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nlisn.bsky.social
'My experiences have shaped this professional journey as a dynamically disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill librarian'
from 📄The Paradox of Pace: Slow Librarianship Through a Disabled Lens

💻 hdl.handle.net/11603/42782

#library #libraryworker #librarian #disabled #disability #criplib #lis
November 2, 2026 at 8:15 AM
nlisn.bsky.social
📄Care and Compliance: Problematising Access in Open Publishing, Libraries, and Disability Culture by @emiliacarabell.bsky.social

💻 cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/care-an...

#library #librarian #libraryworker #accessible #OpenAcess #publishing #cripLib #CritLib #disability #disabled
Care and Compliance: Problematising Access in Open Publishing, Libraries, and Disability Culture | Care and Compliance: Problematising Access in Open Publishing, Libraries, and Disability Culture | Ma...
Transforming scholarly publications into living digital works
cuny.manifoldapp.org
November 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
nlisn.bsky.social
This might be of interest to some folks
There appears to be in person and an online option:
#Library #collections #disability #disabled #criplib #critlib #neruoinclusive #neuroglam
October 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM
violetbfox.bsky.social
I'm sorry I can't really help, since I've never been through the tenure process. @dislisjournal.bsky.social is a good place to start. There's also the #criplib hashtag and books like "Beyond Accommodation
Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Disabled Library Workers" litwinbooks.com/books/beyond...
DisLIS: Disability in Library and Information Studies
dss.create.umkc.edu
October 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
nlisn.bsky.social
'From Crip Time to Care Time: How Library Administrators Can Support Professional Development of Disabled Employees'

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

#library #libraryworker #criplib #dislib #disabled #hiddendisability #disability
From Crip Time to Care Time: How Library Administrators Can Support Professional Development of Disabled Employees
Building on our 2025 In the Library with the Lead Pipe article “Cripping Conferences”, this piece moves from naming the problem to offering solutions to library administrators. Disabled library wor...
www.tandfonline.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
warmaiden.bsky.social
@firstbitepress.bsky.social is less than $300 from meeting the goal for my fine press limited edition of #poems, Babylon Songs. Pick up a hand-printed poem with custom linocut? Each piece is a work of art!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fir...
#poetry @blueskypoetry.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚 #criplib
Babylon Songs - Limited Edition Letterpress Poetry Book
Babylon Songs is a fine press, hand printed poetry collection written by Colleen S. Harris with illustrations by Sandie Levent.
www.kickstarter.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
nlisn.bsky.social
Came across this book that might be of interest:
📗'Beyond Accommodation: Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Disabled Library Workers' ISBN: 978-1-63400-086-4
litwinbooks.com/books/beyond...

#Disability #Library #Libraryworker #librarian #Disabled #CripLib #CritLib
Beyond Accommodation - Litwin Books & Library Juice Press
Accommodating disabled people in the library workplace is just the start. Truly creative changes that make the workplace more genuinely democratic and healthful for disabled individuals have the poten...
litwinbooks.com
August 21, 2026 at 8:47 AM
dislisjournal.bsky.social
Lots of new interviews coming!
Starting with @jjpionke.bsky.social interviewing @boum.bsky.social about the book The Jellyfish, being a graphic novelist with a vision disability, the process of having their work translated into English and how translation impacts meaning. #CripLib #GraphicMedicine
Interview with Boum on The Jellyfish
JJ Pionke interviews Boum about the book The Jellyfish, being a graphic novelist with a vision disability, the process of having their work translated into English and how translation impacts meaning.
cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu
August 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
libraryleadpipe.bsky.social
'In a way, the archive may act akin to the institution itself, dressing harm and isolation in the language of “care,” and participating in epistemic injustice against people with disabilities and their many “ways of knowing.”' #CripLib
libraryleadpipe.bsky.social In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · Apr 15
Another Way of Knowing: Resisting Eugenic Propaganda Through Community Archiving by Jess Petrazzuoli-Gallagher and Ashten Vassar-Cain

www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/resisti...
In Brief: How do information workers resist the creation of archival “deathworlds”? With rising eugenicist rhetoric in the United States, sites of cultural memory face devastating impacts. These consequences are particularly felt by Disabled and multiply-marginalized communities. This article draws on Disability Justice principles and necropolitical framings to investigate how processes of erasure can be interrupted through active collaboration and critical reevaluation of power-sharing. By supporting alternative forms of knowledge sharing and honoring the lived experience of historically marginalized communities, especially those who have faced forced institutionalization, we hope to craft alternative methodologies that center community involvement and self-determination.
April 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
libraryleadpipe.bsky.social
"Even when disabled people appear in the archive, they appear as objects of intervention rather than witnesses to their own lives. When disability materials are [viewed] according to the medical model, the archive reproduces the very framework that justified confinement and cure" #CripLib
libraryleadpipe.bsky.social In the Library with the Lead Pipe @libraryleadpipe.bsky.social · Apr 15
Another Way of Knowing: Resisting Eugenic Propaganda Through Community Archiving by Jess Petrazzuoli-Gallagher and Ashten Vassar-Cain

www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/resisti...
In Brief: How do information workers resist the creation of archival “deathworlds”? With rising eugenicist rhetoric in the United States, sites of cultural memory face devastating impacts. These consequences are particularly felt by Disabled and multiply-marginalized communities. This article draws on Disability Justice principles and necropolitical framings to investigate how processes of erasure can be interrupted through active collaboration and critical reevaluation of power-sharing. By supporting alternative forms of knowledge sharing and honoring the lived experience of historically marginalized communities, especially those who have faced forced institutionalization, we hope to craft alternative methodologies that center community involvement and self-determination.
April 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
libraryleadpipe.bsky.social
Welcome to all the Bsky newcomers! One useful tip for this place is to learn how Feeds work, so you can see what all your favorite Skybrarians are up to! 📜

#CritLib #CripLib #LisResearch
bsky.app
February 7, 2024 at 7:15 PM
libraryleadpipe.bsky.social
"it is not enough to rely on research if it ‘doesn’t recognise diverse values, perspectives and lived experiences.’ We need to understand the needs and aspirations of all members of our communities and include their voices and perspectives in decision-making processes + library services." 📜#CripLib
January 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM
pfanderson.bsky.social
What I've been hearing is that especially European vendors and publishers are honestly a lot less worried about the ADA and more concerned about EAA (European Accessibility Act) commission.europa.eu/strategy-and... which is more stringent. We should be good if they adhere to that. #a11y #CripLib
European accessibility act
The European accessibility act is a directive that aims to improve the functioning of the internal market for accessible products and services, by removing barriers created by divergent rules in Membe...
commission.europa.eu
October 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
pfanderson.bsky.social
Thank you for this! Followed as many as I could before my hand gave out. It’s having a day. You could add me? I need more #CripLib frolleagues
November 1, 2024 at 1:32 AM
pfanderson.bsky.social
I tried a search for #CripLib and BSky tells me there are zero results. Obviously untrue, but ... I *want* to follow all the #CripLib folk here! How can I find them?
January 31, 2024 at 5:37 PM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
Unfortunately, I saw several yesterday, hence me posting last night and today. TBH, they need to sit with their discomfort with being called out on their snobbery. For several reasons.

I'm really glad for literary mediums that expand accessibility for all.

#CripLib
londonpriceauthor.bsky.social London Price, author 🌈 PREORDER YULE BE SORRY @londonpriceauthor.bsky.social · Dec 12
She's absolutely reading, and you can tell her a certified reading specialist said so. Why the fuck would they shame people like that??
Also, she should be able to get more books through Bookshare if she wants them. ❤️ I love that she found a way to read that works for her brain!
December 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
Another thing NTs fail to understand. Often by choice.
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#Neurodivergence #CripLib
Transcript of a post from Jessica McCabe (@HowtoADHD) ... "ADHDers often feel like we "should" be able to do something because done it before we've or that our difficulty with focus/productivity isn't a real disability b/c sometimes we can do it just fine. GUYS. LADIES. GENTLETHEMS. THAT IS THE DISABILITY. The INCONSISTENCY."
December 12, 2024 at 11:07 AM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
A tale of 2 different brains: For some of us to best process content, audiobooks help. I need text *along* w/ any audio.
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Ranganathan would support audiobooks b/c laws 1-4 apply.

