143: What Everyone Needs to Know About Disability and Academia with Liu Miao

<p>This week our special guest is Liu Miao who discusses the topic of disability and academia.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Liu is a PhD student in human development and family sciences and is passionate about research on positive youth development, cross-cultural studies, immigrant youth, as well as fostering and adoption.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode we discuss:</p> <p>- How she got involved with content creation as a means of making knowledge accessible to the wider public</p> <p>- Her experience as someone with a physical disability attending graduate school and experiencing issues of injustice and inaccessibility</p> <p>- How the pandemic, Zoom education, and access to recorded lectures, in some cases has helped individuals with disabilities access education</p> <p>-The value and assets that disabled students bring to the table in academic spaces</p> <p>-And advice for disabled students who are or will be applying to graduate school</p> <p><br></p> <p>You can connect with Liu on Instagram by following @awordwithliumiao</p> <p><br></p> <p>Liked what you heard? Then join my exclusive community on Patreon to support the show:<a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=30435133"><u> https://www.patreon.com/gradschoolfemtoring</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit here:<a href="https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/kit/"><u> https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/kit/</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Want to learn how to work with me? Get started here:<a href="https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/services/"><u> https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/services/</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p>For this and more, go to:<a href="https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/"><u> https://gradschoolfemtoring.com</u></a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gradschoolfemtoring/message