Crip News v.133
New works, other news, calls, events. Thanks for being here.
NEWS
New Works
A collective of human rights organizers has published an open letter to the international disability rights community urging the movement not to remain silent on Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. “The human toll and magnitude of the atrocities being committed in Gaza,” the letter says, “does not leave room for indifference.”
In her newest essay for Teen Vogue, Alice Wong reflects on the new temporalities of becoming a user of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). “I will now crip the world mightily with the multiple perspectives I have as a disabled, nonspeaking, ventilator-dependent, high-risk Asian American woman,” she writes.
In a new video, sculptor and installation artist Alcide Breaux reflects on his time as an Artist-in-Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans.
In a new episode of the Embodied podcast from WUNC, host Anita Rao talks with Daphne Frias, Germán Parodi, and Julia Watts Belser about how disabled organizers are changing climate justice.
Artist Chrysanthe Tan reflects on the “lack of awareness and accommodation for the autistic community” in queer spaces in an article for Them.
Emergency, a music video from Australian filmmaker Nick Campbell, is a new addition to Sproutflix, a streaming platform for films “celebrating the lives and stories of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”
Neurodivergent recording artist Chris Redding has released a new album, Vision of Sounds, as a form of connection with his autistic child, incorporating “stimming sounds, vocal echolalia, and repetitive patterns.”
In Other News…
Apple recently announced new accessibility features coming later this year, including
Eye Tracking for users to control devices with their eyes
Music Haptics for tactile sound translations
Vocal Shortcuts to perform a task by making a custom sound
Vehicle Motion Cues for reducing motion sickness, and
Additions to its mixed reality platform visionsOS
Ireland’s Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has launched a Night-Time Economy Accessibility Survey to better understand “the challenges for patrons and artists with disabilities accessing the Night Time Economy.”
Organizers in NYC quickly raised the funds necessary to purchase a beach wheelchair at the queerly beloved Riis Beach.
CALLS
The Unexpected Shape Writing Academy organized by Esmé Weijun Wang is accepting applications for 10 Disability Visibility Fellowships sponsored by Alice Wong. Apply by June 15. More here.
Disabled artist Robert Andy Coombs is seeking a long-term roommate/caregiver in Gulf Shores and Foley, Alabama. More here.
NIAD Art Center in Richmond, California is hiring a full-time Art Marketing and Partnerships Director.
Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California is hiring a Substitute Studio Facilitator. More here.
EVENTS
Crip/ Disability Doulaing Is a Freedom Dream and a Skill: Birthing and Supporting New Disability/ Chronic Illness/ Neurodivergence with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Thursday, May 30, 1 - 2:30pm PT, on Zoom
We're not often given space to learn from other disabled people how to live with a new or emerging disability. Yet our survival, joy and resilience depend on it. Disability is seen as a secret shame or a problem to be managed or disappeared, not a natural part of life that deserves support, mentorship and transition rituals. Disability justice organizer and beloved ancestor Stacey Park Milbern coined the term "crip doulaing" to describe how disabled people support people rebirthing themself as disabled (or more/ differently disabled. She wrote, " This looks like a lot of things—maybe learning how to get medicine, drive a wheelchair, hire attendants, change a diet, date, have sex, make requests, code- switch, live with an intellectual disability, go off meds, etc..." In this workshop space we will explore and learn about disability doulahood/ mentorship, share our own experiences with it and map how we want to offer and receive that mentorship well.
Fire Through Dry Grass Screening
Wednesday, May 29, 5pm ET, on Zoom
Join us for a virtual screening of the POV/PBS documentary Fire Through Dry Grass, in partnership with Sins Invalid. Q&A to follow, moderated by Maria Palacios in conversation with the Reality Poets. This event will include open captions and audio description for the film. The Q&A will have ASL, CART, and Spanish language translation.
Art/Access Labs: Welcome Salon
Sunday, June 2, 2 - 4pm CT, in-person in Chicago and online
This salon-style gathering invites attendees to share and discuss artwork, short performances/readings, clips, scenes, and anything else they might be working on. Sharing a project is optional. For those who wish to share, projects in any medium are welcome: time-based work (video, dance, song, spoken word, etc) should be limited to five minutes and any fine art should not require installation. The event will begin with a short welcome and introduction to the Art/Access Lab series presented by High Concept Labs and Unfolding Disability Futures. The rest of the event will consist of short showings interspersed with time to mingle with fellow artists with disabilities.
Pushmakers Townhall
Friday, May 31, 2pm ET, on Zoom
Join us for a discussion about manual wheelchair dance in Canada, dance sector needs, and how organizations like Dancemakers are learning to take cues from disability artists to build a strong and inclusive dance sector. With Shay Ehrlich & Christina de la Cruz. The zoom meeting will have ASL interpretation, simultaneous French Language interpretation, and CART.
Meet-up for people with disabilities who work in social justice movements
Sunday, June 2, 2:30 - 4pm PT, on Zoom
Jacob Lesner-Buxton is hosting a meet-up group on Zoom for people with disabilities who work in social justice movements that are centered on other issues besides disability. This will be a casual space where we can share our experiences and support each other. If you would like to join the meet up, please email me at jakeoaktown@gmail.com and mention any accommodations. The only requirement is that you must identify as a person with a disability to join this meet up. This meet-up is not affiliated with any group or organization.
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