As such, over the next eight weeks we will be posting articles that focus on the intersections of disability and employment, labour, and work. 3/3.

. With folks like me on the job from nine to five. Unlike the experience of working life outlined by D. R. Parton, the relationships disabled people have to work and employment are often differently complicated. 2/3.

The philosopher D.R. Parton said:.Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen. Pour myself a cup of ambition. And yawn and stretch and try to come to life. Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'. Out on the street, the traffic starts jumpin'. 1/3.

The Disability and Sexuality Lab is hosting the Sexuality, Disability, and the Power to Disrupt 2026 Conference (Feb 13-14, 2026) – a free virtual event. Submit your abstract by Oct 15, 2025. Visit to learn more.

Corinne Doria’s “‘From the darkness to the light’: Memoirs of Blind Canadian veterans of the 1st & 2nd World Wars” examines how 3 ex-servicemen used autobiographical narratives as a device to point out & challenge common preconceptions about blindness:

Andreae Callanan provides an overview of rhetorical strategies disabled memoirists use to make narratives accessible, and surveys examples of literary memoir from authors writing from & through different mental, neurological, & physical conditions. More:

Matt Rader’s “Visual Retrospection: Rhyming Art with Access” is a creative nonfiction memoir reflects on the philosophical, ethical, and creative perspectives that informed the author’s book-length lyric essay, Visual Inspection. More:

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“Teaching and the Experience of Disability: The Pedagogy of Ed Roberts” focuses on the pedagogical approaches of Ed Roberts, an American disability activist who used autobiographical approaches in his teaching. More:

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Puis, il souligne la façon dont le philosophe déconstruit cette représentation au profit d’une conception de l’« aveuglement » comme une puissance dont les aveugles, qui selon lui sont des êtres passifs, demeurent privés. . 2/2.

En << La cécité dans les Mémoires d’aveugle de Derrida:. >> Marion Chottin démontred’abord que Derrida, dans son ouvrage, révèle que la cécité, dans les traditions juive, chrétienne et philosophique, oscille entre excès et défaut de savoir. 1/2.

Vous pouvez en savoir plus dans << « If blindness creates a new world »: générer et expérimenter la cécité en réalité virtuelle>> : 3/3.

À mi-chemin entre court métrage et jeu vidéo, Notes on Blindness VR crée un espace audiovisuel d’exploration de la cécité à la fois fictif et autobiographique, à l’auctorialité multiple. (actually 2/3).

Céline Roussel intéresserez à l’expérience VR Notes on Blindness inspirée du journal intime de l’universitaire et théologien aveugle John Martin Hull, pour montrer que la réalité virtuelle ouvre un espace radicalement neuf pour penser et contempler la cécité. 1/2.

Mark Sherry reflects on decades of activism and scholarly work with brain injury survivors, highlighting some of the challenges that survivors experience, while exploring the power dynamics associated with the ‘survivor’ identity. More:

Jennifer Rogers argues that fanfictions act as examples of a) combination fictional/autobiographical writings and b) how the author’s mental health status impacts the perceived credibility of their work. More: 2/10.

The theme for the articles we are posting in July is narrative writing, where we focus on articles that feature memoir and autobiography. There are eight articles we will be sharing over the course of the month. They will thread below. 1/10.

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