A yellow flyer with black text and a white border. At the top, large bold text reads “Collaborative Community Hour,” followed by “Society for Disability Studies.” Below, the event is described as “A Collaborative Discussion over the Future of SDS.” On the lower section, a box contains event details: Friday, May 15, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST. Accessibility information notes that ASL and CART will be provided, and additional access details are available upon registration. The phrase “All are welcome” is included. To the left is a circular SDS logo featuring stylized letters “SDS” over a dandelion-like design. To the right is a QR code and at the bottom is a direct registration link.

Please join us next month for a community discussion. The SDS Board is excited to hear your thoughts and suggestions regarding how we might tackle challenges and build community together. ASL and CART will be provided. Register today at bit.ly/SDSCollaborate.

Flyer #1: A yellow flyer with black text and a white border. At the top, large bold text reads “Collaborative Community Hour,” followed by “Society for Disability Studies.” Below, the event is described as “A Collaborative Discussion over the Future of SDS.” On the lower section, a box contains event details: Friday, May 15, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST. Accessibility information notes that ASL and CART will be provided, and additional access details are available upon registration. The phrase “All are welcome” is included. To the left is a circular SDS logo featuring stylized letters “SDS” over a dandelion-like design. To the right is a QR code. At the bottom, the registration link reads: bit.ly/SDSCollaborate.

Collaborative Community Hour
Friday, May 15 - 12:00-1:30 PM EST

SDS would like to invite all members to a collaborative discussion over the future of SDS.

ASL and CART will be provided & additional access details are available upon registration.

Please register here: bit.ly/SDSCollaborate

Square dark-blue graphic with CDSA-ACÉH logo at top left and white text reading ‘The Canadian Disability Studies Association is coming back!,’ followed by bullet points ‘How to connect, What to offer, How to grow.’ Curved white arrow points to bottom text that reads ‘Link to 5-min survey: https://tinyurl.com/cdsa2026,’ with abstract orange shapes in the corners.

Visuel carré bleu foncé avec le logo ‹ CDSA-ACÉH › en haut à gauche et un texte blanc indiquant ‹ L’Association canadienne d’études sur le handicap est de retour ! › Plus bas, une liste à puces ‹ Comment brancher, Que proposer et Comment se développer › . Une flèche blanche courbée pointe vers le bas du visuel, où figure le texte ‹ Lien vers le questionnaire de 5 minutes : https://tinyurl.com/cdsa2026, › avec des formes abstraites orange dans les coins.

Hi everyone, our small collective of volunteers has been working hard to revitalize CDSA. As we move forward, we want to make sure past, current, and future members have a chance to share their perspectives about the future of our Canadian Disability Studies Association. Link: tinyurl.com/cdsa2026

Emotions and Philosophy of Disability Abstract. The role emotions play in mental, psychological, and psychiatric disabilities has occasionally been addressed in philosophy of disability, philos

My article “Emotions and Philosophy of Disability” has been published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Disability Studies.
I hope it does justice to the literature on emotion, affect, and disability.
#philosophy #philsky #disabilitystudies

Call for Applications: Assistant Editor of Disability Studies Quarterly One week left to apply! Deadline: April 15, 2026 Responsibilities will comprise no more than 250 work hours over a one-year (52-week) period; a five-hour/week commitment should be the average though the weekly load fluctuates based on the journal’s quarterly deadlines. The SDS President will provide additional support as needed and address funding requests for any needed disability access accommodations; such funding will be in addition to the $5,100 stipend. disstudies.org

Call for Applications: Assistant Editor of Disability Studies Quarterly

One week left to apply!

Deadline: April 15, 2026

disstudies.org/call-for-app...

#DisabilityStudies #Disability #AcademicChatter #DSQ

The deadline is today - just a few hours left!

Deadline for submitting nominations for our 9 awards: end of Tuesday, next week (31st March)!

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New article in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal - vol 45, issue 2

Cyborg Maintenance: The Invisible Work of the Technological Bodymind

Joshua Earle (University of Virginia)
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#DisabilityStudies #AgentialRealism #Disability #Cyborgs

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New article in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal - vol 45, issue 2

Misdiagnosing the Past: Heidi, Nostalgia, and the Cure That Wasn’t There

Christiana Salah (Hope College)

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#DisabilityStudies #Disability #Literature #HistoryOfMedicine

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New article in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal - vol 45, issue 2

Choosing to Remember: Queer Disabled Oracle Histories of the COVID-19 Pandemic in England

Moira Armstrong (Rutgers University)
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#DisabilityStudies #Disability #Cripstemologies #DisabledOracles

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New article in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal - vol 45, issue 2

Rejecting Cure: The Strugatskys’ Roadside Picnic and Tarkovsky’s Stalker as Disability Narratives

RB Lemberg Perelmutter (University of Kansas)

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#DisabilityStudies #Disability #ScienceFiction

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New article in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal - vol 45, issue 2

"Contemplated Madness:" Dementia as Defense Mechanism in Lily Brooks-Dalton’s Good Morning, Midnight

Sarah Manley (Mount Tamalpais College)
dsq-sds.org/article/id/6...
#DisabilityStudies #Transformation #Disability #Dementia

