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Andrew Dell'Antonio
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ADHD music scholar at U TX Austin - #UDL - #Neurodiversity - #Accessibility
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https://adellantonio.com
https://sites.utexas.edu/rigorouslycompassionate/
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Without downloading any new pics what’s your energy going into 2025

[with thanks to @musicologist.bsky.social for the image and @matthewborus.bsky.social for the OP boost, if his image hadn’t been a new download it would have been very tempting]
Stylized image of four disabled musicians performing as an ensemble. Overlaid text reads #InaccessibleMusicology Join the Movement. Make noise together.
December 28, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Recording & resources now available for recent panel on "Overcoming Barriers, Using Assets as ADHD Scholars in Musicology" chaired by @diberjones.bsky.social — really outstanding and a turning point in honoring the neurodiversity of our community!

bit.ly/ADHD_AMS2023...
bit.ly/ADHD_AMS2023...
The three panelists -- from left to right, Jeannette Jones, Peter Lamothe, and Stephanie Frakes -- are sitting behind a long table, with a screen in the background on which one can make out a few words from their presentation. Jeannette Jones is speaking, and at the bottom of the screen is the caption that reads "So basically our take-away is, ADHD is a neurotype, not a disease." The three panelists -- from left to right, Jeannette Jones, Peter Lamothe, and Stephanie Frakes -- are sitting behind a long table, with a screen in the background on which one can make out a few words from their presentation. Peter Lamothe is speaking, and at the bottom of the screen is the caption that reads "and we hope that we can provide the opportunity for others like us to identify with us publicly or privately, in order that we all might give and receive community support." The three panelists -- from left to right, Jeannette Jones, Peter Lamothe, and Stephanie Frakes -- are sitting behind a long table, with a screen in the background on which one can make out a few words from their presentation. Stephanie Frakes is speaking, and at the bottom of the screen is the caption that reads "Does not our experience enlighten our scholarship? Aren't subjective knowledges intrinsically valuable?"
December 17, 2023 at 4:36 PM
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Now available: captioned recording of our hybrid session on Disability Identity in Music Scholarship at AMS/SMT-Denver, now incorporated into the web page with the six initial recorded presentations. Please don't hesitate to share/boost! bit.ly/Disability-AMS-2023
Elizabeth McLain (who self-describes in the video as "a white woman with longish blond hair... very disabled, you can't see it while I'm sitting here, but you'll pick up on it") is in a small box in the top right of the screen, and at the bottom of the screen is the caption of the words she is speaking that reads "We want to make sure everybody who wants to can access this. We do have CART live captioning," The main part of the screen holds an image of stylized disabled people and the words "Welcome & Access / Hybrid Session, including: / In-Person Attendance (Denver) / Zoom & Pre-Recorded Video / CART Live Captioning / Please move, stim, eat, drink, and care for yourself! / Feel free to leave, too. / We are recording the session." Elizabeth McLain (who self-describes in the video as "a white woman with longish blond hair... very disabled, you can't see it while I'm sitting here, but you'll pick up on it") is in a small box in the top right of the screen, and at the bottom of the screen is the caption of the words she is speaking that reads "Look into their mission. If you are able to donate, donate, if you're able to kind of promote or support the w[ork]" The main part of the screen holds the logos of three Native American organizations, labeled, and the words "Beyond A Land Acknowledgement: Indigenous & Native Organizations / The Native American Disability Law Center / Native Governance Center / The American Indian College Fund." Steph Ban (who self-describes in the video as "a white woman with short brown hair and blue glasses wearing a white dress shirt... disabled physically and mentally") is in a small box in the top right of the screen, and at the bottom of the screen is the caption of the words she is speaking that reads "So we just kind of accidentally stumbled into rewriting union songs to be about disability rights." The main part of the screen holds an image of stylized disabled people and the words "Discussion: Please move, stim, eat, drink, and care for yourself! Feel free to leave, too. We are recording the session." Andrew Dell'Antonio (who self-describes on the video as "a white, graying man... wearing a bow tie, which is my affectation, and a whole bunch of swag, which is also my affectation") is in a small box in the top right of the screen, and at the bottom of the screen is the caption of the words he is speaking that reads "These thoughts about small activism and joy are the right way to end, I think." The main part of the screen holds an image of stylized disabled people and the words "Disability Identity in Music Scholarship / Music & Disability Study Group of the American Musicological Society / November 10, 2023 / Captioned Presentations at bit.ly / Disability-AMS-2023"
December 15, 2023 at 2:45 PM
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This is a fantastic resource and I HIGHLY recommend it for any neurodivergent folks AND also for those who love them and want to understand and support them in the complexities of executive function.

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[Image: lavender background "hacking executive function monday July 31st at 1pm est. Details in registration form: https://tinyurl.com/efgobrrr. For more information contact Rua M. Williams @FractalEcho or fractalalia@proton.me]
July 19, 2023 at 12:03 PM