Tuesdays July 19th & 26th
3:30 - 5:30pm PT
5:30 - 7:30pm CT
6:30 - 8:30pm ET
This workshop series is only for people in the Pittsburgh region who work within social justice movements or organizations that have a desire to integrate disability into their work and implement and increase access practices.
Workshop #1: Building a Disability Politic
This workshop illuminates the ways that disability is connected to the existing systems and oppressions your group is already addressing in the work. We will
develop an expansive understanding of disability and ableism that’s rooted in historical context. The wisdom of disability-led movements will be the foundation that informs your group’s position in a broader movement ecosystem.
Workshop #2: Building Access-Centered Cultures
This workshop delineates the differences between accessibility and access, with the goal of developing practices rooted in anti-ableist values that can shift culture. Information as to how a justice-oriented framework can benefit everyone will be included. Participants will have opportunities to share, hone, and rethink their approach to access by working through scenarios.
Participants will….
- Develop a deeper understanding for the ways that ableism impedes collective liberation.
- Build a container to analyze how a disability justice framework can be applied.
- Identify existing access practices, develop more and strategize ways to implement them.
Learn more about this topic:
- No Cages, High Wages: A Renewed Call For Cross-Movement Solidarity Between Unions And Disabled People by Jess Benham and Dustin Gibson
- Collecting [a] home for Disability Justice in the Library by Dustin Gibson and Dana Bishop-Root in collaboration with Bekezela Mguni. Audio version by Imani Barbarin
We invite participants to prepare for these workshops by reading:
- Access Is Love: 10 Ways to Start Creating and Expanding Access by Alice Wong, Mia Mingus and Sandy Ho
- The Revolution Must Be Accessible Toolkit by HEARD ASL | English | Spanish | English & Spanish Text Only
- Disability Justice and Liberation w/ Lateef McLeod (20 min)
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Free. This program is grant funded. Donations are always gratefully accepted.