Disabled in Higher Ed

CW: mentions of sexual harassment, sexual assault, war, genocide, rape, murder, executions.

As part of the Disabled Empowerment in Education Month 2021 event, the DisInHigherEd Team presents a panel on being a disabled woman in academia. Panelists include:

Dr. Aimee Sue Dunlap, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis

Dr. Mason Garrison, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University 

Zemen Berhe, Graduate Student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Callie Mahrer, PhD Student at the University of Arizona

With team member Amanda Klingler, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA as moderator.

A full-text transcript of this panel is available via google doc.

This event is hosted by Disabled In Higher Ed as part of Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month (DEHEM) 2021. Check out DEHEM 2021 on Twitter.

Disabled in Higher Ed are an organisation that seeks to empower disabled individuals and help them survive and thrive at all levels of higher education and academic. They are the creators of Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month (DEHEM). Website: https://disabledinhighered.weebly.com/

An interview with Corin (@the_tweedy on Twitter) about his experience of being a trans disabled man while existing in the academy.

A full-text transcript is available via google doc.

This event is hosted by Disabled In Higher Ed as part of Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month (DEHEM) 2021. Check out DEHEM 2021 on Twitter.

Disabled in Higher Ed are an organisation that seeks to empower disabled individuals and help them survive and thrive at all levels of higher education and academic. They are the creators of Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month (DEHEM). Website: https://disabledinhighered.weebly.com/

Two-part series on the reality of navigating science with a disability and the need to dismantle systemic ableism in academia and industry.

In this second panel discussion, Edmund Asiedu, Gabi Serrato Marks, Alexis Toliver, and Alex Lu discuss personal branding and disclosure as disabled scientists and researchers.

A full-text transcript is available via google doc and a video version of this panel is available via our YouTube channel.

This panel event is hosted by Illimitable and the Disabled In Higher Ed.

Illimitable is an organization that highlights and advances the global contributions of disabled innovators in science, tech, design and entrepreneurship. Website: illimitable.org

Disabled in Higher Ed are an organisation that seeks to empower disabled individuals and help them survive and thrive at all levels of higher education and academic. They are the creators of Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month (DEHEM). Website: disabledinhighered.weebly.com/

Two-part series on the reality of navigating science with a disability and the need to dismantle systemic ableism in academia and industry. In this first panel discussion, Adam Hubrig, Meenakshi “Meena” Das, Jesse Shanahan, and Henry “Hoby” Wedler discuss academic and employment accommodations as disabled scientists and researchers.

A full-text transcript is available via google doc.

A video version of this panel is available on YouTube. 

This panel event is hosted by Illimitable and the Disabled In Higher Ed. Illimitable is an organization that highlights and advances the global contributions of disabled innovators in science, tech, design and entrepreneurship. Website: illimitable.org

Disabled in Higher Ed are an organisation that seeks to empower disabled individuals and help them survive and thrive at all levels of higher education and academic. They are the creators of Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month (DEHEM). Website: disabledinhighered.weebly.com/

Disabled in Higher Ed's Executive Team Member Linda Corcoran presented at the I, Scientist conference 2020 as part of the How To Be A Good Ally session. 

A full-text transcript of this presentation is available via google doc.

Visit the Disabled in Higher Ed Website and Twitter account for more information on the organization.

Panel event by The Bio-Diverse Festival and Disabled in Higher Ed as part of The Bio Diverse Festival and Disabled Empowerment in Higher Education Month (DEHEM) 2020.

Biology and STEM researchers from the U.S. and U.K. discuss their experiences of Disability, ableism, and accessibility. They share advice and experiences of navigating fieldwork and lab work and answer your questions on self-advocacy and creating accessible spaces in Biology and STEM.

This discussion is chaired by Linda Corcoran (Disabled in Higher Ed). Panelists are: Olivia Bernard, Dr. Kelsey Byers, Brianna Green, Hayley Branch and Prof. Duncan Cameron.

A full-text transcript is available via google doc.

Check out the Disabled in Higher Ed Website for more information.