Society for Disability Studies

This #GivingTuesday the SDS and @DSQJournal are trying something new! We hope you join us in supporting authors, artists, activists, and researchers who work in #DisabilityStudies. 1/5

Disability Studies Quarterly (@DSQJournal) is seeking an Assistant Editor. This position is best suited for a grad student who is interested in writing and editorial work in disability studies or a related field. Deadline: Apr 15, 2026 More info here: disstudies.org/call-for-app...

Coming up tomorrow! Registration is open and free to attend!

Many thanks to Caroline Butterwick for writing this excellent article in The Guardian about 'I need to be more than a lesson you learned', the exhibition currently on show at our online gallery dis_place. theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

A new testimonial was just added to our special issue on MAiD. You can read Dr. Jacobs' piece at the following link: cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds…

I’m co-founding Second Look Research with @zephaniahbroe and we are accepting summer fellowship applications for 2026! Fellows will come to the University of Chicago, complete 2-3 replications over 10 weeks (June 15-August 22), and work with external advisors. Fellows will receive a stipend of $10,000 and we will to cover housing and meals. secondlookresearch.com

Check out the Center on Disability Studies 2024 Annual Report for HI-UCEDD at go.hawaii.edu/mnh. Fall 2025 Newsletter Center on Disability Studies #CDS #CenterOnDisabilityStudies #Newsletter #Updates #HIUCEDD

Please email other access requests to Gaby at admin@disstudies.org. You don't need to be a member of SDS to attend our virtual events (though we also welcome you to consider membership!). Register today at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 2/2

Join the SDS on March 10 at noon Eastern Time for a talk with E. Mara Green and Octavian Robinson. Mara will be discussing her latest book, "Making Sense: Language, Ethics, and Understanding in Deaf Nepal." ASL and access copies will be provided. 1/2

“Working together is vital to our survival more than ever,” says our co-founder Bob Williams. In an interview from (Un)Hidden: Disability Histories & Our World, Bob shares some of the history he participated in & calls us to act now for #DisabilityRights: lnk.to/unhidden.  [Image: Bob Williams (@rrw1957) sits at the head of the Roosevelt Room conference table in the White House with his AAC device mounted on his power chair. He is laughing along with President Obama, Attorney General Holder, & other disability leaders.]

In our newest guest blog, Glenda Watson Hyatt answers our questions about her recent master’s thesis on the employment (and #discrimination) of people with #SpeechDisabilities, including those who use #AAC: lnk.to/glenwh. [Image: Glenda Watson Hyatt raises her hands in triumph, while seated in a mobility scooter in front of a stone building. She wears a black graduation robe.]

Just a reminder - you don't need to be a member of SDS to attend our public-facing events! If you do want to become a member, though, you can join us at patreon.com/SocietyforDisa…

Join us on March 2 at noon Eastern for one of our last events for the spring semester! Deborah Lefkowitz from @ucrspp will give a talk on Long COVID and disability. Please email access needs to Gaby at admin@disstudies.org. Register today at tinyurl.com/r3v5erxr

SDS awards are open! We have book awards, dissertation awards, DSQ article awards. We have awards for senior scholars and junior scholars. We have impact awards for mentors, artists, and community leaders. Check out all our awards and apply by Mar 31: disstudies.org/nominate/

Very proud of my faculty @SetonHallLaw for this statement condemning the civil rights violations in Minneapolis and across the country. Read our statement: nj.com/news/2026/02/m…

Catch you tomorrow noon eastern for this phenomenal talk!

Our next event is taking place on February 10 from 12 - 1:15 Eastern. Please email any access requests to our admin coordinator Gaby at admin@disstudies.org. Register today at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #DisabilityStudies #AcademicChatter #EdStudies

Disability studies professor explores 'double bind' of medical technology in new book phys.org/news/2026-02-d…

A new season of DATL is coming! Registration opens Friday 2/6 at 12pm! Disability Acceptance through Literature book studies begin in late March/early April for students ages 5-8, 8-12 & 12-17. Get the book at no cost. Space is limited! Join in here: bit.ly/includemebooks…

On Feb 23rd at 10AM and 8PM join us for a discussion of the Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship, which provides $40,000 to recent doctorates in anthropology who are working to bring a book or a series of articles to completion. buff.ly/FzmCYUg