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Society for Disability Studies
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SDS is a lively scholarly association made up of artists, scholars and activists who promote Disability Studies. #DSQArchives #Soc4DisStudies

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Keep an eye out for our posts over the next few weeks. We'll be highlighting content on the SDS, the DSQ, and all of the amazing work that the org has done since its founding in 1980. #AcademicChatter #PhDChat #DisabilitySky #AcademicSky 5/5
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November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Able to make a donation beyond your yearly dues? Amazing you can do so on our PayPal: paypal.com/donate/?host... 4/5
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November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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How can you take action and get involved with our campaign? Start with our patreon.com/c/Societyfor... 3/5
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November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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What will your donations go towards? 2/5
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November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Or come for a book talk from David Serlin on his most recent title, "Window Shopping with Helen Keller: Architecture and Disability in Modern Culture: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 5/5
A white event poster with burgundy red accents. Reads "Join David Serlin, author of 'Window Shopping with Helen Keller: Architecture and Disability in Modern Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2025)' for a discussion of his new book, which explores the sensorial and experiential worlds of disabled people like Keller and through the medium of architecture, decades before the disability rights movement of the late 1960s standardized now-familiar terms like 'access' and 'accommodation.'" The event will take place December 9, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:15 PM Eastern. It will include a 30-minute presentation about the book, a 10-15 minute reader response, a short response to readers, and a Q&A. Please email access requests to admin@disstudies.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Listen in as Remi Yergeau presents a Work in Progress talk on Dec 1 from 12-1:15 PM: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 4/5
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SDS Works-in-Progress: Remi Yergeau. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
45 Min presentation and 30 min Q+A
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November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Join Ioana Cerasella Chis and Amanda Apgar for a mentoring discussion on all things to do with conferences on November 24th from 12-1:15 PM Eastern Time. Register at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 3/5
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November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Check out a roundtable "Disability Bioethics from the Classroom to the Clinic" on November 19th from 12-1:15 PM Eastern Time. This will feature Joseph Stramondo, Elizabeth Lanphier, Ally Peabody Smith, and Natalie Hardy. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 2/5
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SDS Roundtables: Joe Stramondo and Guests . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SDS Roundtables: Joe Stramondo and Guests . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM