Warda Farah
@wardasworld.bsky.social
Interested in all things Race, Disability & Language
I write what I like...
https://www.entanglecollective.co.uk/
farahconsulting.my.canva.site
https://vizzy.com/@wardafarah
I write what I like...
https://www.entanglecollective.co.uk/
farahconsulting.my.canva.site
https://vizzy.com/@wardafarah
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Warda Farah
@wardasworld.bsky.social
· Sep 27
White System, Black Therapist: Racism, Resistance and Reimagining Speech Language Therapy
In this book, Warda Farah brings a fresh perspective to the field of Speech and Language Therapy, challenging traditional approaches and opening crucial conversations about race, culture, and neurodiv...
www.routledge.com
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There is a lot for disabled people to be enraged about. I partnered with artist Finnegan Shannon on #DisabledRage public art. All graphics are downloadable & feel free to share and wheatpaste all over your community
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/
September 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
There is a lot for disabled people to be enraged about. I partnered with artist Finnegan Shannon on #DisabledRage public art. All graphics are downloadable & feel free to share and wheatpaste all over your community
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/
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Here is another petition I would rather not have to sign.
Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
👇👇👇
c.org/2g4WxGSwmX
Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
👇👇👇
c.org/2g4WxGSwmX
We Can Make an Impact.
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester
c.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Here is another petition I would rather not have to sign.
Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
👇👇👇
c.org/2g4WxGSwmX
Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
👇👇👇
c.org/2g4WxGSwmX
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England’s top medical unions warn it’s unacceptable that Long COVID still isn’t classed as an occupational disease.
Three years after official advice, frontline health workers are still waiting for recognition and financial support.
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Three years after official advice, frontline health workers are still waiting for recognition and financial support.
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
‘Unconscionable’ that the Government has not recognised Long COVID as an occupational disease, warns BMA and RCN - BMA media centre - BMA
Press release from the BMA.
www.bma.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
England’s top medical unions warn it’s unacceptable that Long COVID still isn’t classed as an occupational disease.
Three years after official advice, frontline health workers are still waiting for recognition and financial support.
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Three years after official advice, frontline health workers are still waiting for recognition and financial support.
www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
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Experiencing racism does not make you immune from perpetuating racism.
Similarly, experiencing accentism does not make you immune from projecting ideas of "good" and "bad" accents.
Similarly, experiencing accentism does not make you immune from projecting ideas of "good" and "bad" accents.
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Experiencing racism does not make you immune from perpetuating racism.
Similarly, experiencing accentism does not make you immune from projecting ideas of "good" and "bad" accents.
Similarly, experiencing accentism does not make you immune from projecting ideas of "good" and "bad" accents.
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"There is no blueprint for how to live in a body that is not easily definable as male or female".
It really is time that society stopped trying to pretend that intersex people don't exist.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It really is time that society stopped trying to pretend that intersex people don't exist.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did’: the intersex campaigners fighting to limit surgery on children
What should be done about the small proportion of babies born with genitals that are neither typically male nor typically female? Many of those affected believe parents and doctors are often too quick...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"There is no blueprint for how to live in a body that is not easily definable as male or female".
It really is time that society stopped trying to pretend that intersex people don't exist.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It really is time that society stopped trying to pretend that intersex people don't exist.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A must read by THE @mboveda.bsky.social 🌿
We were grateful that THE Mildred Boveda provided a commentary on the special issue, unpacking tensions across fields that can make transdisciplinary work difficult and offering a roadmap for collaborative, anti-ableist research partnerships.
Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research
This article responds to calls for transdisciplinary collaboration between educational psychology, special education, and Disability Studies in Education (DSE) to better include and support student...
www.tandfonline.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A must read by THE @mboveda.bsky.social 🌿
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We were grateful that THE Mildred Boveda provided a commentary on the special issue, unpacking tensions across fields that can make transdisciplinary work difficult and offering a roadmap for collaborative, anti-ableist research partnerships.
Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research
This article responds to calls for transdisciplinary collaboration between educational psychology, special education, and Disability Studies in Education (DSE) to better include and support student...
www.tandfonline.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We were grateful that THE Mildred Boveda provided a commentary on the special issue, unpacking tensions across fields that can make transdisciplinary work difficult and offering a roadmap for collaborative, anti-ableist research partnerships.
Reposted by Warda Farah
Exploring career paths beyond the professoriate? Division K is hosting a panel on navigating the non-academic job market with voices from education, research, tech, and public service.
📅 Nov 20, 5–6pm ET
Register: bit.ly/DivKNOV20
📅 Nov 20, 5–6pm ET
Register: bit.ly/DivKNOV20
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Exploring career paths beyond the professoriate? Division K is hosting a panel on navigating the non-academic job market with voices from education, research, tech, and public service.
