The Overlooked History of Black Disabled People
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Black disability history matters because without us putting our voices and very bodies on the line, the political and societal strides...


- Feb 6, 2019
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Disability Justice Framework
Disability Justice is the cross-disability (sensory, intellectual, mental health/psychiatric, neurodiversity, physical/mobility,...


- Feb 5, 2019
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Sebastian Margaret on Intersectionality
2014 TJFP Panelist Sebastian Margaret speaks about the importance of disability justice and funding. Please help TJFP continue to...


- Feb 4, 2019
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Leaving Evidence a blog by Mia Mingus
We must leave evidence. Evidence that we were here, that we existed, that we survived and loved and ached. Evidence of the wholeness we...


- Feb 3, 2019
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Kimberly Crenshaw: The Urgency of Intersectionality
Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to...


- Feb 2, 2019
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Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare
Eli Clare weaves hope, critical analysis, and compassionate storytelling together in his work on disability and queerness, insisting on...


- Feb 1, 2019
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Brownstar Girl a blog by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is a queer disabled femme writer, organizer, performance artist and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan...


- Feb 1, 2019
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Detroit DanceAbility Jam
February 2019 Workshop Thanks to Teddy Dorsette for shooting this video at our February '19 workshop, and more gratitude to Light Box for...


- Jan 31, 2019
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Disability Language Style Guide
As language, perceptions and social mores change at a seemingly faster and faster rate, it is becoming increasingly difficult for...


- Jan 30, 2019
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Autistic Hoya a blog by Lydia X.Z. Brown
I'm a writer, dreamer, activist/organizer, and speaker/educator. Some of the many marginal identities/experiences I hold are that I'm...


- Jan 29, 2019
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Alicia Garza: Our Cynicism Will Not Build A Movement. Collaboration Will.
I’ve been grappling with how to challenge cynicism in a moment that requires all of us to show up differently. On Saturday, I joined more...


- Dec 18, 2018
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WATCH: Disability Pride: What does disability have to do with our community?
“If we focus our attention on solving problems for the folks (in this case, disabled people) at the margins of our society, we are...


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- Oct 18, 2018
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Adaptive Cycle Demo Day
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Location: Cullen Plaza (Detroit Riverwalk Detroit, MI)


- Sep 24, 2018
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Walk Audit and Pedestrian Safety Forum
Monday, September 24, 2018 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Location: Genesis HOPE (7200 Mack Ave. Detroit, MI)
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