📲 Grad student seeking a paid role in scholarship? Consider applying for Assistant Editor of @disstudies.bsky.social's mainstay journal: Disability Studies Quarterly📖

Crip Joy, Misogynoir, and Digital Care Work: Disabled Content Creators Navigating Visibility, Desire, and Surveillance
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One month left to apply for the DSQ Assistant Editor role! #DisabilityStudies #AcademicChatter #Disability #AcademicJournals

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New article in Disability Studies Quarterly - vol 45, issue 2

Crip Joy, Misogynoir, and Digital Care Work: Disabled Content Creators Navigating Visibility, Desire, and Surveillance

Shawna Sheperd-Murtagh (North Carolina State University)

#DisabilityStudies #CripTime #Misgynoir #Disability

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New Article in DSQ Issue 2, Vol 45

Disability and Emotional Support Dog Representation in Netflix's The Healing Powers of Dude

Luda Gogolushko (University of Oregon)

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#DisabilityStudies #DisabledCharacters #Disability

Call for Applications: Assistant Editor of Disability Studies Quarterly. Deadline for application: April 15, 2026, disstudies.org

Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ, dsq-sds.org) is seeking an Assistant Editor. This position is best suited for a graduate student who is interested in writing and editorial work in disability studies or a related field.

Deadline: 15th April 2026

More info here: disstudies.org/call-for-app...

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New Article in DSQ Vol 45, Iss 2
Cripping Multispecies Care: Explorations of Disability, Ableism, and Speciesism in Multispecies Homes

Julia Linares-Roake
Lauren Van Patter
Carla Rice
Erika Cudworth
Andrea Breen
dsq-sds.org/article/id/6...
#DisabilityStudies #Disability #AnimalStudies #MadStudies

Poter for the Editors' Introduction: The Interrelationships of Care Off-write text on a dark green background, with a photo of a desk with books behind the green background. The poster features DSQ's logo in blue letters and information regarding the editorial. Donald Grushkin (CSU-Sacramento) Jeffrey A. Brune (Gallaudet University) Rachel Nebraska Lynch (George Washington University) Volume 45 • Issue 2 • 2026 • Winter 2026 This article is part of a new Issue in Disability Studies Quarterly

From DSQ's new issue: Volume 45, Issue 2, 2026 - Winter

Editors' Introduction: The Interrelationships of Care

Donald Grushkin (CSU-Sacramento)
Jeffrey A. Brune (Gallaudet University)
Rachel Nebraska Lynch (George Washington University)

#DisabilityStudies #Disability
dsq-sds.org/article/id/7...

I'm so excited to have an article in this issue of DSQ! "Choosing to Remember" explores the experiences of queer disabled people in England during the COVID-19 pandemic through oral histories, using Alice Wong's work on disabled oracles as a theoretical lens.
dsq-sds.org/article/id/6...

Call for Applications: Assistant Editor of Disability Studies Quarterly. Deadline for application: April 15, 2026, disstudies.org

Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ, dsq-sds.org) is seeking an Assistant Editor. This position is best suited for a graduate student who is interested in writing and editorial work in disability studies or a related field.

Deadline: 15th April 2026

More info here: disstudies.org/call-for-app...

dsq-sds.org/issue/367/in...

Editors:
Donald Grushkin, Jeffrey A. Brune and Rachel Nebraska Lynch

Blue text on a light green background, featuring the DSQ logo and the text: New Issue Disability Studies Quarterly Editors: Donald Grushkin, Jeffrey A. Brune and Rachel Nebraska Lynch Authors: Julia Linares-Roake, Lauren Van Patter, Carla Rice, Erika Cudworth and Andrea Breen Luda Gogolushko Shawna Sheperd-Murtagh Sarah Manley RB Lemberg Perelmutter Moira Armstrong Christiana Salah Joshua Earle. The background of the text is set on top of a photo of documents and books on a table.

New Issue
Disability Studies Quarterly

Authors:
Julia Linares-Roake, Lauren Van Patter, Carla Rice, Erika Cudworth and Andrea Breen
Luda Gogolushko
Shawna Sheperd-Murtagh
Sarah Manley
RB Lemberg Perelmutter
Moira Armstrong
Christiana Salah
Joshua Earle

Cyborg Maintenance: The Invisible Work of the Technological Bodymind
Joshua Earle
dsq-sds.org/issue/367/in...

Misdiagnosing the Past: Heidi, Nostalgia, and the Cure That Wasn’t There
Christiana Salah
dsq-sds.org/issue/367/in...

Choosing to Remember: Queer Disabled Oracle Histories of the COVID-19 Pandemic in England
Moira Armstrong
dsq-sds.org/issue/367/in...

Rejecting Cure: The Strugatskys’ Roadside Picnic and Tarkovsky’s Stalker as Disability Narratives
RB Lemberg Perelmutter

dsq-sds.org/issue/367/in...

"Contemplated Madness:" Dementia as Defense Mechanism in Lily Brooks-Dalton’s Good Morning, Midnight
Sarah Manley

dsq-sds.org/issue/367/in...