Jessica Leah
@jessical-2022.bsky.social
Disability Advocate | Wheaton College '19 | Sociology MA American University ‘22 | PhD Candidate in Social Policy at the Heller School at Brandeis University
And sadly, almost nobody in the media was paying attention to it. As somebody who has an older sister that worked as USAID contractor, I cannot begin to describe the anguish my sister and her colleagues experienced during that time, while Congress did nothing.
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
And sadly, almost nobody in the media was paying attention to it. As somebody who has an older sister that worked as USAID contractor, I cannot begin to describe the anguish my sister and her colleagues experienced during that time, while Congress did nothing.
#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.
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
#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.
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I wish we pushed for research on the political economy of academia more. It's what takes us beyond "oh why did this one person cite a fake journal article?" into "why do we have a system that rewards people who do not engage with prior research and simply churn out pubs?"
December 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I wish we pushed for research on the political economy of academia more. It's what takes us beyond "oh why did this one person cite a fake journal article?" into "why do we have a system that rewards people who do not engage with prior research and simply churn out pubs?"
Thank you Boston Logan Airport! You just made a service animal handler very happy! #disabilityinclusion
December 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thank you Boston Logan Airport! You just made a service animal handler very happy! #disabilityinclusion
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Trump's shutdown of USAID has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, and the toll will only continue to grow. #Trump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ImpeachTrumpNow #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #USAID #cruelty #Wiles #depravity
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Trump's shutdown of USAID has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, and the toll will only continue to grow. #Trump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ImpeachTrumpNow #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #USAID #cruelty #Wiles #depravity
Thread on #USAID. It is so vital to remember USAID and not to forget the role it played on the international stage.
As we wind down for the holidays, I cannot help but reflect on how difficult a year this has been for everyone in so many areas. For my family and me, this challenging year has hit us from all sorts of different angles. 1/7
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Thread on #USAID. It is so vital to remember USAID and not to forget the role it played on the international stage.
As we wind down for the holidays, I cannot help but reflect on how difficult a year this has been for everyone in so many areas. For my family and me, this challenging year has hit us from all sorts of different angles. 1/7
December 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
As we wind down for the holidays, I cannot help but reflect on how difficult a year this has been for everyone in so many areas. For my family and me, this challenging year has hit us from all sorts of different angles. 1/7
I was not planning on responding to this post, but let me say this. Responses like this are exactly why we are still in this mess. When we refuse to express empathy, we lose our capacity for compassion. Lastly, when we lose both of those things then we miss out in our chance towards peace.
December 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I was not planning on responding to this post, but let me say this. Responses like this are exactly why we are still in this mess. When we refuse to express empathy, we lose our capacity for compassion. Lastly, when we lose both of those things then we miss out in our chance towards peace.
Since the 10/7 attacks, my life as a Jew along with many other Jews around the world has not been the same. I’ve faced virulent antisemitism from both the left and right and today’s shooting in Sydney just feels like the final nail in the coffin for me.
The mass shooting at a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday was carried out by a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son, Australian officials said. Follow live updates.
Bondi Beach Shooting Live Updates: 15 Victims and a Gunman Dead After Attack
Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Since the 10/7 attacks, my life as a Jew along with many other Jews around the world has not been the same. I’ve faced virulent antisemitism from both the left and right and today’s shooting in Sydney just feels like the final nail in the coffin for me.
I was literally just discussing this today w/a friend, as somebody who is in the social sciences (social policy to be exact), it feels like we are getting the short end of the stick. On so many fronts, I am seeing colleges and ppl, “be like let’s do away with the social sciences!” 1/2
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I was literally just discussing this today w/a friend, as somebody who is in the social sciences (social policy to be exact), it feels like we are getting the short end of the stick. On so many fronts, I am seeing colleges and ppl, “be like let’s do away with the social sciences!” 1/2
I read this as like, “Accessibility is wasteful!” 🤷🏼♀️ #disability
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I read this as like, “Accessibility is wasteful!” 🤷🏼♀️ #disability
If anything in some instances the HHS secretary does NOT even know anything about accessibility. At one of my previous institutions, the president was the former HHS secretary and had no idea that there were NO such thing as registration papers or certificates of service animals.
Disability education should not be put into HHS because it's not a health issue, it's an education issue. The idea that disability = health is dehumanizing and, frankly, simply wrong.
