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The Fireplace Series is back for 2020! On February 14, join our very own Dr. Martin Hand as he discusses how we look at ourselves and others in Looking Online.

Congratulations to Dr. Abrams on his recent article publication entitled, Ableist Constructions of Time? Boys and Men with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Managing the Uncertainty of a Shorter Life. The article appears in the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research.

Congratulations to Steve Richardson (PhD 2019) and Dr. Thomas Abrams on their article entitled, “Assistive Spectacles: A Vision for the Future.” The piece appears in Social Theory & Health.

Dr. Nicole Myers receives Queen’s SARS CoV-2/COVID-19 Funding. Nicole’s proposed research is titled: "Virtual Bail Courts: Balancing Risks to Public Safety with Risks to Public Health.”

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National Observer:

Lawyers for youth say prosecutors going easier amid pandemic challenges

Professor Myers says custody is always dangerous, but is now especially dangerous and risky for health reasons. And we’re not setting up any trials, so this trial wait period is not just long, it’s indefinite.

Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Myers! The Supreme Court of Canada .

Abrams, Thomas, and David Abbott. (2020). Disability, Deadly Discourse, and Collectivity amid Coronavirus (COVID-19). Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 22(1): 168–174. DOI: &�Բ�����;&�Բ�����;​

Dr. David Murakami Wood has a publication entitled, 'Data Justice and COVID-19: Global Perspectives’ in Meatspace Press (MSP).

Dr. Möllers, Thomas MacDonald and Onurhan Ak present papers at EASST/4S. PhD Candidate, Onurhan Ak also presented at 2020 Annual Meeting | American Sociological Association (ASA).

Professor Murakami Wood has a very timely publication out and is one of the 21 contributing authors to a report on the COVID-19 crisis.