Mercy Renci Xie
@mercyxie.bsky.social
Student, disability law,and empricial legal studies.
Thanks for being the pioneer!
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thanks for being the pioneer!
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
A timely article that everyone should read!
AJT v Osseo holds that all ADA & 504 claims get the same standard of proof regardless of context. I write about a similar issue in my forthcoming Georgetown LJ article. Courts improperly apply a higher ed-specific deference to schools’ fundamental alteration defenses. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Higher Education's Accommodations Mistake
<p><span>A university may deny a disabled student’s reasonable accommodation request if it decides that the accommodation would fundamentally alter its academic
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June 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A timely article that everyone should read!
Thank you for pointing out! Cannot agree more.
In a concurrence that is otherwise very thoughtful and specific about language, we see ‘wheelchair-bound’ make another unfortunate appearance (thanks to my listserv mates for pointing this out). Wheelchairs are mobility aids. They facilitate movement. A person in a wheelchair is not bound.
June 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thank you for pointing out! Cannot agree more.
such a wonderful conversation!
Thanks so much to everyone who was able to join us! And thank you to @dorfmandoron.bsky.social for continuing his service as #disabilitylaw photographer/historian :)
Enjoying a timely conversation between @katmacfarlane.bsky.social & Jay Dolmage on his classic book Academic Ableism: Disability & Hiher Education press.umich.edu/Books/A/Acad... sponsored by @syracuselaw.bsky.social Disability Law and Policy Program!
March 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
such a wonderful conversation!
I read this brilliant article. As Prof. Harris discussed in detail, guardianship is never about the well-being of marginalized groups, including disabled people, but rather about the exploitation of their money, power, and labor. Highly recommended!
In the UCLA Law Review, @jasmineeharris.bsky.social has a new paper on “The Political Economy of Conservatorship.”
The Political Economy of Conservatorship
Conservatorship, though viewed as a private law device, has always operated as a tool of public governance, social control, and resource extraction through the
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January 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I read this brilliant article. As Prof. Harris discussed in detail, guardianship is never about the well-being of marginalized groups, including disabled people, but rather about the exploitation of their money, power, and labor. Highly recommended!
Cannot agree more. Disabiity is a human nature that across classes.
*Disabled. We drive ugly cars too and sometimes have enough $ for the expensive ones. This is not the kind of surveillance we want to impose on disabled people, no matter how ridiculous the cars and the man behind them.
Should be knowable by the license plate whether the person driving this cybertruck has handicapped parking status… www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYcXAD24/
January 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Cannot agree more. Disabiity is a human nature that across classes.
Wow!! Looking forward to reading it!
Robin is one of several SU colleagues with tremendous disability law expertise. Congrats Robin on your Am U L Rev pub!
E. I White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law Robin Paul Malloy Publishes “Network Capabilities in Land Use and Disability Law” In American University Law Review #disability #lawsky
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January 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Wow!! Looking forward to reading it!
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🗓️Here’s a recap of my 2024 year in review and my thoughts about the future
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December 30, 2024 at 4:57 AM
🗓️Here’s a recap of my 2024 year in review and my thoughts about the future
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/12/27/y...
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/12/27/y...
"It is a replacement limb," said White, whose organization has heard of several cases in which lenders have repossessed wheelchairs or prostheses. Repossession is "literally a punishment to the individual.
US health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, with some patients facing repossessions www.cbsnews.com/news/health-...
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December 22, 2024 at 1:58 AM
"It is a replacement limb," said White, whose organization has heard of several cases in which lenders have repossessed wheelchairs or prostheses. Repossession is "literally a punishment to the individual.
I CANNOT understand it, repossessions of prosthetic limbs...
December 22, 2024 at 1:40 AM
I CANNOT understand it, repossessions of prosthetic limbs...
Learn this today: “The prime goal of research should be to gain accurate understanding and, as a researcher, use methods and techniques which enhance understanding. Use the method: do not let it use you.”
December 22, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Learn this today: “The prime goal of research should be to gain accurate understanding and, as a researcher, use methods and techniques which enhance understanding. Use the method: do not let it use you.”
This closing is becasue " the Idaho State Board of Education (ISBOE) passed a resolution that bans offices that promote DEI Ideology on college campuses." This is HORRIBLE.
This is horrible and it’s just the beginning. Moscow, ID already feels like the end of the Earth.
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U of I closing Black and African American Cultural Center
The school announced it will be closing the center at the end of the 2024 fall semester and the website will be deactivated after the winter break.
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December 21, 2024 at 4:28 PM
This closing is becasue " the Idaho State Board of Education (ISBOE) passed a resolution that bans offices that promote DEI Ideology on college campuses." This is HORRIBLE.
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December 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
Colleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term
Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:31 AM
A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.