Lived Experiences of Ableism in Academia

Nicole Brown is Director of Social Research & Practice and Education Ltd and Lecturer in Education in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media at the UCL Institute of Education.

• Introduction: Being ‘different’ in academia ~ Nicole BrownPART I: Ways of knowingA leg to stand on: irony, autoethnography and ableism in the academy ~ Laura L. Ellingson“There’s no place for emotions in academia”: experiences of the neoliberal academy as a disabled scholar ~ Angharad Butler-ReesEmbodiment and authenticity: how embodied research might shed light on experiences of disability and chronic illness ~ Jennifer LeighWhat’s in a word? Rephrasing and reframing disability ~ Sharon SmithIntermezzoPART II: Lived experiencesColour blindness in academia: the challenges of an invisible impairment ~ Oliver DaddowStammering in academia: voice in the management of self and others ~ Robert H. Mann and Bryan C. CliftLosing my voice (physically and metaphorically) ~ Jeanne BarczewskaDeafness and hearing loss in higher education ~ Nicole BrownLiving with collagenous colitis as a busy academic: chronic illness and the intersection of age and gender inequality ~ Rosalind JanssenThree cheers for Access to Work partnership: two cheers for Two Ticks and one question about a university-wide self-disclosure scheme ~ Chris Mounsey and Stan Booth“I’m not saying this to be petty”: reflections on making disability visible while teaching ~ Emma Sheppard#AutisticsInAcademia ~ Chloe Farahar and Annette Foster“I’ve always wanted to be a nurse …”: challenging academic ableist assumptions ~ Jo SullivanAbleism in music academicism ~ Ben LunnTeaching with and supporting teachers with dyslexia in higher education ~ Jennifer Hiscock and Jennifer LeighDepressed academics: building a group blog community ~ Mikael Vejdemo- Johansson and Ian P. GentCancer, bereavement and work ~ Nicola MartinInvisible disabilities and (re)negotiating identity: life after major traumatic injury ~ Clare LewisConclusion: Disability imaginary of the future ~ Nicole Brown