Poster BIPOC Accessibility in the Post-Secondary Sector: A Critical Discussion January 26th 2026 1 to 2:30PM EST Speakers: Independent Researcher: Navi Dhanota and Thompon Rivers University Assistant Professor Frederic Fovet The Mad Studies Hub invites you to a conversation about the challenges of accessible accommodations in the post-secondary sector. By: BIPOC Students for BIPOC Students

Join our Executive Editor @ffovet.bsky.social at the Mad Studies Hub (MSH) (www.yorku.ca/research/mad...) virtual event: BIPOC Accessibility in the Post-Secondary Sector: A Critical Discussion.

January 26th at 1:00 to 2:30 PM EST on Zoom

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📢 Just out: Vol 5(2) of the IJDSJ!
Rich issue! Energy-limiting conditions, disability policy in India, autistic adults & physical activity, & access barriers in UK churches + reflections on the “disability-anxious moment”, archiving the DPM, and a new book review.
📖FREE: ijdsj.online/current-issue/

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📢 Just out: Vol 5(1) of the IJDSJ!

Thought-provoking, powerful and deeply engaged—articles explore autistic menopause, allyship, hate crime, mobility justice, accessibility, and reparations for forced sterilisation in Japan.

Read FREE: tinyurl.com/mr4493n3
#DisabilityStudies #SocialJustice #IJDSJ

What an honour to be joining the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice @ijdsj.bsky.social (ijdsj.online)
Here are some of the things I love about this journal:
a) it is a Diamond Open Access journal, meaning it is free to read online and with (1/4)

Logo of journal. 'Warm welcome to new Editorial Board members!'. Photos of Kurt, Paul, Antonios, Amy and Tania. All smiling to camera.

Following last week's announcement of our two new Executive Editors Dr @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social & Prof Heng-hao Chang, we're thrilled to announce 5 wonderful new IJDSJ Editorial Board members:
✨Dr Kurt Borg
✨Dr Paul Darke
✨Dr @antoniosktenidis.bsky.social
✨Dr Amy Redhead
✨Prof Tania Titchkosky

So happy that Heng-hao Chang is now an Executive Editor of the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice.

Heng-hao has been with us on the IJDSJ from the very beginning, as long-standing Board member & Guest Editor of our Special Issue on E.Asia

Looking fwd to working with Heng-hao!

Thrilled that @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social is now an Executive Editor of the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice.

Kirsty has been with us on the IJDSJ from the very beginning, as a long-standing Board member. #comrade

Looking forward to working with you Kirsty!

Photo of a smiling, casual Heng-hao. A middle-aged man from Taiwan. He wears glasses and is pictured out for a walk. He is Professor of Sociology at NTPU in Taiwan and formerly the President of the Taiwan Association for Disability Studies.

Learn about Heng-hao Chang, new member of the IJDSJ's Editorial Executive!

Looking forward to working with you Heng-hao - who we need to persuade onto Bluesky ;-)

Photo of a smiling Kirsty - she is a young, White woman, with dark hair in a pony tail. She is a feminist disability studies scholar, at the University of Sheffield.

Learn about Kirsty Liddiard, new member of the IJDSJ's Editorial Executive!

Looking forward to working with you Kirsty!

Photo of Prof Heng-hao Chang, who is a Taiwanese man in his middle-age, wearing a striped t-shirt and backpack - out for a walk. He is Prof of Sociology at NTPU and previously served as President of the Taiwan Society for DS.

Photo of Kirsty, who is a young British, White woman. She is wearing her hair pulled back and has on a vest top. She is smiling. She is a feminist disability scholar at the University of Sheffield.

🗞️NEWS ALERT!🗞️

Announcing two new Executive Editors at the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice.

Dr Kirsty Liddiard (@kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social) of the @sheffielduni.bsky.social and Prof. Heng-hao Chang of National Taipei University, Taiwan.

Warm welcome to both!

Working with Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary People: Research, Practice and Experience

Working with Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary People: Research, Practice and Experience. Marianthi Kourti (Ed.), 2021 Jessica Kingsley Publishers £19.99 (pbk), 208 pp. ISBN: 9781787750227

Reviewed by Frazer Ellinor

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Growing Up Queer with a Disability in Canada’s Bible Belt : <b>2SLGBTQ+ People with Disabilities’ Perspectives on Religion</b> <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d9900974e126"> <i>Background</i>: This exploratory study examines the role of religion in...

'Growing Up Queer with a Disability in Canada’s Bible Belt: 2SLGBTQ+ People with Disabilities’ Perspectives on Religion' an article by
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Breaking Down Barriers : Supporting Disabled Students in the Transition from Further to Higher Education <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d9900172e99">The UK faces a significant disability education gap, with disabled students twice as like...

'Breaking Down Barriers: Supporting Disabled Students in the Transition from Further to Higher Education' an article by Rebecca Smythe and Rajun Dhami on @scienceopen.bsky.social:

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'Reproductive Justice Narratives of People with Disabilities: Overturned and Overlooked' an article by Abigail Akande and Cameron Manser on @scienceopen.bsky.social:

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Which Way to Turn : Overcoming Barriers to Reporting for Victims of Disability Hate Crime <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d9899836e91">The author is autistic. Autism is an attribute that brings univariable focus, along with ...

'Which Way to Turn : Overcoming Barriers to Reporting for Victims of Disability Hate Crime' an article on @scienceopen.bsky.social: www.scienceopen.com/document?vid...

‘Can You Tell Me What Ethics Means?’ : Collaboration, Voice, and Consent in (Inclusive) Research with People with Learning Disabilities <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d9900652e91">Accounts of doing ‘inclusive research’ – in which people with learning disabilities are c...

‘Can You Tell Me What Ethics Means?’: Collaboration, Voice, and Consent in (Inclusive) Research with People with Learning Disabilities' an article by @gareththomas
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International Journal of Disability and Social Justice <p>The <em>International Journal of Disability and Social Justice</em> is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Pluto Journals that contributes to the field of interdisciplinary Disability St...

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Volume 4 (3) of the International Journal of #Disability and #Social Justice

We are #interdisciplinary, #international and 💎Open Access!

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