Wednesday January 22nd

Getting ready for class

• Submit at least one (1) discussion question based on either of our readings for today
  • “Stop Depicting Technology As Redeeming Disabled People” by Ashley Shew or “Dancing is Existing” by Riah Person
  • Go to D2L and submit your question under the “January 22 Discussion Questions” topic
• Respond to at least one (1) of your peer’s discussion questions using one of the following options:
  • An artistic rendering (sketch, computerized design, memes, GIFs, etc.)
  • A 100-150 word written response

What we’re doing

• Respond to at least (1) of your peer’s discussion questions (on D2L) using one of the following options:
  • An artistic rendering (sketch, computerized design, online graphic design (Canva, etc.), infographic, memes, GIFs, etc.)
  • A 100-150 word written response
    • Your response to their discussion question should be posted on the D2L topic. If you are doing an artistic sketch of any kind, take a photo of your work and post it to the thread.

Read tweets using the hashtag #WhyDisabledPeopleDropout

Other materials

A Virginia Tech faculty member since 2011, Ashley Shew received a Certificate of Teaching Excellence in 2017 and a Diversity Award in 2016, both from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Also in 2016, she received the Sally Bohland Award for Excellence in Access and Inclusion from the Virginia Tech office of Services for Students with Disabilities.

Photo of Dr. Ashley Shew

Riah Person is a Black queer autistic activist and influencer whose work can be found at https://riahsweirdjourney.com/ or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lilririah.

Photo of Riah Person

Process analysis | Infographic | Analyzing the Process of Moving in/to Reed Hall 120

Resource: TCU “Accessibility” Resources

Relevant tweets

I receive special accommodations, an electric sit/stand desk and an ergonomic chair in order to attend school. I cannot participate and am in excruciating pain otherwise. Today another student was in my desk and refused to move. They said they had back pain too and had the 1/

— Erin (she/they) (@Rightsatbirth) January 21, 2020

I’ve said this once, I will say it again. So many fucking disabled ppl have to dedicate our entire days to maintaining our bodies & health. Meaning not all of us have the time, are able to, or can be doing on the ground work. Doesn’t mean our work is any less relevant or needed.

— Walela Nehanda ✊🏾 (@itswalela) January 21, 2020

Striking installation on ableist design https://t.co/Kj0B55bkFV

— Josh Halstead (@dis_aspora) January 21, 2020

Nonspeaking autistic adults are communicating-we should all be listening. One way to do that is to read their work! Check out perspectives from many nonspeakers in this book.https://t.co/xANq5ipr7N

— Autistic Self Advocacy Network (@autselfadvocacy) January 20, 2020

For all those people who were wondering why having a disability paragraph in your syllabus doesn't feel like enough, my professor yesterday literally skipped over the entire end of her syllabus saying "and off course all that other stuff I'm forced to put in".

— Molly 💄♻️🦮 (@mollyemakeup) January 17, 2020

.@ObermarkL uses a disability studies methodology to discuss insights from graduate Ss that emerge from a survey about approaches, activities, and assignments in their courses, as well as how their experiences in graduate school shape their own teaching. https://t.co/ccRGLYLQo7 pic.twitter.com/afNOClOYtk

— NCTE CCCC (@NCTE_CCCC) January 17, 2020

"My twists have become such a synonymous & a conflated part of not only my personal identity & how I show up in the world, but my political brand. And that's why I think it's important that I'm transparent about this new normal & living with alopecia." — @AyannaPressley pic.twitter.com/jqraqZeiKr

— The Root (@TheRoot) January 16, 2020