She/Her | PhD Student | Disabled | Advocate | #DisabledInStem #WomenInStem #QueerInSTEM
Joined September 2020
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Disabled in STEM retweeted
7 Aug 2022
I'm often asked to recommend neuroscience books for 1st year grad students or those with limited background in neuroscience. Here are a few books I know.
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28 Jul 2022
The only thing I miss about the south is air conditioning!
(and Korean and Vietnamese food)
24 Jun 2022
Stove/oven broke within 10 minutes of the dishwasher. Nervous to call my landlady because my sister has been staying with us, and also she's finicky. But also it's taking so much to figure out how to feed all three of us and wash all our dishes alone keep working.
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24 Jun 2022
I know it's small fries compared to everything else happening now, but god I can't handle worrying about everything else over making sure everyone is fed and clean
22 Jun 2022
I am a PhD candidate! So now, with the increased security of my position, I'm going to talk to HR about some of the ableism I've been experiencing with my advisor's support.
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Disabled in STEM retweeted
14 Jun 2022
Grad student health insurance is a DEI issue. It affects older students and students from low-income backgrounds who can't rely on parents' plans and is a major barrier for disabled students.
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7 Jun 2022
TW: diet, food
My friends eliminating sugar for a week for health reasons is really really triggering some food issues I thought were buried. They do these crash elimination diets that I hate so much.
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17 May 2022
Once again I am in a DEI training where a participant is agreeing with the racist person in the example scenario set up for us to practice responding to racism in the moment.
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17 May 2022
I'm back to public, if they find out who I am, they find out who I am.
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17 May 2022
What mistakes do you see #DEI speakers make the most when discussing #disability?
I feel like the one I see most often is failing to use community-preferred language or call out ableism in participant responses.
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Disabled in STEM retweeted
10 May 2022
#AbortionIsADisabilityRightsIssue 🧵: I and my spouse are both Little People and both support abortion rights for everyone, but I want to highlight why access is especially important for us dwarfs. First, there is the issue of “double dominance.”
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4 May 2022
My institution asked if I would consider joining the DEI council. Good learning experience? Free labor? Distraction from my PhD work? Chance to make positive change?
Good or bad idea?
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3 May 2022
I really really miss working at coffee shops and at the library
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3 May 2022
It's tough to want to be in academia to try to make a change and support the next student but also I want to get our of here as soon as possible
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29 Apr 2022
Going private for a little bit because I think someone from my institution is trying to ID me after my last few tweets, in a way that does not seem like it's going to end well for me.
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29 Apr 2022
Someone from my institution asked whether I would give a disability DEI talk to the summer students this summer. But the last time I gave a talk here it led to 3 meeting with my HR about how I'm toxic and hurtful for suggesting ways to not use ableist language. Should I?
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29 Apr 2022
I want to support these students, and I want more practice giving DEI seminars, but it was so traumatic last time for me. Am I playing myself to even consider it?
It makes me feel better that she liked the talk enough to invite me again though, I do feel a little vindicated 😅
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Disabled in STEM retweeted
27 Apr 2022
Since the exposed alt text tag started it’s also interesting to note how many govt agencies incl public health agencies seem to be violating accessibility laws like Section 508
Anyone know if there a coordinated campaign to stop this that I can join?
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