Happy Disability Pride - 1 month to publication!
Uncharted comes out on August 8th
Hi everyone,
Happy Disability Pride Month! We are so glad to celebrate our community’s strength and resilience while remembering that facing ableism can be a constant battle. There is a beautiful Disability Pride Flag, created by Ann Magill in 2021, shown below. Learn more about the flag here.
If you’re interested in learning more about disabled pride this month, @DisabledinSTEM will be hosting Disabled in STEM Week from July 17 - 22 to celebrate disabled people from all the letters of STEM.
How will you be celebrating Disability Pride Month?
What we’re thinking about this month:
There was an excellent series of events from the US National Academies in June, Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: A National Leadership Summit. We highly encourage you to check out the video recordings of their conversations, which have ASL interpreters and auto-generated captions and transcripts.
The US National Science Foundation has a highly relevant funding opportunity open, with proposals due in September: Workplace Equity for Persons with Disabilities in STEM and STEM Education.
BookRiot published a list of 20 must-read books about disability (fiction and non-fiction).
Uncharted contributor Syreeta Nolan’s mother passed away earlier this year - she is fundraising to help cover living expenses as she manages her disabilities and grief. Please keep Syreeta and her family in your thoughts.
Book updates:
Uncharted comes out on August 8th, so we are entering the final 1-month countdown!
You can still pre-order the book to make sure you get your copy as soon as possible. Use the code CUP20 for 20% off on the Columbia University Press website or pre-order from your favorite bookseller. The Kindle edition is also on sale for $15.
We’re also excited to share some press related to Uncharted:
KTOO - audio only, no transcript
NOAA Fisheries - written article
We’ll keep sharing additional press coverage and stories about the authors who contributed to Uncharted on our new landing page! If you’re interested in reviewing the book for a media outlet, please reach out to us about an e-galley.
Thank you all for your support!