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SDS is a lively scholarly association made up of artists, scholars and activists who promote Disability Studies. #DSQArchives #Soc4DisStudies Find out More At: linktr.ee/dis_studies

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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Society for Disability Studies graphic. Meet the 2026-27 Board of Directors: Executive Board. Eric Deutsch, President-Elect. Headshot of a white, masculine person with dark hair, a dark beard, and glasses. Ayunita Xiao Wei, Secretary. Headshot of a Southeast Asian person with a black headwrap and gold hoop earrings. Amanda Christy, Treasurer. Photograph of a white woman with wavy brown hair presenting at an LMU podium.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Check out the newest issue of Disability Studies Quarterly! Volume 45, Issue 4 - Summer 2026 is out now: dsq-sds.org/issue/387/in...
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Greetings, Society! A friendly reminder: the conference proposal deadline is September 20! If you’ve been thinking about submitting, this is your nudge. We’re excited to see what you’re working on and to bring our community together for another great conference.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Only 2 weeks left to submit!
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The SDS 2027 conference "Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World" is accepting session proposals through Sept 20! sites.google.com/disstudies.o... 1/5
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SDS Conference 2027
Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Not sure what session format to propose for our 2027 conference? We put together this infographic to break down the options! Learn more and submit on our conference website: sites.google.com/DisStudies.o...
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What might we gain from centering disability as a site of valuable knowledge, embodied wisdom, and radical creativity in our current political moment? Submit your proposal by the 20th of September 2026: sites.google.com/disstudies.o...
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SDS Conference 2027 - Submission Form
Instructions
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Curious about the Collaboration Forum for our upcoming virtual conference? Learn more about how to find collaborators and submit a session idea! sites.google.com/disstudies.o...
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SDS Conference 2027 - Collaboration Forum
How to Use the Collaboration Forum
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Prof. Shirley Lin @profshirleylin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Thrilling to see a future class of Society For @disstudies.bsky.social visionaries reflected here. In recruiting our candidate slate, we strove for the widest cross-section of our membership's work theorizing DisStudies globally. Members, your ballot closes on 11:59 EDT today, Mon. 7/13!
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The 2026 Elections are now open! Members have received communications regarding the current elections. Voting closes July 13. Please make sure you have an active membership! We have an incredible slate of nominees this year! disstudies.org/2026-nominees/
2026 elections now open! Vote by July 13.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Make sure to vote in our 2026 elections by the end of TODAY, July 13! Learn more about the incredible slate of candidates and cast your vote here: lnkd.in/e4d_qPk2
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
How might we amplify disabled expertise and crip wisdom - centering ways of living with injury and interdependence - as a way of refusing the ableist nihilism that underwrites apocalypse’s finality & its fixation on healing, cure, & redemption? Submit your proposal: sites.google.com/disstudies.o...
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SDS Conference 2027 - Submission Form
Instructions
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Amidst escalating political repression, imperialist violence, climate crisis, and warfare, how do we practice disability studies at the end of the world? sites.google.com/disstudies.o... Consider submitting proposals for presentations and discussion for the 2027 SDS Conference by 20 Sept!
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SDS Conference 2027
Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Excited for our 2027 conference? So are we! If you have a question, please check out the new FAQ page on our website. If we haven't answered it yet, you can email us at meeting@disstuides.org sites.google.com/disstudies.o...
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Have you voted in the election for the new SDS Board of Directors? If you haven't yet, there's still time to cast your vote! disstudies.org/2026-nominees/
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
SDS 2027 Conference - Frequently Asked Questions We have put together a series Questions and Answers, based on the most frequent questions received by SDS about the conference, over the past few weeks. #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Disability sites.google.com/disstudies.o...
Frequently asked questionsSDS CFP Deadline: September 20, 2026
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
If youre a current member of SDS, please make sure to cast your vote in our yearly Board elections! Voting closes July 13! disstudies.org/2026/04/28/2...
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2026 SDS Election Nominations Now Open! – Society for Disability Studies
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World Call for Papers for the 2027 SDS Conference - put together by the fabulous Conference & Events Committee Deadline for submissions: September 20, 2026 Conference: 23 & 24 April 2027 sites.google.com/disstudies.o...
HERE AND THERE,
THEN AND NOW:

DISABILITY STUDIES AT
THE END OF THE WORLD

Friday,April23andSaturday,April24,2027

CallforpapersopenNOWtoSeptember20,2026

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Moreinformationonourwebsite:
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New Editors' Introduction published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: Editors' Introduction Jeffrey A. Brune (Gallaudet University) Donald Grushkin (CSU-Sacramento) Rachael Nebraska Lynch (George Washington University) dsq-sds.org/article/id/7... #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityStudies
Poster for the editors' introduction, written on a dark purple background. Behind the text is a photo of a desk with books on top.Editors' IntroductionJeffrey A. Brune (Gallaudet University)Donald Grushkin (CSU-Sacramento)Rachael Nebraska Lynch (George Washington University)Volume 45 • Issue 3 • 2026 • Spring 2026https://dsq-sds.org/article/id/7466/This article is part of a new Issue in Disability Studies Quarterly
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Dr. Nicole Lee Schroeder @nicole-lee-sch.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Calling all in #DisabilityStudies - please share the news that @disstudies.bsky.social has a new conference CFP out! "Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World" is going to be AMAZING next April! 1/7
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: 'The [My] Disabled Body As/In/Fertile Ground: An Arts-Based Exploration of Becoming-Disabled and Becoming-Mother' by Jenna Gabriel, Virginia Commonwealth University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #ArtsResearch
Poster for the article, written on a dark purple background. A photo of a desk with books on top of it is in the back of the text.The [My] Disabled Body As/In/Fertile Ground: An Arts-Based Exploration of Becoming-Disabled and Becoming-MotherJenna Gabriel (Virginia Commonwealth University)Keywords: disability, mothering, DisCrit, Deleuze and Guattari, arts-based researchVolume 45 • Issue 3 • 2026 • Spring 2026https://dsq-sds.org/article/id/6348/This article is part of a new Issue in Disability Studies Quarterly
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The 2026 Elections are now open! Members have received communications regarding the current elections. Voting closes July 13. Please make sure you have an active membership! We have an incredible slate of nominees this year! disstudies.org/2026-nominees/
2026 elections now open! Vote by July 13.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: ‘“We’re the Ones Making the Future:” Reflections on the Community Co-Curation of a Disability and Neurodiversity Arts Exhibition’ by Ria J. Gualano, Cornell University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #Neurodiversity
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: ‘”Capitalism, Colonialism, All That Bullshit”: Critical (Dys)Consciousness and Disability-Focused Campus Organizations’ by Jessica Hinson-Williams, Boston College dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityStudies
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Virtual Conference Announcement! The Society for Disability Studies is excited to announce our call for papers, themed Here and There, Then and Now: Disability Studies at the End of the World. sites.google.com/DisStudies.o...
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SDS Conference 2027
Call for Papers Note: A text-only version of the information below is available as a Google Doc at this link.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
New article published in the Disability Studies Quarterly journal: 'The ADA at 35: Disabled Judicial Personnel and Access to the Courts' by Mamadi K. Corra, East Carolina University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #Disabilityresearch #Access #ADA
Poster with the title of the article, author, and keywords. The ADA at 35: Disabled Judicial Personnel and Access to the CourtsMamadi K. Corra(East Carolina University)Keywords: Disability and Access, access to courts, 1973 Rehabilitation Act, Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act, ADAVolume 45 • Issue 3 • 2026 • Spring 2026https://dsq-sds.org/article/id/6370/This article is part of a new Issue in Disability Studies QuarterlyBehind the dark purple background is a photo of a desk with books on it.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New article published in Disability Studies Quarterly: 'Unscripted Revelation: The Spirit of Sign Language and the Threat of Deaf Christianity in the Nineteenth-Century United States' by William Stell, New York University dsq-sds.org/article/id/6... #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Deafness
Poster for the new issue, listing the names of the editors and those of the authors (as in the post). The writing is on a dark purple background, and behind this background is a photo of a desk with books on it.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
A new Disability Studies Quarterly issue is now out! Volume 45, Issue 3 - Spring 2026 It includes: Editors' Introduction - Jeffrey A. Brune, Donald Grushkin and Rachael Nebraska Lynch The issue can be accessed here: dsq-sds.org/issue/381/in... #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Disability
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Tips and tricks for UG and grad students in #DisabilityStudies: 1. Become a member of SDS for access to events, listserv, conference info, etc. 2. Use our "Disability Beyond the SDS" to find more local or specialized orgs and working groups disstudies.org/resources/beyo…
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hoping your spring semesters have come to a close and rest is on the way! Drop your summer reading recs below! What are you excjted to dig into in #DisabilityStudies?
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Fergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 23/05/2026
Jesse Meadows is one of the most consistently interesting thinkers I know of, seriously examining the workings of the human mind, embodiment, disability and the social dimensions of these things. open.substack.com/pub/sluggish...
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Your Brain Is Not A Computer
elon musk vs embodied cognition
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DeZIM-Institut @dezim-institut.de · 26/05/2026
📣 How can research be conducted with communities whose embodied knowledge the researcher can never fully share? Dr. Gili Hammer presents her research on disability art, sensory ethnography, and multimodal methods. Register here ➡️ dezim.limequery.com/492172?lang=de
DeZIM Migration Methods Lab | Unwriting Methods

Reciprocity, Embodiment, and Sensory Knowledge in Disability Art Research

With:

Dr. Gili Hammer, anthropologist and disability studies scholar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Oded Y. Steinberg, Assistant Professor of International Relations and European Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Host: Prof. Dr. Magdalena Nowicka

Thursday, June 4, 1:30 - 2:30 pm
DeZIM-Institute and online
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Deadline for nominations and self-nominations: Thursday, 4th June 2026! #DisabilityStudies
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Interested in joining one of the SDS committees (as a Board Member)? Introducing the Executive Committee: comprised of the SDS Board’s officers (President, President-Elect, Treasurer & Secretary) to provide guidance and support, as needed, to other committees. #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityStudies
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Interested in joining one of the SDS committees? The Communications and Publications committee manages SDS’s social media intern program, recruits and provides support for Disability Studies Quarterly editors, and prepares publicity materials related to SDS events and other announcements/activities
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Want to help the SDS grow and sustain our yearly activities? We need your help to maintain Disability Studies Quarterly, host an accessible yearly conference, and provide access supports like CART and ASL at our events! The best ways to get involved? #DisabilityStudies #AcademicSky 1/6
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Interested in joining one of the SDS committees (as a Board Member)? Introducing the Membership and Engagement Committee The (new) committee will sustain and expand SDS membership. Submit your nomination by 4 June 2026 disstudies.org #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The SDS Board has a TON of brilliant ideas regarding events, campaigns, and resources to build to help #DisabilityStudies scholars. Funding accessible events requires a LOT of resources though! To host just one event, we need a minimum of $400 for ASL and CART. 1/2
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Interested in joining one of the SDS committees (as a Board Member)? Introducing the Nominations and Elections Committee: it empanels review committees to determine the recipients of annual awards issued by SDS, and recruits nominees for Board elections. #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch
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Interested in joining one of the SDS commitees (as a board member)?

Introducing the nominations and elections committee. The committee empanels review committees to determine the recipients of annual awards issued by SDS, and recruits nominees for board elections. Submit your nomination by 4 June 2026
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Many thanks to everyone who attended the SDS Collaborative Community Hour! Looking forward to our future collaborations and activities. If you wish to get more involved in SDS as a Board Member, please consider submitting your nomination by 4 June: disstudies.org/2026/04/28/2...
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2026 SDS Election Nominations Now Open! – Society for Disability Studies
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Starting in 5 hours' time - join the SDS Collaborative Community Hour!
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This event will be happening tomorrow from 12pm EST! #DisabilityResearch #DisabilityStudies #Disability
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Interested in joining one of the SDS committees (as a Board Member)? Introducing the Events and Conference committee The committee identifies presenters for SDS events, including book talks, work-in-progess talks, round tables, and panels, as well as working to organize conferences and workshops.
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Do you have unused funds that need to be spent by the end of the academic fiscal year? Please consider switching up your membership account with the SDS to a different tier of support or make a charitable donation to the SDS! 1/3
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Interested in joining one of the Society for Disability Studies' committees (as a member of the SDS Board) for at least one year (and as a Board member for 3 years)? Then submit a nomination before 4 June 2026: disstudies.org/2026/04/28/2... #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Disability
Interested in joining one of the Society for Disability Studies' committees (as a member of the SDS Board) for at least one year (and as a Board member for 3 years)?

Then submit a nomination before the 4th of June 2026: https://lnkd.in/ebyBtaYp



Presently, the SDS Board committees are:



1. The Events and Conference committee identifies presenters for SDS events, including book talks, work-in-progess talks, round tables, and panels, as well as working to organize conferences and workshops. 



2. The Nominations and Elections committee empanels review committees to determine the recipients of annual awards issued by SDS, and recruits nominees for Board elections.



3. The Membership Engagement committee sustains and expands SDS membership, individually by developing year-round SDS member involvement, and supporting outreach and fundraising activities.



4. The Publications and Communications committee manages SDS’s social media intern program, recruits and provides support for review editors and Disability Studies Quarterly’s editors, and prepares publicity materials related to SDS events and other announcements. 



5. The Executive Committee is comprised of the SDS Board’s officers (the President, President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary) to provide guidance and support, as needed, to other committees.

https://lnkd.in/eWKjt66T

#DisabilityStudies #DisabilityResearch #Disability
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
There's only one week left until our Collaborative Community Hour (on Friday, 15th May from 12pm EST) Make sure you register - all members are invited to attend! disstudies.org/2026/04/20/c...
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Collaborative Community Hour – 12pm on Friday, 15 May 2026 – Society for Disability Studies
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Collaborative Community Hour – 15 May, 12pm EST disstudies.org/2026/04/20/c... Please register to attend the meeting, which will include icebreakers, group discussions, and a space where the SDS members can celebrate, problem-solve, ask questions, air frustrations & chart a path forward, together!
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
If you wish to join the SDS Board of Directors and would like to ask the current members any questions about the committees they are part of, their email addresses are here: disstudies.org/elected-and-... Nominate yourself or a colleague via docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DisabilityStudies
A light blue infographic with the "Society for Disability Studies" logo at the top. Includes comics of three disabled people taking photos and doing crafts. Reads "SDS Board - Who we are. Executive Board Incoming President: Juliet Hess (app. 2025) Secretary & Treasurer: Amanda Christy (Apgar) (app. 2023 & 2025) Board Members At-Large Kurukhetra Dip (app. 2023) Nicole Lee Schroeder (app. 2023) Ioana Cerasella Chis (app. 2024) Jaggar DeMarco (app. 2025) Eric Deutsch (app. 2025) Emily Doffing (app. 2025) Court(ney) Felle (app. 2025) Kim Fernandes (app. 2025) Kelsey Henry (app. 2025) Katie Kinkopf (app. 2025) Shirley Lin (app. 2025) Tailyn Osorio (app. 2025) Jiya Pandya (app. 2025) Lesley Siegel (app. 2025) Administrative coordinator Gaby Hanley-Mott
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Society for Disability Studies - new Board Members needed! Nominate yourself or a colleague by 4 June 2026, 11:59pm EDT Nomination form - available here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... This year’s election period will open to the SDS membership for voting by online ballot b/w 22 June - 13 July
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Society for Disability Studies @disstudies.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Society for Disability Studies - new Board Members needed! Nominate yourself or a colleague by 4 June 2026, 11:59pm EDT Nomination form - available here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... This year’s election period will open to the SDS membership for voting by online ballot b/w 22 June - 13 July
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