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If anything in some instances the HHS secretary does NOT even know anything about accessibility. At one of my previous institutions, the president was the former HHS secretary and had no idea that there were NO such thing as registration papers or certificates of service animals.
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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If you are reading that article that thinks too many students get accommodations & feeling like maybe it has a point, you should instead read @dorfmandoron.bsky.social's "Fear of the Disability Con" (www.jstor.org/stable/45284...).
Fear of the Disability Con: Perceptions of Fraud and Special Rights Discourse on JSTOR
Doron Dorfman, Fear of the Disability Con: Perceptions of Fraud and Special Rights Discourse, Law & Society Review, Vol. 53, No. 4 (DECEMBER 2019), pp. 1051-1091
www.jstor.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
If you are reading that article that thinks too many students get accommodations & feeling like maybe it has a point, you should instead read @dorfmandoron.bsky.social's "Fear of the Disability Con" (www.jstor.org/stable/45284...).
As somebody who was born and raised in the suburban Atlanta area, all I can say is that this is amazing! The #democraticparty needs to take note of this and that the Deep South is an area to be watched.
NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
As somebody who was born and raised in the suburban Atlanta area, all I can say is that this is amazing! The #democraticparty needs to take note of this and that the Deep South is an area to be watched.
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Even by the standards of The Atlantic, this is an extraordinarily weak evidence base for an article.
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Even by the standards of The Atlantic, this is an extraordinarily weak evidence base for an article.
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
This recent article, published in @theatlantic.com , offers a gross one-sided misrepresentation of students w/#disabilities requesting accommodations. The author argues that many students are “faking” their disabilities to receive extended-time testing, especially at elite institutions. 1/6
Accommodation Nation
America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This recent article, published in @theatlantic.com , offers a gross one-sided misrepresentation of students w/#disabilities requesting accommodations. The author argues that many students are “faking” their disabilities to receive extended-time testing, especially at elite institutions. 1/6
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Here we are
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Here we are
Silly question to ask left hand folks… does anyone have the recommendations for the best pens for left hand people? I love my fancy pens, but they always give me issues when writing. So instead, I am forced to use a pencil and get the “wonderful” smudge on my hand. #lefties #lefthandproblems
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Silly question to ask left hand folks… does anyone have the recommendations for the best pens for left hand people? I love my fancy pens, but they always give me issues when writing. So instead, I am forced to use a pencil and get the “wonderful” smudge on my hand. #lefties #lefthandproblems
We are still seeking nominations for the following positions in our section. Please reach out to our nominations chair, @catherinetan.bsky.social! Serving in our section's committee is a great opportunity to make connections!
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!
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!
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
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
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We are still seeking nominations for the following positions in our section. Please reach out to our nominations chair, @catherinetan.bsky.social! Serving in our section's committee is a great opportunity to make connections!
Also, the student rep gets to run the section’s Bluesky account!
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
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
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Also, the student rep gets to run the section’s Bluesky account!
My time as a student rep for the @asadisability.bsky.social will be coming to a close in 2026 after serving almost three years. I had a great time getting to know people in the section. If anyone is interested in the position or has question, feel free to dm me.
ASA Elections are coming up soon! We are seeking nominations for the following positions within our section. Terms would start in 2026! 1/4
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My time as a student rep for the @asadisability.bsky.social will be coming to a close in 2026 after serving almost three years. I had a great time getting to know people in the section. If anyone is interested in the position or has question, feel free to dm me.
Earlier today, after spending weeks requesting a refund from Uber over an incident where I was denied a ride due to my service dog, Uber finally agreed to not only refund the cancelled ride and the Uber Pet ride I took afterwards as a result, but also to give me credit. 1/5
October 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Earlier today, after spending weeks requesting a refund from Uber over an incident where I was denied a ride due to my service dog, Uber finally agreed to not only refund the cancelled ride and the Uber Pet ride I took afterwards as a result, but also to give me credit. 1/5
About seven months ago, I watched in horror as the Trump admin rapidly dismantle USAID. I remember being devastated over my sister losing her job, but also furious that Congress did not almost nothing. 1/3
September 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
About seven months ago, I watched in horror as the Trump admin rapidly dismantle USAID. I remember being devastated over my sister losing her job, but also furious that Congress did not almost nothing. 1/3