Books are for use.
Every person his or her book.
Every book its reader.
Save the time of the reader.

#CripLib
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social The Halo-Halo Librarian 🇵🇭🇺🇲👩🏽‍💻📚 @infoandhalohalo.bsky.social · Dec 11
"Oral storytelling predates writing by millennia, and many of the oldest stories in our literary canon existed for centuries as bardic tales before they were put down in print."

Take it from a librarian. You can miss me with your Western-centric ableist attitudes about book mediums.
Is Listening to Audiobooks Really Reading?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on bardic traditions for a modern age—and why book snobs worry about the wrong things.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:44 AM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
Before I was diagnosed with ADHD, I was diagnosed with this and GAD. This is a common experience with women diagnosed with ADHD later on *and* they can be comorbid.

#Disability #CripLib #MentalHealth
Let's Talk About Dysthymia Vs. Major Depressive Disorder
"The risk factors and symptoms of the two disorders are extremely similar."
themighty.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:38 PM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
"She went on to say, "Aggressive comments of wanting to cause harm and push Nessa out of her wheelchair, or that she deserves her disability, are two very gross and harmful comments that real disabled people, including myself, have heard before." #Disability #CripLib
'Wicked' star Marissa Bode slams ableist jokes about Nessarose: 'Deeply uncomfortable'
The 24-year-old actress, who uses a wheelchair, criticized "gross" jokes about her character's disability.
www.usatoday.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:17 PM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
"My fear is that I am really not a woman who makes good on her promises, to herself or to others. Perhaps I am not up to the challenge. Perhaps all my deep secrets are facts: that I am a fraud, a poser, a pretender who has been “outed.” Or not." #ADHD #CripLib
Crying, Screaming, and Hiding: All the Ways I Deal with ADHD Shame
I just want to be who I am and not worry about what people think. But when shame rears its ugly head, I don't always deal with it in a healthy way.
www.additudemag.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:17 PM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
Or they're there and aren't used properly. Horribly frustrating.

Also those doing Q and A.

"I have a loud voice." Volume isn't the problem when you have wonky auditory processing. #CripLib #AcademicSky
darkliterata.bsky.social DarkLiterata iykyk @darkliterata.bsky.social · Nov 21
I will never be impressed or amused when presenters don't use an available, functional mic. This is bare minimum accessibility practice, and failing to do it is the fastest way to show that you are unserious regardless of what you have to say
November 21, 2024 at 1:26 PM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
And re: closed captioning. It benefits others out of the deaf community. I have to use it all the time to aid in auditory processing. Accessibility measures often benefit more than the targeted audience. #CripLib
emgeekay.bsky.social Mary Grace #VoteForPeace 🕊️ @emgeekay.bsky.social · Nov 20
If you don't include alt text on your images, and if you don't include closed captioning on your videos, you are excluding a large number of people. Do you want to be inclusive? It doesn't take a lot of effort but means the world to people who have low vision, are blind, or are Deaf.
November 20, 2024 at 7:16 PM
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social
#CripLib
infoandhalohalo.bsky.social The Halo-Halo Librarian 🇵🇭🇺🇲👩🏽‍💻📚 @infoandhalohalo.bsky.social · Nov 19
I think it's less of a hot take and more reality. The systems are not built for anyone outside of a narrow cohort...
Transcript of a dark mode post from Stray (@Staya_Stray) Hot Take: ADD, Autism, and ADHD are only "disorders" under capitalism. Otherwise they are neurodivergence: different needs, thinking and working styles and sensory issues than neurotypical people. They are only problems due to our hierarchies and modes of production
November 19, 2024 at 10:17 PM
missreneedomain.bsky.social
Bravo, #CripLib! “How did such an intellectually dishonest, poorly argued editorial get published in College & Research Libraries, a highly-regarded library journal?” #LibSky #MustRead acrlog.org/2025/05/27/o...
Open Letter to CRL from the academic wing of #CripLib - ACRLog
Editor's note: We welcome a guest blog post from the academic librarians of #CripLib, which focuses on the intersection of disability and library work. Note: The focus is on our concerns about the qua...
acrlog.org
May 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM