Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New @disabilitypolicy.bsky.social publication from Felicity Chapman and Jessica Lopez! Learn from them about the importance of accommodations in the classroom and the workplace, and how the RISE Act could help. 031
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Enjoying an evening of poetry in community, in support of @lydiaxzbrown.com! If you live in MD District 7A or don’t but you care about disability justice, interdependence, economic stability for everyone, and more, check out Ly Xīnzhèn's campaign: brownformaryland.combrownformaryland.comLy Xīnzhèn Brown for State Delegate – I'm running to represent District 7A because we deserve better. 075
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm honored to receive the 2026 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society's Love of Learning Award! I do, in fact, love learning very, very much. I'm grateful for the University of Nevada, Reno and Phi Kappa Phi's support as I prepare for my dissertation.💙 phikappaphi.meritpages.com/stories/Case...?phikappaphi.meritpages.comCasey Doherty Receives 2026 Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning AwardCasey Doherty of Reno, Nevada, was recently awarded a Love of Learning Award worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society fo... 162
Reposted by Casey DohertyMia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There is strong historical connection between disabled people in Palestine and disabled people in the U.S. Both governments are utilizing the same policy framework of eugenics. That is why you can't free one group without gaining freedom for all. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...abc.net.auIsrael blocks wheelchairs bound for Gaza - ABC listenAustralian-made wheelchairs intended for injured children in Gaza have been barred from entering the territory by the Israeli government. Hundreds of wheelchairs have been sitting in Jordan waiting f... 01812
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Rainy weekend in DC - perfect time to hunker down and write my book chapter, “A Revolution May Be in Order": Disability, Authoritarianism, and Collective Resistance in the Project 2025 Era. #ScholarCrip 030
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hell yeah! @disabilitypolicy.bsky.social @disabilitylab.bsky.social Also honored to be featured on the front page with my besties Mercy & Courtney!🩷 051
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I'm hating the dunking on people being upset that one of the last safe(r) spaces for COVID cautious folks is no longer accessible to us. The "yeah, just recently loosened its masking mandate" chuckle makes me fume. The Venn diagram between this and the right is a circle... Do better @politico.com.instagram.compolitico on Instagram: "A Boston Globe story about a lesbian bar in Massachusetts loosening its mask mandate is getting so much attention that even members…"A Boston Globe story about a lesbian bar in Massachusetts loosening its mask mandate is getting so much attention that even members of Congress are paying attention.Have resentments around mask mandates and COVID-era lockdowns laid the groundwork for the political climate we're in now?The Playbook team has more on this story that has become pure catnip for the right.For the full Playbook Pod episode, check out the link in our bio. 061
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A federal judge struck down the community integration provisions of the Sec. 504 rule by HHS. This removes guidance on community integration, but Sec. 504, the ADA, & Olmstead do remain the law. Disabled people have fought for decades for the right to live in our communities. We're not going back. 01710
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Calling disabled voters from Pennsylvania! @americanprogress.bsky.social is looking for disabled folks from PA willing to share the accessibility of their voting experiences via a Zoom or written interview. If you're interested in sharing your voting story, please complete this form! #CripTheVotemy1.americanprogress.orgShare Your Voting Story 022
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Small win: over the years I have become much more comfortable simply finding a chair. I can’t stand much - my legs are weak and I’m in a lot of pain. I used to feel so self conscious about leaving/pausing a conversation to go sit down, but now I march my butt over to a chair no matter what. Growth! 090
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Important #ScholarCrip opportunity for our @disabilitypolicy.bsky.social community: Society for Disability Studies 2027 Annual Virtual Conference - submit proposal by September 20 at 11:59pm ET Link on our website!disabilitypolicyfoundry.orgDisability Policy Foundry - #ScholarCrip#ScholarCrip is a framework, community, and conversation about disabled knowledge production. #ScholarCrip challenges narrow ideas about who counts as a scholar and what counts as expertise. It cente... 042
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Image: A group of smiling people in a mini Cooper convertible at night. 000
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Had the best time at @fordfoundation.org Disability Economic Summit this week! Grateful for the time and space to be in community and fight for an economy in which all disabled people can thrive! 120
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Happy #DisabilityVotingRightsWeek! Calling all disabled voters: do you have a voting story to share? Share your experiences with us so we can work together to advance accessible voting for everyone: my1.americanprogress.org/share-your-v...my1.americanprogress.orgShare Your Voting Story 012
Reposted by Casey DohertyCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Thank you to all the voters who shared their stories as part of CAP’s Accessible Democracy Tracker. Learn more and share your voting story today: www.americanprogress.org/article/acce...americanprogress.orgMapping Disabled Americans’ Access to DemocracyCAP’s Accessible Democracy Tracker identifies barriers to accessible voting across U.S. states as well as opportunities to strengthen election accessibility for disabled Americans. 042
Reposted by Casey DohertyCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A reminder from CAP storytellers and @aapd.com for #DisabilityVotingRightsWeek: Disabled voters matter. 133
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Day 2 of @fordfoundation.org Disability Economic Summit - let’s go!! 030
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Excited to be at the @fordfoundation.org Disability Economic Summit this week! 0113
Reposted by Casey Dohertypublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026an intense scientific debate 2262
