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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Uncertain Yosemite by @maikij123

Falling Down Just Before the Finish Line

March 31, 2014by phdisabled 2 Comments

My GP told me that I probably have Multiple Sclerosis five days before my viva. This ‘diagnosis’ came after months of severe back pain, balance problems, an increasingly stronger limp […]

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'Access Road' by A Gude, Flickr

Making PhD Life Easier

March 31, 2014by phdisabled Leave a comment

While we talk often about the experiences students have doing a PhD, it’s important to get down to brass tacks: what can PhD students with disabilities or chronic illnesses do […]

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'Equal Access' by Steve Snodgrass (Flickr)

Asking for Access After Declaring Disabled: An Interview Story

March 26, 2014by phdisabled 12 Comments

This week I was called to interview for a Research Council funding competition.  The application was part of a last-minute marathon attempt to restart my PhD research this Autumn. This […]

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'Pain' by Bridget H (skutchb on flickr)

On Pain & Celebration

March 25, 2014by phdisabled 2 Comments

Way back in December before PhDisabled had to take it’s own break for some self-care, we recieved this post from @Lykarar. While the various events that happened then have now […]

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Modifying myself in an un-modifiable environment

March 9, 2014by phdisabled 6 Comments

I have a psychiatric disability. Before this year, despite that I have been psychiatrically disabled for 13 years and have gone through my entire college career with this disability, it […]

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