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Jay Dolmage is a scholar in rhetoric and disability studies. He serves the role of Associate Chair of English at the University of Waterloo and founded the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies.

Biography
Dolmage lives with his partner and three children.

Education
Dolmage received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia. He went on to receive their M.A. from Windsor University. After receiving his M.A., he went on to achieve a PhD from Miami University of Ohio.

Career
Dolmage is a Professor and Associate Chair of English at the University of Waterloo. He is also the Chair of the Undergraduate Research Outcome Initiative (UCOI) at Renison University College, which is (a part?) of the University of Waterloo. He founded the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies and have served as an editor for ...

Research areas
rhetoric, writing, disability studies, critical pedagogy, universal design and access, anti-ableist education

Current research
"class action lawsuit settlement against the Huronia, Rideau and Southwestern Regional Centers" Collaborative writing project about the stories of survivors who experienced abuse.

Selected publications

 * Dolmage, J. (2006). “Breathe upon us an even flame”: Hephaestus, history, and the body of rhetoric. Rhetoric Review, 25(2), 119–140. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20176710
 * Agnew, L., Gries, L., Stuckey, Z., Burton, V. T., Dolmage, J., Enoch, J., Jackson, R. L., Mao, L., Powell, M., Walzer, A. E., Cintron, R., & Vitanza, V. (2011). Octalog III: The politics of historiography in 2010. Rhetoric Review, 30(2), 109–134. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23064002
 * Dolmage, J. T. (2018). Disabled upon arrival: Eugenics, immigration, and the construction of race and disability. Ohio State University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1h45mm5

Notable awards

 * 2013 - Disability History Association Best Article Award (Honorable Mention)