Alex Newson, PhD (she/her)

this is targeted erasure and will have very real and very many negative consequences

Print it, bookmark it, pause what you are doing. Whatever you do, prioritize reading this. And then share it. In meetings, on your office door, during office small talk.

It’s a crystal clear piece that leaves no question about the essential work we must do in higher education.

There is nothing wasteful or unnecessary about funding education for disabled students.

Disabled people are worthy.
Disabled people have value.
Disabled people deserve an accessible, supportive, and fully funded education.

Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.

This is a manifesto against disability.

This is the language of eugenics.

There's so much for us to fight for right now. It's devastating, exhausting, and it's also possible. We can't forget past and present organizers who have always been fighting for justice.

They have always shown us that collective resistance works. Let's do this, but never alone. ❤️

A logo for the Black Disability Institute. The design features a black silhouette of a person's profile adorned with a purple flower as their hair. The silhouette is connected to an outline of a book with purple lines, symbolizing knowledge and connection. The words "Black Disability Institute" are prominently displayed in bold black letters. In the bottom-right corner is the New Disabled South logo.

Text on a cream background reads: "WHO WE ARE. The Black Disability Institute (BDI) is a think tank housed within New Disabled South’s Research Department under the leadership of Kiana Jackson, Data & Research Director, and Kehsi Iman Wilson, Co-Founder and COO." The New Disabled South logo is in the bottom-right corner.

We are so excited to announce the launch of the Black Disability Institute, a think tank housed under our Research and Data team! Conceived and led by our Director of Data and Research Kiana Jackson and our Co-Founder and COO Kehi Iman Wilson, BDI’s mission is…

Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and

1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.

It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.

I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.

Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Supreme Court To Weigh How ADA, 504 Claims Against Schools Should Be Handled The U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up a case centering on what standard students must meet in order to bring claims of disability discrimination at school.

Disability rights (Section 504, ADA, IDEA: www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/01/27/s...), Affordable Care Act, and gay marriage are all at risk in the U.S. Of course, so much of government and funding, separation of powers, the democratic republic itself are under threat. Hold the line against tyranny.

Screenshot of journal article titled 'The Lived Experience of Autistic Adults in Employment: A Systematic Search and Synthesis'

Lived experience of autistic adults in employment: synthesis by David Thorpe uses social relational model of disability & reports voices of #autistic workers should be prioritised in designing work environments

READ AGAIN, FREE to 14 Feb:

www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

This is heartbreaking to read.

Disabled people are a part of every community.
Disabled people are not disposable.
Disabled people are worthy and deserve to live.

Totally agree! My team and I are currently working on a participatory research study exploring Autistic educators experiences with Autistic burnout and flourishing. Team includes @jduke4.bsky.social @kieranrose.bsky.social @vvanuitert.bsky.social and others!

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New pub today, focused on the ethnoracial diversity of the special ed teacher (SET) workforce.

We found that -- at current rate of change -- the SET workforce will NEVER be ethnoracially representative of the population of students w/disabilities.

journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VPMXC...

Saturday re-share of my Autistic Realms starter pack with 150 wonderful neurodiversity-affirming people and
organisations to follow. Everyone in this pack is doing super valuable work with our families and communities and working towards positive change. Please share and follow.

go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC

Congratulations to @proudmum95.bsky.social and the team for this amazing resource. We used this in our participatory #Autistic educator #burnout study, with support from Dr. Jackie Ryan, and loved it!

Community for Education Scholars in all areas and concentrations looking to find each other!
Please reply to this post if you want to be added!! #EducationScholars

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ICYMI, here's my Starter Park re: autism research - please share, and let me know if there's anyone else I need to add!
go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA #AutRes

Calendly is definitely the way to go. Always willing to provide tips!

This is an amazing resource! I would love to connect with you to discuss it, if you have time. I deeply appreciate all the work and labor you put into this and your other resources.

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Quick summary visual to explain neurodiversity lite. Good to share & start a conversation @dr-nicky.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social 🤩

Thank you for sharing this as it is something I am currently dealing with!

Feel free to email me if you have any questions or feel like you could qualify! Thank you for sharing the flyer!

Supporting Your Young Person Through Autistic Burnout Autistic kids who experience burnout will need understanding, flexibility, increased sensory regulation time, and a decrease in demands.

Understanding and supporting children and young people through #AutisticBurnout.
New article, up to date 2023 research.
Thanks for the opportunity of sharing this @thinkingautism.bsky.social

thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/supp...