126th chat, Tuesday April 6: intro to disabilities in LIS
6 pm Pacific / 7 pm Mountain / 8 pm Central / 9 pm Eastern
moderated by @librariankqm @GailBetz @LochNessLibro
Wakelet (compilation of tweets) (pdf) by @violetbfox
Joint chat with #CripLib: introducing #CripLib and life as library and archives workers with disabilities. Find info about #CripLib at criplib.wordpress.com.
suggested resources:
- Brown, R. & Sheidlower, S. (2019). Claiming our space: A quantitative and qualitative picture of disabled librarians. Library Trends, 67(3). https://academicworks.cuny.edu/bm_pubs/115/ – Available Open Access
- Kimbier, A. & Starkey, J. (2016). Access is not problem solving: Disability justice and libraries. Library Trends, 64(3). https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2016.0004
- Pionke, J.J. (2019). The impact of disbelief: On being a library employee with a disability. Library Trends, 67(3). https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2019.0004
discussion questions:
- Q1. What are your lived experiences with disability in the library or archival workplace? For the purposes of our discussions, we’re using Kumbier & Starkey (2016) definition of disability as an experience that is “shaped by social, cultural, historic, political, and economic factors…[that] impact people’s lived experience of impairment” #CripLib #CritLib
- Q2. How has disability informed your work in libraries and archives? #CripLib #CritLib
- Q3. How can we build and foster a community of library and archives workers with disabilities? #CripLib #CritLib
- Q4. What sort of support are you looking for out of a community dedicated to disability in library and archives? #CripLib #CritLib
- Q5. How can all library and archives workers contribute to an accessible profession? #CripLib #CritLib