Navigating social situations with an invisible disability can be challenging. In this post, Lisa Aspinwall explores how three mental models of disability influence social interactions and provides strategies to enhance self-advocacy.
Psychology educators work to promote understanding of the breadth of the human experience, yet the largest minority group, disability, is underrepresented in our curricula. Join
“College assignment due dates are the second-leading cause of grandmother death in the United States!” In Dr. Carolyn Shivers’s courses, students can ask for extensions on any assignment for any reason or no reason at all.
Eminent social psychologist Dave Myers writes about his experience with adult-onset deafness.
Attending the 2023 Midwestern Psychological Association Conference? Friday, April 21 | 10-10:50 AM This networking event will provide space for community building and resource sharing
Attending the 2023 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention in Atlanta? Join us for several disability-related events! Mentoring Lunch Saturday, February 25 | 12:30-1:30
Strategies from the disability community that avoid toxic productivity.
The next virtual DARN meeting will be an interactive conversation about ableism. Friday, October 7 | 12-1 PM Pacific/3-4 PM Eastern Join DARN members Thomas
Mark your calendar! Virtual DARN meetings are held on the second Friday of every quarter. 2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific Join us for an informal
One of the most common questions/pushbacks people get when discussing accommodations or accessibility in the classroom is “But shouldn’t we be preparing the students for the real world?” The implication is, of course, that the “real world” – presumably, wherever students end up working – will not provide accommodations. Deadlines are deadlines.
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We’re launching 3 DARN subgroups to broaden and deepen our scope: clinical, teaching, and research.
Join us for an informal meetup to build community and discuss advocacy, teaching, and research. Friday, May 13 | 1-2 PM Pacific / 4-5 PM
Most psychology courses don’t teach about our largest minority group: disabled people. New research shows that covering disability in psych classes can reduce ableism.
Jennifer Pearlstein shares her experience as a blind clinical psychology graduate student turned advocate.
Attending the 2022 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention? Join us for several disability-related events!
Lisa G. Aspinwall discusses computer equipment and strategies for working with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Lisa G. Aspinwall discusses challenges with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and the equipment and strategies she uses to continue her work.
Although there are challenges facing disabled psychologists, DARN provides community, mentorship, and advocacy for disabled scholars.
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