Publications and Presentations

  • Preston, Jeff. “COVID-19 Vaccine Priority for People with Neurologic and Rare Diseases”. Directions (National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Supplies) 2023.
  • Preston, Jeff. “Never Go Full Potato: Discourses of Cognitivism, Ableism and Sexism in “I Can Count to Potato” Memes” in Handbook of Disability & Communication. Ed. Michael Jeffress. (Palgrave) 2023.
  • Preston, Jeff and Lindsay Rath-Paille. “How He Got His Scars: Exploring Madness and Mental Health in Filmic Representations of the Joker” in Societies (special issue on Disability and the Media) 2023.
  • “A Conversation on Universal Design in Learning.” Keynote discussion for the Center of Teaching and Learning, Queen’s University, 2023.
  • “The Disability Problem.” Keynote address, Elections Canada, Ottawa, 2022.
  • “Crip Principles.” Keynote address, Citizens with Disabilities-Ontario AGM, Online, 2022.
  • “Paupers, Paper and Prognosis.” Keynote address for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Western University, 2022.
  • Gerald Pfeffer, Sarah Jacobs and Jeff Preston. “COVID-19 Vaccine Priority for People with Neurologic and Rare Diseases”. Journal of Neurology Research. April, 2021.
  • “They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’: Discourses on Disability, Race and Masculinity in the Wheelchair Drake Meme” in Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. (University of Waterloo) 2021.
  • “Considering Complex Lives, Value and COVID-19” in Voices From the Margins of a Crisis. Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion. 2020.
  • “Normalcy Nonsense.” Keynote address for AccessAbility Week, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, 2021.Testimony on Government Response to COVID-19 for Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Ottawa, 2020.
  • “Disabling Didactics.” Workshop facilitation at YMCA Academy, Toronto, 2019.
  • “Representing Down syndrome in CDSS’s Endangered Species viral marketing campaign.” Keynote lecture for Child Health Research Day, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry at Western University, 2019.
  • “Centering Disability Experience & Knowledge.” Panel chair & presenter, Canadian Disability Studies Association @ Congress 2019.
  • “Parking Stalled: Thoughts on Policy Development & Disability. “Keynote address at University of Guelph Accessibility Conference, 2018.
  • “You’re Sick But I Can Help.” Speaker at TEDxWestern, London, ON, 2018.
  • “A Virology of Normalcy.” Keynote address Motion Specialties National Conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 2018.
  • “Intersections & Traffic Lights.” Keynote Address Essex County Accessibility Workshop, Leamington, 2017.
  • “I’m Gonna Disable Your Child: Rethinking Disability & Education.” Keynote address at the Universal Design in Learning Event, Centennial College, 2017.
  • “Cripping the Classroom: Disability & Education.” Workshop at the Advanced Learning Conference, Humber College, 2016.
  • Preston, Jeffrey. The Fantasy of Disability. (Routledge) 2016.
  • Haller, Beth and Jeffrey Preston. “Confirming Normalcy: ‘Inspiration Porn’ and the Construction of the Disabled Subject” in Disability and Social Media. Eds. Kate Ellis, Mike Kent. (Ashgate Publishers) 2016.
  • “Crisis Social Media Lessons by Aubrey ‘Drake’ Graham.” Workshop at the #PSEWEB: Canadian University & College Digital Marketing Conference, Toronto, 2016.
  • “Battle Lines Drawn: Creative resistance to ableism through online media” in Canadian Disability Activism Beyond the Charter: Locating cultural and artistic interventions. Eds. Christine Kelly, Michael Orsini. (University of British Columbia Press) 2016.
  • “Battle Lines Drawn.” Paper presented at the Society for Disability Studies Conference, Minneapolis, 2014.
  • “Fantasizing Disability: Representations of Loss and Limitation in Popular Television and Film.” Paper presented at the Society of Disability Studies Conference, Orlando, 2013
  • “The Political Economy of Disability.” Paper presented at the Society of Disability Studies Conference, Denver, 2012
  • “Corporal Capital: Corporate Bodies in Avatar and RoboCop.” Paper presented at the ESA Conference, City University of New York, New York, 2012
  • Preston, Jeffrey. “Why Organizations Need to be Proactive on Accessibility.” Public Sector Digest. Nov 1 2012. Web.
  • “The Medical Industrial Complex: A Political Economy of Healthcare in Canada.” Paper presented at the Reclaiming Our Bodies and Minds Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, 2011
  • “Technological Virility, Cyborg Infertility: Adaptation in Top Gun and Born on the 4th of July.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society, Boston, 2008
  • “Digital Freedom: Cyber Athletics and Disability.” Paper presented at the International Society for Science, Technology and Society Conference, Baltimore, 2007
  • “The Myth of Disability: Representations of Disability.” Paper presented to the Illusions of Identity Conference, Western University, London, ON 2006