ABSTRACT
As a disabled feminist academic, I find that my non-conforming physicality disrupts established academic practices simply by being present. There is little understanding of disabled women’s place in the academy, specifically on campus. There is limited flexibility about where and what one can do. It is a gamble as to whom and how the rules (social conventions, policies and practices) are applied or understood. Established physical and attitudinal boundaries are slowly changing; elements are being tinkered with through linguistic modification, reports and action plans. However, substantive change remains elusive. In many ways, our presence remains marginal and the landscape unfamiliar.
