ASA Section on Disability in Society

#disability friends, does anyone have suggestions or ideas for resources on disability training centered on what to do if you see ICE? I just got word that ICE raids in Boston are expected to ramp up.

Hi everyone, we have almost all positions filled, but we are still looking for a treasurer! If you are interested in being a treasurer for our section, please reach out to our nominations chair, @catherinetan.bsky.social.

Honored to have my research elevated by @jofhsb.bsky.social for #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities. This recognition means so much. 2025 has been an extraordinary year for impactful research in the sociology of disability. Grateful for this community. @asadisability.bsky.social

He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers.

Even though institutionalization of persons w/disabilities has been declared illegal, its history and the suffering of those and their families still continues to this day.

Also, graduate students are allowed to run for ALL of these positions except for the chairperson and secretary/treasurer!

Please repost and share with others!

Hi all,
We are still looking for people in the following positions:
1) Chairperson elect
2) Secretary/Treasurer elect
3) Program Committee Chair
4) Publicity Committee Chair
5) Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair

If you are interested, please reach out to @catherinetan.bsky.social!

Also, the student rep gets to run the section’s Bluesky account!

Want to be more involved in ASA and our incredible section? Please consider running for one of the open positions in our section! More information can be found in this thread! @asanews.bsky.social

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us or our nominations chair @catherinetan.bsky.social. Lastly, according to the updated ASA guidelines, you can only serve in one ASA position at a time. 4/4

We would love to have more people serve in our section! Serving in any of these positions provides opportunities to make connections and get to know others in the field. Here are the descriptions for each of the positions: drive.google.com/file/d/1Xd-P... 3/4

Here are the positions:
1. Chairperson elect (1 year, three years total)
2. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect (3 years)
3. Program Committee Chair (2 years)
4. Publicity Committee Chair (2 years)
5. Membership/Mentorship Committee Chair (2 years)
6. Graduate Student Council Member at large (2 years 2/4

ASA Elections are coming up soon! We are seeking nominations for the following positions within our section. Terms would start in 2026! 1/4

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Disabled Parents' Adoption Experiences. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. People with disabilities can face barriers and stigma when adopting kids. In this webinar, facilitated by researcher and adoptive parent Kara Ayers, we will hear from two disabled parents, Robin Wilso...

Interested in learning about disabled people's experiences of navigating the adoption process and the barriers they face? Check out this virtual webinar hosted by @lurieinstitute.bsky.social. If you are interested in attending, please sign up at this link!

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The Word - EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide What's happening in journalism? What's important in style and accessibility? We've got The Word on all that and more.

What you've missed recently in The Word: 
• How to making reporting accessible — and trauma-sensitive — during conflict.
• A foreign corespondent's analysis on how Trump's speech to the UN looked outside the U.S.
• The declaration of an independent Press

Here are all the interviews about Disability in E & E we have published so far - if you would like to say your piece in the November or December issues, please get in touch, tree@cell.com

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Just noticed this new @katmacfarlane.bsky.social article on SSRN: "Disability and Constitutional Legitimacy." Excited to read it! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

It's also a good time for researchers to speak up if they find their research has been incorrectly used to push "autism epidemic" narratives.

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Analyzing data from France, Célia Bouchet, Michelle Maroto (@mmaroto.bsky.social), and David Pettinicchio (@dnpetti.bsky.social) show that, even among part-time workers, people with disabilities earn less than those without disabilities.

Read more at bit.ly/4lHPUAJ

A call to action to include disability in intersectional health equity research and policy Disability status is rarely included in health research and policy, including intersectional research, perpetuating health inequities for this population. This paper calls on researchers and policymak...

Hot off the press from The Lancet! #Disability is rarely included in intersectional health equity research! Here are four strategies and recommendations to include #disability in this area.

Persons w/disabilities must be included in all emergency plans and preparedness. In many natural disaster events, they are left behind b/c there is no plan for them.

Opinion | Autistic Children Are Facing Blame, Shame from MAHA Megan Donelson writes on the troubling rhetoric the “Make America Healthy Again” Commission is using to describe autism and other disabilities.

“As a scholar of rhetoric and the mother of an autistic child, in the language of MAHA I hear a disregard for the humanity of people with disabilities and a shift from supporting them to blaming them for their needs.”

Webinar Recording Available Now. On the laptop screen, text reads: “The crib was wildly inaccessible for both of us. It is a special kind of helplessness when you can't reach your own baby" attributed to Elizabeth Soper.

The "Lactation and Breastfeeding with a Disability" webinar recording is now available!

Watch the recording: zurl.co/5OXyv
FAQ & Resource Guide coming soon!

#DisabilityPregnancy #DisabledPregnancy #PregnancyResearch #Lactation #IBCLC

Chicago woman says Uber drivers will cancel her rides because of her disability It's happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a disa...

Sadly, this story is not the first nor will it be the last of an individual with a disability facing discrimination from rideshare companies, such as Uber or Lyft. While there are avenues to report discrimination, it will still continue unless these organizations make the needed system-wide changes.

Regardless of who is in charge of ensuring that the MBTA complies with the ADA, accountability is still needed at all levels. #disability #transportation

A judge has been watching the MBTA on behalf of riders with disabilities. That is about to change. - The Boston Globe In 2006, a settlement agreement required the MBTA to make bus and subway more accessible. A citizens group will soon take the lead in monitoring the system.

"For nearly two decades, an independent judge has kept a watchful eye on the MBTA, ensuring that the transit agency complies with the rules for riders with disabilities. Come December, that oversight is expected to end, transferring to a citizen-led group." 1/2

@asanews.bsky.social @asadisability.bsky.social missed the deadline to request a remote presentation by 2 days and now I can’t present my own research that I have been working on for two years. This is incredibly ableist for an organization that claims to promote "access for all”. Do BETTER ASA!

Webinar promotional graphic. Text reads: Disaster Preparedness for Parents with Disabilities. July 21, 2025 at 12 PM ET. Speakers: Melissa Marshall, Shari Myers, Judith Brown, and Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu. Four headshots of the speakers are displayed. Icons for ASL interpretation and closed captions are visible, indicating that these accessibility features will be provided during the webinar.

Join us for an important webinar discussion on emergency preparedness for disabled parents and their families.

Register here: zurl.co/DEEoc

#ParentsWithDisabilities #DisabledParents #DisabledParenting
#DisabledParent

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