Chapter 5 Stopping the Clock(s): Precarious Times in the Academy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements
3. Content Note VII
4. Contents IX
5. Introduction: Towards an Accessible Academy 1
6. Chapter 1 Hidden Disabilities in Academia 15
7. Chapter 2 I Can’t Do Stairs: The Perks of Being a Fire Hazard 33
8. Chapter 3 Challenging the Status Quo in Academic Practice: Increasing Accessibility in Higher Education 47
9. Chapter 4 A Self-Harmer and Suicidal Plans: My Experience as a PhD Student 61
10. Chapter 5 Stopping the Clock(s): Precarious Times in the Academy 71
11. Chapter 6 Access, Accessibility, Attitude, and Structural Ableism 115
12. Chapter 7 Stories out of Order: Autism and Medieval Studies 125
13. Chapter 8 Narrative Leaks: Reflections on Incontinences 149
14. Chapter 9 “Autism-Like?” Neurodivergence and the Premodern World 161
15. Coda 175
16. Appendix
17. Top Ten Action Points 183
18. Panel Recordings and Transcripts 187
19. Making Conferences More Accessible 189
20. Author Biographies
21. Bibliography
22. Index