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Join the @disabilitypolicy.bsky.social community to get updates on new publications (new pub out this week!), #ScholarCrip opportunities, and information about submitting your policy ideas for publication. Complete this form to join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comJoin the Disability Policy Foundry CommunityProduce Policy. Build Power. The Disability Policy Foundry is a new, nontraditional platform for developing, publishing, and advancing disability policy grounded in lived experience. Disabled people ... 033
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Really excited to speak at the @fordfoundation.org Disability Economic Summit next week - can't wait to see folks there! 040
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Thank you to @disabilitypolicy.bsky.social Editorial Team member Meena for these graphics! So grateful for our team 💜 001
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yesterday, the Trump admin released a plan to make major changes to the U.S. census: leaving out undocumented folks and noncitizens from the census count, stopping the collection of race and ethnicity data, and removing questions related to sexual orientation. Outraged, and monitoring this closely.americanprogress.orgSTATEMENT: The Trump Administration’s Proposed Census Changes Undermine U.S. Democracy 000
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Check out "Denied Relief: The Chronic Pain of Bathroom Bans" by Bo Belotti for @disabilitypolicy.bsky.social. Bo shares, “My chronic pain is...a policy failure that could have been avoided." Read this important piece here: www.disabilitypolicyfoundry.org/publications...disabilitypolicyfoundry.orgDisability Policy Foundry - Denied Relief: The Chronic Pain of Bathroom BansAnthony "Bo" Belotti September 10, 2026 012
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 09/09/2026#ScholarCrip opportunity: new Special Issue on “Global Disability Health Equity” in the Disability and Health Journal! Manuscripts due May 15, 2027. I'll share closer to that date too! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...sciencedirect.com 011
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Moving soon and my cat is trying to pack herself… 020
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A note on scope: This course will focus primarily on disability policy in the US, but I hope to expand course offerings in the future! 060
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I'm excited to be developing a disability policy course that I'll (🤞) teach next year for University of Nevada, Reno undergrads. There is SO much to cover. If you have readings/videos/other media on US disability policy that my students shouldn't miss, please flag for me/send my way! #ScholarCrip 2155
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Came across this #ScholarCrip opportunity: Call for Chapters: Music Science and the Neuronormativity Problem: Fostering Anti-Ableist Practices in Music Psychology, Cognition, and Therapy Complete form expressing interest by January 1, 2027 (I'll share closer to that date too)docs.google.comCall for Chapters: Music Science and the Neuronormativity Problem: Fostering Anti-Ableist Practices in Music Psychology, Cognition, and TherapyProposal Title: Music Science and the Neuronormativity Problem: Fostering Anti-Ableist Practices in Music Psychology, Cognition, and Therapy Main Author: Tara Allen; MA Psychology of Music, Co-founde... 011
Reposted by Casey DohertyNew Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 01/09/2026The Disability Policy Foundry (DPF) aims to democratize policy research, writing, and publication. We know that disabled people are already making policy change, and DPF gives them a platform to amplify their ideas. disabilitypolicyfoundry.orgDisability Policy FoundryPRODUCE POLICY. 132
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Important #ScholarCrip opportunity: The Black Deaf Project Internship Program - apply by September 6, 2026. Note: the attached Instagram post lists Friday, September 6th as the deadline - I'm unsure if that means Friday, September 4th or Sunday, September 6th. www.instagram.com/p/Dcj7zkqOMcm/instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 002
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Check out this new #ScholarCrip! “Black Digital Resistant Literacies: Examining Black Disabled Girlhood in Higher Education Through TikTok" by Prilly Bicknell-Hersco. link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comBlack Digital Resistant Literacies: Examining Black Disabled Girlhood in Higher Education Through TikTok - The Urban ReviewThis digital ethnographic research explores how Black disabled girls and women use TikTok to narrate and resist racism and ableism in higher education. Using a purposive corpus of ten publicly availab... 010
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026CW: harmful language Seriously, using that term? Do better, @theatlantic.com. Image: A screenshot of an Atlantic article titled "The Vegetative Patients Who Are Still Aware." The cover image is two older people embracing on a bed. 030
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Sitting at my desk with my twinkle lights and spearmint tea, writing some #ScholarCrip ABOUT #ScholarCrip. The best way to end a Thursday! 000
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Time-sensitive #ScholarCrip opportunity! Broadway Advocacy Coalition’s Rapid Response Artivism Micro-Grant awards $1,000 micro-grants to support the creation of new, narrative-based artivism that responds to issues related to systemic racism and/or mass incarceration. Apply by tomorrow, Aug 28th!bwayadvocacycoalition.orgRapid Response Grant — Broadway Advocacy Coalition 011
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Image: Black and white tuxedo cat with a bright expression and her mouth open, talking. She is sitting on top of a laptop on a bed. 000
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My silly Sparrow sitting on my laptop and yelling, "Mom! No more work! Put down the readings, publication drafts, and @disabilitypolicy.bsky.social submissions and come snuggle!" 150
Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Back to school for year 3 of my PhD! Let’s go create some #ScholarCrip! 060
Reposted by Casey DohertyJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 22/08/2026There’s a petition signed by more than one hundred academics (& counting!) in support of Nathan Cofnas—the racist who instigated the pile on that led to J. Arday’s death—because he lost his postdoc. Apparently there’s nothing a white man can do that deserves consequences.forbetterscience.com 332291496
Reposted by Casey Dohertybabs ✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026re-upping this with an eye toward next month when i may get to speak with some folks who dealt with hydroxychloroquine shortages. if you've thought deeply about how lines of questioning can illicit different products and you'd be willing to take some time to think out loud with me, i'd be grateful. 185