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The State of Critical Race Disability Studies A White Paper Report from the Disabled Scholars of Color Collective

Sami Schalk, Washieka Torres, Subini Annamma, Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, Anna Hinton, Jina B. Kim, Mimi Khúc, Travis Chi Wing Lau, Akemi Nishida, and Jaipreet Virdi Introduction: Who We … Continue Reading The State of Critical Race Disability Studies A White Paper Report from the Disabled Scholars of Color Collective

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Two Years of Genocide+: Crips Aren’t Done Sending eSims to Gaza

Two Years of Genocide+: Crips Aren’t Done Sending eSims to Gaza Two years, what the fuck. It really has been two years to the day since Israel’s heightened and … Continue Reading Two Years of Genocide+: Crips Aren’t Done Sending eSims to Gaza

Graphic with a black background. Photo of a memorial plaque at Tiergartenstraße 4 in Berlin. The inscription reads: “Honor to the forgotten victims. At this site, at Tiergartenstraße 4, the first National Socialist mass murder was organized starting in 1940, named after this address: Aktion T4. From 1939 to 1945, almost 200,000 defenseless people were killed. Their lives were described as ‘unworthy of life,’ their murder called euthanasia. They died in the gas chambers of Grafeneck, Brandenburg, Hartheim, Pirna, Bernburg, and Hadamar; they died by firing squads, by deliberate starvation, and by poison. The perpetrators were scientists, doctors, nurses, members of the judiciary, the police, and of the health and labor administrations. The victims were poor, desperate, defiant, or in need of help. They came from psychiatric clinics and children’s hospitals, from nursing homes and welfare institutions, from military hospitals and camps. The number of victims was vast; the number of perpetrators convicted was very small.”

Posted 3 months ago Guest Blog Posts

When coercion in care makes Kilmeade’s “just kill ’em” thinkable

When coercion in care makes Kilmeade’s “just kill ’em” thinkable Shannon Pagdon Content warnings: coercion, forced treatment, incarceration, institutionalization, eugenics, death, lethal injections, state violence, homelessness On September … Continue Reading When coercion in care makes Kilmeade’s “just kill ’em” thinkable

Graphic with a black background with a photo of a monument on the grounds of Napa State Hospital in Northern California. It consists of several gray pillars with black displays with white texts, too far away to read. In the foreground are several large spiky succulent plants. In the background are a wooden fence and trees underneath a blue sky.

Posted September 4, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

“Still A Locked Door”: Mental Health Peer Advocates Remember Those Living in Disability Institutions

“Still A Locked Door”: Mental Health Peer Advocates Remember Those Living in Disability Institutions Jess Whatcott For the staff at the Peer Self-Advocacy Program of Disability Rights California, experiences with … Continue Reading “Still A Locked Door”: Mental Health Peer Advocates Remember Those Living in Disability Institutions

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Posted August 24, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

Interview with Moaz Mansour of Gaza Online

DIY meets Infrastructure: A conversation with Moaz Mansour of Gaza Online Jane Shi On June 12th, 2025, Israel cut off the main fiber route in Gaza, destroying basic Internet … Continue Reading Interview with Moaz Mansour of Gaza Online

Posted August 9, 2025 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

In Remembrance of Patty Berne, January 21, 1967 – May 29, 2025

A friend sent me this photo of my comrade Patty Berne. I looked so different then without the tracheostomy and ventilator. In my memory Patty looks the same, just … Continue Reading In Remembrance of Patty Berne, January 21, 1967 – May 29, 2025

Divided picture—Bold, Brave, and Breathless book cover on the right. On left: Margaret is in a purple printed dress, white shoes and sweater. She is Caucasian and has brown bobbed hair. She is smiling while sitting in a motorized wheelchair that has a communication device (tablet) mounted on a silver bar in front of her. She is sitting in front of a table covered with copies of her book Bold, Brave, and Breathless, along with purple and white balloons floating above the books. She is in a library with full shelves of books lining the walls.

Posted August 6, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

My Disability Was Used as a Synonym for an ‘Undesirable’ Characteristic. Will You Join Me in Obliterating This Logic?

My Disability Was Used as a Synonym for an ‘Undesirable’ Characteristic. Will You Join Me in Obliterating This Logic? Margaret Anne Mary Moore Content warning: The R word, ableist … Continue Reading My Disability Was Used as a Synonym for an ‘Undesirable’ Characteristic. Will You Join Me in Obliterating This Logic?

