Final syllabus for the fall semester is in. I'm so glad I've made the decision to drop the second major (Psych) to a minor and graduate this fall with a BS in Religious Studies and a minor in Psych. I have 1 class to finish the Psych degree and will do that with another class part time this spring.

Looking at the class load there's no way I could do Experimental Psych PLUS the other courses since I've been in #Autistic burnout for the past 3 years.

#actuallyautistic #DisabledInHigherEd

Instructor removed lockdown browser for the second test. Said scores went up. So what'd he do for this test? Returned to lockdown browser.

#Ableism in college.

Instructor is board certified in ABA, so this makes since. #ABAisViolence

#NonTraditionalStudent #Disabled #DisabledInHigherEd #DisabledinHumanities (and probably stem) @disability

If I'm going to do Mastodon I need more than just mathematicians, lovely community though they are. Doing a bunch of follows. Where are my #DisabledAcademic #DisabledInHigherEd #neurodiverse #QueerCripFeminist #ChronicIllness #womenInSTEM #STEMEd people? #inclusion #accessibility #opera #orchestra #flute #education #diversity #EDI #LGBTQ+ #eduCrochet Say hello!

- the day I leave

"i have survived far too much to go quietly
let a meteor take me
call the thunder for backup
the land will crack
the sun will eat itself"

- Rupi Kaur

#Poem #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Writer #Poet #Books #Death #Dying #poetrylover #NEISvoid #DisabledInSTEM #disabledinhighered #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Chronicillness #HidradenitisSuppurativa

"You have never been nor shall be a burden." 🌻

This is a message to everyone. As a chronically ill and disabled person, I feel like a perpetual burden. It's a heavy weight. The amount of ableism and endless cruelty the world hurls at us needs to stop. I have to tell myself this every day, even when I don't believe it.

#chronicallyill #disability #notetoself #sunflower #DisabledInSTEM #disabledinhighered #ableism #artwork #kindness #HidradenitisSuppurativa

Attendance policies were always ableist. They were ableist during the pandemic, and they're ableist now.

If students don't attend your class, ask yourself why. Why aren't they interested? Why isn't my class valuable? What barriers are preventing them from attending? How do I adapt to meet students where they're at? How can I create multiple spaces for participation and engagement?

#AcademicAbleism #UDL #DisabledInHigherEd #Disability #Accessibility

In 2020, I cofounded the organization Disabled in Higher Education that hopes to improve the inclusion of disabled people across higher education.

#DisabledInHigherEd

For all of the academics on here who are learning about #accessibility and adding image descriptions, please take that inclusive energy with you the next time a student gives you their accommodation letter from the disability office or when you're considering your attendance policy.

Even better, consider reading up about #UniversalDesignForLearning or #UDL.

#HigherEd #Academia #DisabledInHigherEd #Disability #AcademicAbleism #DisabilityAccommodations

In 2020, I cofounded the organization Disabled in Higher Education that hopes to improve the inclusion of disabled people across higher education.

#DisabledInHigherEd