Forging Community Through Intersectional Disability Studies in Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Intersectional community building is a vital component of realizing equity. Disability Studies in Education (DSE) plays a critical role in deconstructing the dichotomies of a/normal that contribute to inequity in the educational system and been extended through intersectional theories, particularly DisCrit, which examines the collusive nature of racism and ableism. Isolation in the academy can lead to the adoption of these theories without engagement in interpersonal relationships working towards collective liberation. Presenters will emphasize intersectional DSE theories as methods to materially forge community in classrooms, organizational partnerships, within and across the academy, and out in the surrounding communities. This session discusses and engages in community building as a radical form of interdependence, love, resilience, and resistance.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Disability Studies in Education

Chair

• Sarah Arvey Tov, University of Washington - Seattle

Papers

• Elementary School Teachers of Color and Implementation of Restorative Practices With Students With/Without Disabilities - Saili S. Kulkarni, San Jose State University; Melanie Chong, Vanderbilt University

• Transformative in Theory and Practice: Disability Studies in Curriculum and Community - Sarah Arvey Tov, University of Washington - Seattle

• Interdependence in Research and Community: Relationality and Creative Connections Across Neurodiversity and Multimodal Communication - Casey Woodfield, Rowan University; Katherine Vroman, Syracuse University

• A DisCrit Analysis of Self-Advocacy in Schools - Katherine K. Ginn, University of New Hampshire; Beth S Fornauf, Plymouth State University

• Doodling the Possibilities: Yearning for Intersectional Interdependence - David Isaac Hernandez-Saca, University of Northern Iowa; Holly Pearson, Framingham State University

Discussant

• Emily A. Nusbaum, Mills College