I have one and I like it!

me: oh my next book is going to be way more succinct and won't go down every rabbit hole like my dissertation-to-book

also me: reading entire books to inform 1 to 2 sentences of current hodgepodge of partial drafts

oh don't worry, I have a loud voice!
/s if not obvious

I need a punch card for how many times I've been at a disability-focused event where someone claims they don't need a microphone.

congrats! a great contribution, enjoying it!

Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps.

I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.

Yeah I think the particular thing I was looking at is a student imitating that style, but I've seen it other places (incl job application cover letters) to be a pattern. Ugh

Feeling v naive over here

Ahhh thank you

Not a joke! I don't like it but I'm open to hearing why (if) other people do

it seems like a fair number of people I know from students to colleagues are starting to write in this way where parts of paragraphs are bolded. I am not a fan. Where does this come from and is it preferred by anyone?

Agree, I really don't understand his styling (terrible hair, sallow skin). Also thought they did Dustin pretty dirty - his black eye/bruise face seemed uglier than necessary. Maybe all to offset Will's perfect skin and wind swept bangs?

This is great and you're right but that whole hotel in vegas is presumably still operating, and has food and drinks.

Who owns a public university syllabus? Anti-DEI groups claim they belong to the public. University leaders say they are faculty members' intellectual property. A look at the copyright debate.

Here's news coverage of the Heritage Fnd requests that basically triggered this policy - www.wunc.org/education/20...

I had mine online for many years. But from an academic freedom perspective, it allows outsiders to comb syllabi for "controversial" keywords. NC limited diversity programming pre-Trump but theoretically did not restrict course content, but that's on rocky foundations.

<sigh>

love to hear that my university hired a consulting firm to assess our research support - probably spending more than I would earn in research funds in 5 careers. Forgive me for not feeling that marginalized topics, non STEM, and smaller-scale funding are going to be hot topics for them.

sad to say, I wonder if it will be permanent.

I realize this isn't the main thing here but isn't Times New Roman no longer even packaged with Microsoft Word? (while Calibri is the default there)

Maybe worth saying there isn't really a single font that is considered most accessible.. but TNR is very poor for readability.

*U.S. specific, of course

I'm sorry, but it's just too funny that medical leave is called FML

LOL @ this romantic post about the least romantic first date location you could possibly imagine.

Ooh I just go some of these to give at Xmas and I’m so thrilled to come across this post (and this alt text is amazing)

A white event poster with burgundy red accents. Reads "Join David Serlin, author of 'Window Shopping with Helen Keller: Architecture and Disability in Modern Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2025)' for a discussion of his new book, which explores the sensorial and experiential worlds of disabled people like Keller and through the medium of architecture, decades before the disability rights movement of the late 1960s standardized now-familiar terms like 'access' and 'accommodation.'" The event will take place December 9, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:15 PM Eastern. It will include a 30-minute presentation about the book, a 10-15 minute reader response, a short response to readers, and a Q&A. Please email access requests to admin@disstudies.org

Or come for a book talk from David Serlin on his most recent title, "Window Shopping with Helen Keller: Architecture and Disability in Modern Culture: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 5/5

A photo of a woman in pink in a wheelchair. She has an intubation for oxygen. She looks up at the viewer. Words: This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine ! would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all. may her memory

I am gutted to learn of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social (Alice Wong’s) passing. She was always a warm friend, a wonderful spirit, and someone who fostered my own growth. She helped me see that, as a #disabled person with chronic illness, I matter—I am whole. I’ll be posting some of Alice’s work. ❤️ forever

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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.

Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

Silver balloons spelling out Happy Birthday next to photos showing disability activism campaigns from the 1990s

30 years ago today the Disability Discrimination Act became law in the UK. We're at Insole Court, Cardiff today for #BeingHumanFestival25 reflecting on it's legacy

Harvey almost defeated me in grad school(not that one). But there are a few sentences I still remember. I have watched a few of his lectures on YouTube… might be worth a companion to the companion.

Of course your post/these edits make me wonder what prior books you are speaking of? Btw I really enjoyed this book and your & others' historical accounts.

just wild how still, almost 20 years into researching what I've been researching, a friend is like "have you seen this masters thesis from 1985" and i click 2 links and have it on my computer, and I've never seen it before. I am thinking AI cannot do this but I do appreciate that regular search can.