Disabled in Grad School (DIGS) is run by @caitskirby and @KaydenStockwell. We're trying to dig past barriers to uproot academic ableism and reform higher ed.
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21 Feb 2021
Poll results are in:
Q: Have you ever considered reporting a faculty member for abuse/discrimination/inappropriate behavior, and you were worried about how it would impact YOUR career?
8% said No
18% said Yes - reported anyway
74% said Yes - did not report ‼️
@AcademicChatter
ALT Black text on white background: Have you ever considered reporting a faculty member for abuse/discrimination/inappropriate behavior, and you were worried about how it would impact YOUR career? (n=40). Pie chart with small dark gray slice 8% no, mid-sized black slice 18% Yes -reported anyway, very large light gray slice 74% Yes - did not report. Credit: @DisInGradSchool
20 Feb 2021
Anonymous poll:
Have you ever considered reporting a faculty member for abuse/discrimination/inappropriate behavior, and you were worried about how it would impact YOUR career? 1/
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13 Aug 2023
What resources would you share with colleagues?
Resources about accommodations? About choosing an advisor? About self-care?
Share the knowledge here!
11 Aug 2023
A new academic year approaches!
Disabled grad students, what are the best resources that your colleagues should know about?
Share below and tag your friends.
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11 Aug 2023
EEOC and OCR. Read the reporting requirements NOW. Before you need them.
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11 Aug 2023
A new academic year approaches!
Disabled grad students, what are the best resources that your colleagues should know about?
Share below and tag your friends.
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22 Jul 2022
I will move on but I'm hugely pissed off that the reason my name wasn't called at graduation is because the grad team put a mark next to my name to indicate that I'd be slow (something they assumed) and the person reading names thought it meant I wasn't there.
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20 Jul 2022
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8 Jul 2022
So that grad school doesn’t #BreakMySoul:
What advice would you give your former selves if you could repeat your 2nd year of grad school?
Particularly interested to know from other BIPOC and disabled individuals.
@DisInGradSchool @AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter
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7 Jul 2022
We've been on a long hiatus because personal, professional, and health stuff has gotten in the way.
But we're here to boost your stuff.
For the marginalized and minoritized folks in (and outside of) the academy.
For those who are being pushed out.
You belong.
You matter.
💜
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6 Jul 2022
Anonymous Question
"5th year grad student here, I had to switch labs last year so I'm essentially starting over. This year I was diagnosed with a chronic condition & I can barely get around the lab (I use a wheelchair but the lab isn't wheelchair friendly). How do I graduate?"
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16 Jun 2022
Any recs for presenting qualitative research? My work is on the lived experience of college students with disabilities during the pandemic (fall 2020 - spring 2021) and want to tell it like a research oriented story @NoStigmas @DARN_disability @AcademicAbleism #DisabilityRights
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23 May 2022
Hey disabled grad students/academics/writers/project-doers:
Anyone interested in forming a weekly writing group?
Would love to connect with & cheer on others who "get it".
@chron_ac @DisabledAcadem @DisInGradSchool @DisInHigherEd #disabilitytwitter #DisabledinSTEM
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Disabled In Grad School retweeted
13 May 2022
Scientists with speech disabilities, check out this call below!
#DisabledInSTEM @DisInHigherEd @DisInGradSchool @DisabledAcadem
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23 Mar 2022
did you miss this week's episode?
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@JalesaMartin, @katemarinaa, & I discuss their experience as disabled women of color in grad school.
catch up here: ➡️deargradstudent.com/episodes…⬅️
#AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @DisabledAcadem @DisInGradSchool @DisInHigherEd @DisabledStem
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20 Mar 2022
✨Ep. 65 is LIVE on 3/21✨
2nd year Masters student @JalesaMartin, & 5th year PhD Candidate, @katemarinaa, joined me to discuss their experience as disabled women of color in academia.
#AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics @DisInGradSchool @DisInHigherEd @DisabledStem @DisabledAcadem
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18 Mar 2022
The @UMassECo DEI committee recently hosted a panel sharing the experiences of disabled/chronically ill folks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 who do field work to educate on making field work more #accessible. I was honored to be part w some other AMAZING folks. #disabledinSTEM
eco.umass.edu/dei/
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16 Mar 2022
How much of your cognitive and physical energy is currently devoted to COVID-19-related preparations, testing, worry, despair, or information seeking?
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minimal - 0-25%
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moderate - 26-50%
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significant - 51-75%
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maximal - 76-100%
22 votes • Final results
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