Nancy E Hansen, PhD, Professor, Director, Interdisciplinary Master's Program,Disability Studies Accessibility is not an optics issue or a choice it is a necessity If you say I have special needs ... then just say the word disabled. Euphemisms only fuel ableism. Disability is not a dirty word. Haben Girma True Inclusion moves at the speed of trust. Atif Choudhury 128 Education Building University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2 Email:Nancy.Hansen@umanitoba.ca<mailto:Nancy.Hansen@umanitoba.ca> Chapter 18: DisAppearing Disability: Disability MAiD Invisible, by Nancy Hansen https://canadianscholars.ca/book/disappearing/ ________________________________ From: Esther Ignagni <eignagni@torontomu.ca> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2024 3:53 PM To: Esther Ignagni <eignagni@torontomu.ca> Subject: Deadline Reminder: February 1st, 2024 Call For Applications Caution: This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba. Apologies for cross-postings. The School of Disability Studies is pleased to invite applications for two postdoctoral fellowships beginning in September 2024. The deadline for applications is February 1st, 2024. Please share with your networks! Established in 1999, Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Disability Studies offers an undergraduate curriculum that brings disability and mad studies to the wider university and through undergraduate and postdoctoral training. The School’s award-winning curriculum and scholarship are infused with social justice, critical analysis, and links to local and international initiatives, activism, and arts. The fellow will join a core team of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research staff, contributing to the School’s strong tradition of high-quality academic and public pedagogy. Opportunities for teaching and some consultation work alongside the fellowship may also be possible. The Tanis Doe Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gender, Disability & Social Justice. https://www.torontomu.ca/careers/research-staff-opportunities/tanis-doe-post-doctoral-fellowship-nov14-2023/ The Ethel Louise Armstrong Postdoctoral Fellowship in Disability Studies. https://www.torontomu.ca/careers/research-staff-opportunities/ethel-louise-armstrong-post-doctoral-fellowship-nov20-2023/ If you want to learn more, please see the profiles of past and current postdoctoral fellows: Tanis Doe https://www.torontomu.ca/disability-studies/people/gender-disability-social-justice-fellowship/ Ethel Louise Armstrong https://www.torontomu.ca/disability-studies/people/ethel-louise-armstrong-fellowship/ Thank you for sharing these opportunities. Esther Esther Ignagni MSc, PhD (she/her) Acting Director School of Social Work<https://www.torontomu.ca/social-work/> Director and Associate Professor School of Disability Studies<https://www.torontomu.ca/disability-studies/> Toronto Metropolitan University (Recently renamed*) eignagni@torontomu.ca<mailto:eignagni@torontomu.ca> Tel: 416-979-5000 x 554286 Site location: SHE 572 https://www.torontomu.ca/disability-studies/ *In April 2022, the university announced our new name of Toronto Metropolitan University, which will be implemented in a phased approach. Learn more about our next chapter<https://www.ryerson.ca/next-chapter/>. -- Our work rhythms may be different. Please don't feel obliged to respond outside your normal working hours.