Disability in LIS journal

"a critical part of our Mad creation practice was centering need, bodymind need, and creating a culture where we could ask and name the things that we would've otherwise suppressed+ white knuckled through... a space where that didn't have to happen, that violence didn't have to happen anymore."

Interview with Melanie Jones and Shayda Kafai on Mad Scholars JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Melanie Jones and Dr. Shayda Kafai about their new book Mad Scholars: Reclaiming and Reimagining the Neurodiverse Academy, rethinking the publishing process, who influenced th...

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Melanie Jones and Dr. Shayda Kafai about their new book Mad Scholars: Reclaiming and Reimagining the Neurodiverse Academy, rethinking the publishing process, who influenced their work, and building sustainable Mad communities.

Interview with Paul Castle on Adoroscopes JJ Pionke interviews Paul Castle about his book Adoroscopes and his creative process as a visual artist who has a degenerative eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa.

JJ Pionke interviews Paul Castle about his book Adoroscopes and his creative process as a visual artist who has a degenerative eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa.

Letter from the Editor v2 2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.

We are now open for even more submissions!

In addition to book reviews, we will now also be publishing academic articles and Notes from the Field (less formal, more blog) about library/archives work and disability

cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

author interview series (so far!)

1) Margaret Price on Crip Spacetime
2) Maria Sweeney on Brittle Joints
3) Nicola Griffith on Spear
4) Colleen S. Harris on Toothache in the Bone
5) Shayda Kafai on Crip Kinship
6) Ashley Shew on Against Technoableism

cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/

Interview with Dr. Ashley Shew on Against Technoableism JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Ashley Shew about her book Against Technoableism, during which they discuss creativity and generative AI, technology tools that disabled people actually want versus what they'...

Our most recent interview: JJ talks with @ashleyshoo.bsky.social about Against Technoableism, creativity and generative AI, technology tools that disabled people actually want versus what they're told to want, and why everyone needs a shower chair.

[audio and transcript available for download]

Interview with Dr. Nicola Griffith on Spear JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Nicola Griffith about her book Spear, writing with disability, and the $41,000 bathtub.

In this episode of the DisLIS Interview with an Author series, @jjpionke.bsky.social interviews @nicolaz.bsky.social about her book Spear, writing with disability, and the $41,000 bathtub.

[audio and transcript available for download]

Interview with Dr. Margaret Price on Crip Spacetime DisLIS journal editors JJ Pionke and Jess Schomberg interview Dr. Margaret Price about her book Crip Spacetime, her writing process, what the phrase crip spacetime means and how it affects academics w...

Our first interview in the DisLIS Interview with an Author series features @margaretprice.bsky.social talking with us about her book Crip Spacetime, what the phrase crip spacetime means, and how it affects academics with disability

[audio and text available for download]

"the act of creating art and writing stories, especially as disabled Mad folks, [is a] really powerful act of agency and crafting ourselves outside of the stories that ableism, sanism, transphobia, racism, etc etc, have said about our bodyminds and what our worth is and what we can and cannot do."

Interview with Dr. Shayda Kafai on Crip Kinship JJ Pionke and Jess Schomberg interview Shayda Kafai about her book Crip Kinship, how to improve the peer review process to be care-full, and the importance of art and creative works.

Fresh off the bepresses - @jjpionke.bsky.social and @schomj.bsky.social interview Crip Kinship author Shayda Kafai!

[downloadable audio and transcript]

#CripLib #DisabilityJustice

Interview with Dr. Shayda Kafai on Crip Kinship JJ Pionke and Jess Schomberg interview Shayda Kafai about her book Crip Kinship, how to improve the peer review process to be care-full, and the importance of art and creative works.

Fresh off the bepresses - @jjpionke.bsky.social and @schomj.bsky.social interview Crip Kinship author Shayda Kafai!

[downloadable audio and transcript]

#CripLib #DisabilityJustice

Honored to have been interviewed by the fantastic and insightful @jjpionke.bsky.social for @dislisjournal.bsky.social on my new #poetry collection Toothache in the Bone, which delves into grief, pain, & chronic illness
#spoonie #disability #CripLib #booksky 📚☁️ 💙📚 #Skypoets

Interview with Dr. Colleen S. Harris on Toothache in the Bone JJ Pionke interviews Colleen S. Harris about her book Toothache in the Bone, the craft of poetry, and tattoos as pain management.

New!

@jjpionke.bsky.social interviews @warmaiden.bsky.social about her book Toothache in the Bone, the craft of poetry, and tattoos as pain management.

[audio and transcript available to download]
#CripLib

Interview with Maria Sweeney on Brittle Joints JJ Pionke interviews Maria Sweeney about her book Brittle Joints and her work process as a disabled artist.

DisLIS interview with Eisner-nominated artist/author Maria Sweeney and accompanying review of the book Brittle Joints

(interview) cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...
(review) cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

The editorial board of the Disability in LIS Journal (DisLIS) is looking for peer reviewers to support the growing interest in our new journal! DisLIS is an open access, multimedia journal run by information professionals who work in various types of information-oriented jobs. Our publishing focus is to center the experience of disability within information work in a variety of institutional settings by focusing on the experiences of library or archive workers or users, or people who work with libraries in other ways. Starting July 2025, we are accepting academic articles, poetry, and notes from the field, in addition to media reviews. We use an open, collaborative review process. Whether you are interested in peer reviewing one or all of those types of writing, we have a place for you. As we work to build this hub for disability in LIS, we welcome input from a diverse range of experiences with disability, LIS work, and scholarship -- from newbie peer reviewers to publishing pros. To sign up, please fill out the volunteer peer reviewer form. If you have questions, please reach out to us at DisLisJournal@googlegroups.com. The future is disabled and it’s already here so let’s talk about it!

Disability in LIS Journal Seeking Peer Reviewers!

Volunteer form, contact information, and links to related content are available here:
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