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Introduction
Introduction
Current political attacks don't target disabled people in isolation - they specifically target disabled people of color, disabled queer and trans people, disabled immigrants, and disabled poor people. Understanding intersectionality isn't just academic theory - it's a survival strategy. This module explores how multiple systems of oppression work together and how resistance must be equally intersectional.
We center the voices of multiply-marginalized disabled people who face the harshest attacks and lead the most innovative resistance.
Learning Intentions: Understand how current attacks disproportionately target multiply-marginalized disabled people, build solidarity across movements, and center intersectional analysis in resistance work.
Content
Content
Core Content (Essential Reading/Viewing)
Core Content (Essential Reading/Viewing)
Healing from Intersectional White Supremacy Culture and Ableism: Disability Justice as an Antidote - Rashmi Chordiya & Adana Protonentis - Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration
Black Disabled Woman Syllabus: A Compilation - Vilissa Thompson
Queer disabled people exist! - Isaiah Piche - Ted Talk
Disability Decolonized: Indigenous Peoples Enacting Self-determination - Nathan J. Rabang et al. - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Special
Asian American Women and Mental Health - Disability Visibility Project
Supplementary Content
Supplementary Content
Specific Intersections
ICE's Deadly Practice of Abandoning Immigrants with Disabilities and Mental Health on the Street - Erica Bryant - VERA Institute
Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People with Disabilities - The Trevor Project
Climate Change, Environmental Activism, and Disability - Valerie Novack & Daphne Frias - Standford Social Innovation Review
Movement Intersections:
Intersections of disability justice, racial justice and enviornmental justice - Catherine Jampel - Enviornmental Sociology
Why Connecting Disability Justice and Reproductive Justice Matters - Kings Floyd & Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan - The Century Foundation
Economic Justice is Disability Justice - Rebecca Vallas et al. - The Century Foundation
Community Voices:
Crip the Vote Hashtag Brings Attention to People With Disabilities - Sarah Kim - Teen Vogue
Disability Justice: More of a Link to Black Arts/Thought Movement Than the Disability Rights Movement - Leroy Moore - Krip-Hop Institute
Reflection & Engagement Options
Reflection & Engagement Options
Journal Prompts
Journal Prompts
How do your multiple identities intersect? Which parts of yourself do you have to hide or emphasize in different spaces?
Reflect on whose disability stories get centered in mainstream media. Who is missing? Why do you think that is?
What would it look like to center the most marginalized disabled people in your communityorganizing or advocacy?
How does your experience of any form of marginalization inform your understanding of disability justice?
Discussion Questions for Learning Communities
How do racism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, and ableism reinforce each other? Share specific examples.
What does solidarity look like between different marginalized communities? When has it worked well, and when has it failed?
How can disability justice movements avoid replicating the oppression that disabled people of color, queer disabled people, and poor disabled people face?
What does it mean to center intersectionality in disability organizing beyond just including diverse voices?
Creative & Artistic Engagement
Visual Arts:
Create portraits celebrating multiply-marginalized disabled people
Design intersectional pride flags or symbols
Make artwork showing how different systems of oppression connect
Performance & Movement:
Write pieces about navigating multiple identities and systems
Create performances that show intersectional experiences
Develop a community theater about building cross-movement solidarity
Music & Sound:
Curate playlists featuring disabled artists across different communities
Write songs about intersectional resistance and solidarity
Create audio stories about multiply-marginalized disabled experiences
Digital & Tech:
Create social media campaigns highlighting intersectional disabled voices
Build digital archives of multiply-marginalized disabled histories
Design accessible resources for different communities
Community Art:
Organize intersectional storytelling events
Create community murals showing connections between movements
Start cross-community art collaborations
Writing & Documentation:
Interview multiply-marginalized disabled people about their experiences
Write about connections between different liberation movements
Document intersectional organizing strategies in your community
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