A fact that has stuck with me since I’ve learned it, in part because it’s so disturbing, is that some of the first suicide prevention strategies were developed in response to African captives dying by suicide on slave ships.

I'm going to put this out there: perhaps we're seeing an uptick in adult ADHD cases because many children with ADHD grew into adults with ADHD whose professions, personal lives, and living spaces provided them with the necessary scaffolds to manage their ADHD.

*clears throat* Are you prepping your syllabus for the next term? Do you need more readings that focus on critical disability studies? Do you want to profile untenured academics? We have a list for you! docs.google.com/document/d/1EB…

You don't have to recruit the smartest students. Recruit the students who are teachable with strong work ethics. #ProfessorTip

This #PrideMonth, it is important to recognize non-binary and gender nonconforming people have been here from the beginning of the U.S. Here is a thread on one of the most influential such persons in early America. An abolitionist minister known as The Public Universal Friend. 1/

Good writers know the power they wield over an audience, and dispense with it justly, humbly, and in gratitude.

I want to encourage people who are slowly but surely changing systems. You may not see immediate fruit, but know that seeds are being planted. They will grow in due season. You have to believe that your work is not in vain, otherwise, why would you do what you do?

Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy is pleased to announce the publication of our Spring 2024 issue, featuring tributes, our annual DEI report, announcements, and some amazing webtexts: tinyurl.com/kairos28. Issue 28.2 includes:

We're thrilled to share the first event in the 2024 Creating a Culture of Access series! We will be joined, via Zoom, by Ada Hubrig and sarah madoka currie / クリ窓花, leading a conversation on "Ditching 'Resilience' for Cultures of Care." 1/19 from 2-3:30. Pre-registration required.

Very excited for the talk "Gender Aporia: On Trans OCD and Rhetorical Un/certainty" given by Remi Yergeau as part of the Creating a Culture of Access series! This event will occur via Zoom on 2/1 from 2-3pm EST. Pre-registration required at: pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Q…

Announcement: A new resource for #writingstudies #rhetoric #composition. I’ve been working on developing a space for audio texts in writing and rhetoric: audio articles, audio chapters, and audio books.

Loving this new project by Shane Wood, especially its invitation for remediation as an access move

Oh this was a fun one! Thank you Chase Woods for having me on The Big Rhetorical Podcast, inviting me to chat about all things memoir, disability studies, being a post doc, and finding joy outside the academy. Such a delight to contribute to this fantastic series!

"Broken English" in *Salt* (2017) by Nayyira Waheed

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Some public support—finally—from my division for the work of accessibility we completed for “Hold My Hand in Yours.” 🧡💙