📅 Nov 20, 5–6pm ET
Register: bit.ly/DivKNOV20
📅 Nov 20, 5–6pm ET
Register: bit.ly/DivKNOV20
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We wrote a paper that used double helix metaphor, "Our findings illustrate that both educator response & education policy create a double helix of oppression...that make it incredibly difficult for Black girls to be protected from racialized sexual harassment"-this was our note on Watson's citation
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We wrote a paper that used double helix metaphor, "Our findings illustrate that both educator response & education policy create a double helix of oppression...that make it incredibly difficult for Black girls to be protected from racialized sexual harassment"-this was our note on Watson's citation
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In my latest blog post I contrast @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social rhetorical style with @barackobama.bsky.social style suggesting a shift in how politicians of color position themselves that offers a possible new path of resistance to Trump’s fascism
educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/z...
educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/z...
Zohran Mamdani Just Gave American Politics a Raciolinguistic Reality Check
Zohran Mamdani just won the New York City mayoral race, and it’s a big deal for reasons that will no doubt be dissected for years to come. But what really stands out to me is how this moment shifts…
educationallinguist.wordpress.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In my latest blog post I contrast @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social rhetorical style with @barackobama.bsky.social style suggesting a shift in how politicians of color position themselves that offers a possible new path of resistance to Trump’s fascism
educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/z...
educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/z...
@durhamimh.bsky.social it would be nice if your finance department answered emails about reimbursements, I've been emailing since Aug alongside other fellows, many of us are independent scholars or students so this shit matters!
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
@durhamimh.bsky.social it would be nice if your finance department answered emails about reimbursements, I've been emailing since Aug alongside other fellows, many of us are independent scholars or students so this shit matters!
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I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
September 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
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1000% respectfully disagree. White supremacy is a move to hoard power. By labeling it a mental illness, we are 1) making it less safe for people who have mental illness, 2) disregarding & endangering all the Black folks & folks of color with mental illness who don't subscribe to white supremacy.
ATP White supremacy is mental illness. No way to explain the illogical behavior and negative actions. I also would venture to say it is a melting pot of several antisocial and other negative behaviors. I personally believe it should get an ICD9 code or several.
Taps the sign:
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
1000% respectfully disagree. White supremacy is a move to hoard power. By labeling it a mental illness, we are 1) making it less safe for people who have mental illness, 2) disregarding & endangering all the Black folks & folks of color with mental illness who don't subscribe to white supremacy.
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“I cannot describe how awkward I feel when I am asked ‘what I do’. My #health means I can no longer #work, and despite the fact that is nothing to be ashamed of, I still feel #shame.”: buff.ly/asgcSCA
By whatapain
#ChronicPain #NEisVoid #disability
By whatapain
#ChronicPain #NEisVoid #disability
What Do You Do? (The Dreaded Question) | What a Pain
When you can't work because of chronic illness, "what do you do?' is a tough question. What if we started asking people what we live to do instead?
buff.ly
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“I cannot describe how awkward I feel when I am asked ‘what I do’. My #health means I can no longer #work, and despite the fact that is nothing to be ashamed of, I still feel #shame.”: buff.ly/asgcSCA
By whatapain
#ChronicPain #NEisVoid #disability
By whatapain
#ChronicPain #NEisVoid #disability
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Fantastic video from Shawn Grows:
This film traces how humanity’s craving for sweetness reshaped the world. From ancient India’s first crystallized sugar to the rise of Caribbean plantations & the birth of global empires, sugar transformed from a rare luxury into an addiction that fueled revolution.
This film traces how humanity’s craving for sweetness reshaped the world. From ancient India’s first crystallized sugar to the rise of Caribbean plantations & the birth of global empires, sugar transformed from a rare luxury into an addiction that fueled revolution.
The Crop That Destroyed Entire Countries
YouTube video by Shawn Grows
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Fantastic video from Shawn Grows:
This film traces how humanity’s craving for sweetness reshaped the world. From ancient India’s first crystallized sugar to the rise of Caribbean plantations & the birth of global empires, sugar transformed from a rare luxury into an addiction that fueled revolution.
This film traces how humanity’s craving for sweetness reshaped the world. From ancient India’s first crystallized sugar to the rise of Caribbean plantations & the birth of global empires, sugar transformed from a rare luxury into an addiction that fueled revolution.
Reposted by Warda Farah
More anthology news! A lovely review of VERSUS VERSUS for Write Out Loud, by Kathy Owston, retired Teacher of the Deaf and volunteer trainer of the national Down Syndrome Table Tennis squad. VERSUS VERSUS is available to purchase from bloodaxebooks.bsky.social.
www.writeoutloud.net/public/bloge...
www.writeoutloud.net/public/bloge...