Posted July 21, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

Empathy to fight colonial abhorrence and amnesia: global solidarity with and disability justice in Palestine, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo as moral imperative

Empathy to fight colonial abhorrence and amnesia: global solidarity with and disability justice in Palestine, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo as moral imperative Nelly Bassily Dying … Continue Reading Empathy to fight colonial abhorrence and amnesia: global solidarity with and disability justice in Palestine, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo as moral imperative

Graphic with a purple background, A photo of Joe’s head and shoulders on a gray background. He is a white man with a short cropped, dark beard and is wearing black rimmed round glasses, a black t-shirt, and tan colored flat cap.

Posted July 13, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

Immigrant Rights Are Disability Rights

Immigrant Rights Are Disability Rights Joe Stramondo In 2019, a White disability rights leader with a national reputation, Bruce Darling, had a spectacular fall from grace because of comments … Continue Reading Immigrant Rights Are Disability Rights

Posted July 13, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

Unmasking Mask Hate: The Racial-Criminal Pathologization of Dissent

Unmasking Mask Hate: The Racial-Criminal Pathologization of Dissent Leah Harris and Liat Ben-Moshe Masking as a constitutional matter hit the news cycle once again on June 8 when … Continue Reading Unmasking Mask Hate: The Racial-Criminal Pathologization of Dissent

Posted July 1, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

In Trumpian times, we need joyful narratives around disability more than ever

Frances Ryan When I began to write a book four years ago about life for disabled women and non-binary people, I didn’t bank on it being particularly topical. Publishers love … Continue Reading In Trumpian times, we need joyful narratives around disability more than ever

A white woman wearing glasses and a black sweater smiles while holding a small, fluffy white dog in her arms. They are surrounded by tall shelves filled with books, and are gazing together at the camera through a circular “window” opening in a sculptural wall made of hardcover books in an array of colors.

Posted March 17, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

The Eugenics Logic Behind Running a Government Like a Startup Under the Trump Administration

The Eugenics Logic Behind Running a Government Like a Startup Under the Trump Administration Valerie Black Trump’s favorite broligarch Elon Musk is attempting to run the United States … Continue Reading The Eugenics Logic Behind Running a Government Like a Startup Under the Trump Administration

Une illustration sur fond bleu clair qui présente des morceaux de pastèque coupés en formes triangulaires et des graines de pastèque. Au centre sur un carré blanc, le texte « Les personnes handicapées en appui des eSims pour Gaza » est inscrit. Graphic with a border around it that has slices of watermelons. In the center is French text, "Les personnes handicapées en appui des eSims pour Gaza"

Posted February 11, 2025 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Les personnes handicapées en appui des eSims pour Gaza

Les personnes handicapées en appui des eSims pour Gaza Traduit de l’anglais par D. M. Bradford et Nikki Walker Faites un don ici : https://chuffed.org/project/crips-for-esims-for-gaza 中文 Simplified and Traditional … Continue Reading Les personnes handicapées en appui des eSims pour Gaza

Graphic with a purple background. In the center is a photo of a white woman against a grey wall, her head is tilted slightly to the right, looking away from the camera. She has curly hair, dyed magenta, uses greenish glasses and is wearing a black shirt.

Posted January 31, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

Rain Man for Millennials and Other Adventures in Ableism with Sally Rooney

Rain Man for Millennials and Other Adventures in Ableism with Sally Rooney Aisling Walsh Rain Man, the 1988 hit movie directed by Barry Levinson, brought autism into the … Continue Reading Rain Man for Millennials and Other Adventures in Ableism with Sally Rooney

Graphic with a beige background. On the left and right are multicolored snakes with different patterns along their bodies. On the top and bottom are cloud shapes in magenta. Text in the center reads, "Crips for eSIMs for Gaza: A Lunar New Year Update"

Posted January 29, 2025 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Crips for eSIMs for Gaza: A Lunar New Year Update

Crips for eSIMs for Gaza: A Lunar New Year Update Year of the Snake Means Transformation After 470 days and 76 years of genocide, Gaza finally has a … Continue Reading Crips for eSIMs for Gaza: A Lunar New Year Update

Graphic with a plum colored background. In the center a photo of a young white woman sits outdoors, smiling at the camera. Her brown hair is cut in a long bob with bangs and she has oversized rose-gold glasses. She wears a pink blouse with silver buttons down the front and brown slacks. In the background you can see a patio with iron chairs, and a fir tree lit up with blue lights for the holidays.

Posted January 1, 2025 Guest Blog Posts

Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate

Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate Nicole Schroeder Content warnings: suicidal ideations, mentions of medical abuse and neglect Like most disabled people, I am … Continue Reading Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate