be in community and share memories of Alice. 💜

Saddened to hear about the loss of Alice Wong, who gave so much to this world. My work doesn’t exist without the possibility model that was Alice. What a disability trailblazer.

This ASHE conference owes me NOTHING.

There is NOTHING like people telling you that they cited your work in their conference presentations. It’s not something I expect. Like, you never know if people are reading your work or it’s finding the audience you’re writing for. I’m grateful and humbled.

I’m turned around from the longest day ever and also all this travel. But I made it. My bed is calling my name!

The police killing of Sonya Massey shows how disability, race, and gender converge in deadly encounters—and why we must reimagine crisis response around care, not control. Read our new blog: “When a Call for Help Becomes Lethal” at nlawcrdj.medium.com/when-a-call-... #DisabilityJustice #SonyaMassey

What a week I’m having.

The Caribbean region & of course, Jamaica are on my mind hard. Kinda hard to focus on anything else. Praying for our friends, families, institutions, culture.

Don’t forget to take a moment for yourself outside of work. This was me, in my art studio about to dive in.

When your year 2 documents are due an entire week before normal. 🫤🙃😐😑🥴

Teary eyed and typing. Pinch me moment… working on something time sensitive & noticing there are new citations of some of my 2024 work, in papers AND dissertations?! And it’s in conversation with scholar(ship) I read and enjoy!? 🤯 from new scholars and grad students? Eventually this

LFG, Knicks!

I’m sorry but nobody is coming close to the NBA on NBC. Storytelling, packaging, production and Jordan??!! C’mon, LFG! More than mere 90s nostalgia, but entertaining and respect of the game. Also, the RR opening music still gives me chills.

Know something that’s never down due to AWS? A gosh dang newspaper.

Wow. A former student from 2022 just reached out to me & left me the kindest note about how much my class meant to them, & how much the learned while in my classroom & Joe much of it applies to the work they do now. The thing is, this former student didn’t know how much I needed that.

Sitting down to grade & met with this page. 😬😬😬

I’m working with a really frustrating IRB system and it’s actually driving me insane. None of this stuff is intuitive & it’s also very elusive. Almost seems as if it’s on purpose.

If you didn't already know @karencosta.bsky.social's incredible new book was coming out in January - now you do! I cannot wait for this book. It's going to be a game changer for so many educators and students. www.amazon.com/Educators-Gu...

“I say regular words that are tricky to you”. Shhhhesh. Don’t even let me say that to somebody. Because it’s too far gone and up at that point. The thing is when you’re an intellectual, some folks take that to mean other things. I for one, grew up in the projects & the places og rap songs are about.

New Special Issue: The Second Wave of Disability Justice in Higher Education Co-edited by Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton, Edlyn Peña, & Kat Stephens-Peace, this issue features 7 articles exploring research, policy, and practice grounded in disability justice. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1536...

🚨 New publication 🚨 I’m proud of this research article from my dissertation. It’s titled: “Sisters Doing It for Themselves: When Neurodivergence, Race, Gender, and Graduate School Collide” it’s in a special issue of New Directions for Higher Education. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Wow. Congrats to Ashley! #bb27

I just hope Keanu gets AFP bc lord knows I voted for him enough lol. #bb27

Well I can’t believe I’m hoping for Ashley to win. Vinny’s arguments aren’t strong enough, perhaps he didn’t practice his answers because he didn’t expect to be f2. #bb27

This game is so unpredictable. Morgan did all this in the last few weeks & she is the last jury player. #bb27

Vince hasn’t smiled this much in days. Wow. #bb27

I’m suddenly not sure that Ashley can pull this off against either of them in f2. #bb27

Vincent was in the lead by a huge margin..... but he misunderstood the clue is seems.... he was selecting the DAYS instead of the ORDER #bb27

Vince is losing his ish. #bb27

I hope this finale brings it! #bb27

When you’re in the copy editing phase of a publication & the portal is not easy to navigate. I literally can’t make sense of implementing any of the lil details. Luckily, help is on the way! #facultylife

Ugh. This is annoying. #justiceforkeanu #bb27

So sorry to hear this about Keanu. They keep messing with what makes the show great. I wish he could stay instead of Ava. #bb27

That part.

Not doing good trying to get Cardi tour tickets. 😑😑😑