Versus Versus: ed. Rachael Boast, Bloodaxe | Write Out Loud
Versus Versus: ed. Rachael Boast, Bloodaxe
www.writeoutloud.net
October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
More anthology news! A lovely review of VERSUS VERSUS for Write Out Loud, by Kathy Owston, retired Teacher of the Deaf and volunteer trainer of the national Down Syndrome Table Tennis squad. VERSUS VERSUS is available to purchase from bloodaxebooks.bsky.social.
www.writeoutloud.net/public/bloge...
www.writeoutloud.net/public/bloge...
Reposted by Warda Farah
France’s Sorbonne University about to leave Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings: "These rankings are...black boxes that operate in a closed system” sciencebusiness.net/news/univers...
Why Sorbonne pulled out of university ranking
France’s Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings, adding its name to a growing number of universities rejecting lists that play one institution off against another...
sciencebusiness.net
October 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
France’s Sorbonne University about to leave Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings: "These rankings are...black boxes that operate in a closed system” sciencebusiness.net/news/univers...
This looks really brilliant 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
Please join me on 12th November at my @universityofleeds.bsky.social professorial inaugural lecture on ‘Language Diversity and Social (In)justice’. More info here, including a link at the bottom to book a ticket (which is free but we need to track numbers): ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/even...
Professor Julia Snell's Inaugural Lecture: 'Language diversity and social (in)justice'
Drawing on research conducted over 20 years, Prof. Julia Snell interrogates the assumption that modifying children's speech will lead to educational success and social mobility.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This looks really brilliant 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
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Please join me on 12th November at my @universityofleeds.bsky.social professorial inaugural lecture on ‘Language Diversity and Social (In)justice’. More info here, including a link at the bottom to book a ticket (which is free but we need to track numbers): ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/even...
Professor Julia Snell's Inaugural Lecture: 'Language diversity and social (in)justice'
Drawing on research conducted over 20 years, Prof. Julia Snell interrogates the assumption that modifying children's speech will lead to educational success and social mobility.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Please join me on 12th November at my @universityofleeds.bsky.social professorial inaugural lecture on ‘Language Diversity and Social (In)justice’. More info here, including a link at the bottom to book a ticket (which is free but we need to track numbers): ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/even...
Reposted by Warda Farah
A concrete example of how intersectional oppression is not simply a case of addition: This report into salary gaps between UK parliamentary officers indicates women being paid £1,000 less than men, POC £2,000 less, but Black women £6,000 less. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests
Exclusive: GMB union’s report also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffers working for MPs and peers
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A concrete example of how intersectional oppression is not simply a case of addition: This report into salary gaps between UK parliamentary officers indicates women being paid £1,000 less than men, POC £2,000 less, but Black women £6,000 less. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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1/3 Why do so many parents only realize they’re autistic or ADHD after their child is diagnosed? Because children are not clay to mold. They are mirrors genetic, ancestral, unflinching.
#AutismDiagnosis #ADHDParenting #Neurodivergence #AutismAcceptance #IntergenerationalHealing #CureCulture
#AutismDiagnosis #ADHDParenting #Neurodivergence #AutismAcceptance #IntergenerationalHealing #CureCulture
September 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
1/3 Why do so many parents only realize they’re autistic or ADHD after their child is diagnosed? Because children are not clay to mold. They are mirrors genetic, ancestral, unflinching.
#AutismDiagnosis #ADHDParenting #Neurodivergence #AutismAcceptance #IntergenerationalHealing #CureCulture
#AutismDiagnosis #ADHDParenting #Neurodivergence #AutismAcceptance #IntergenerationalHealing #CureCulture
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4/When I get my sht together it’s over for you h**s.
But no one knows when that is, cos 1 minute I’m writing essays at 3am, next plotting beef with your grandma.
Whatever superpowers y’all claim we have…YOU end up becoming tge kryptonite we have to wade through.
We aren’t new. 🫵🏾 are tiring.
But no one knows when that is, cos 1 minute I’m writing essays at 3am, next plotting beef with your grandma.
Whatever superpowers y’all claim we have…YOU end up becoming tge kryptonite we have to wade through.
We aren’t new. 🫵🏾 are tiring.
Neurodivergence in Ancient Africa: What History Forgot but Our Ancestors Knew
How West African societies embraced autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence as spiritual gifts and essential community roles long before diagnosis existed. This essay reconnects Black neurodivergent readers...
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
4/When I get my sht together it’s over for you h**s.
But no one knows when that is, cos 1 minute I’m writing essays at 3am, next plotting beef with your grandma.
Whatever superpowers y’all claim we have…YOU end up becoming tge kryptonite we have to wade through.
We aren’t new. 🫵🏾 are tiring.
But no one knows when that is, cos 1 minute I’m writing essays at 3am, next plotting beef with your grandma.
Whatever superpowers y’all claim we have…YOU end up becoming tge kryptonite we have to wade through.
We aren’t new. 🫵🏾 are tiring.