October 21 & 28, 6-8pm ET: Building a Disability Politic & Access-Centered Cultures

About the series

Using a popular education methodology, we’ll begin with brief assessments of where you’re at and build on existing knowledge and practices. We’ll work through your politic around disability and how it relates access for everyone, particularly disabled people. The workshops are meant to sharpen your analysis by identifying gaps and strengths in challenging ableism.

Workshop #1: Building a Disability Politic (2 hrs) 

This workshop links the ways disability is connected to the systems of oppression that you are already addressing in your work, aiming to deepen its understanding of disability in relation to capitalism, imperialism, and other dominant systems. Through scenario-based exercises, we’ll identify how ableist views of disability shape situations and find ways to challenge them. We'll examine historical organizing examples through a disability justice lens, to build an understanding of how you can apply the framework to your work.

Workshop #2: Building Access Centered Cultures (2 hrs) 

Building on the first workshop, we'll focus on the distinctions between disability rights and disability justice as it relates to accessibility and access. This is not an accessibility training. Our goal is for you to begin developing an understanding of the culture and analysis necessary to implement collective access, as opposed to individual accommodations. We'll use scenarios based on information we have about everyone in the group and real-life situations, to practice applying a disability justice framework

Each workshop builds on the other so it is highly recommended to attend both sessions to get the most out of the series.

Length, Dates and Times Offered:

Tuesdays, October 21 & 28

• 3-5pm PT
• 4-6pm MT
• 5-7pm CT
• 6-8pm ET

By the end of this workshop, participants will...

• Identify distinctions between disability rights and disability justice as it relates to movement work and implementing access.
• Link your work to the framework of disability justice. Identify alignment and gaps.
• Develop a critical perspective about the dominant views of disability, and practice challenging them to transform these perceptions within your organization.
• Leave with disability justice practices you can develop and implement within your organizations.

This workshop is ideal for:

Anyone that is a part of movement work (activists, organizers, staff, etc.) that is ready to develop a stronger politic and take up practices of access and disability justice. General alignment with the 10 principles of Disability Justice.

To prepare for this training:

Please choose a location with a strong internet connection, where you are able to share and listen comfortably. You’ll need a laptop or desktop computer, with video and headphones.

Also, please familiarize yourself with these resources before the first workshop.

• Disability Justice - a working draft by Patty Berne
• Why disability justice is a way of life by Lateef McLeod

Accessibility:

Access requests, including interpretation and captioners, can be made during registration or by emailing our Director of Disability Justice and Language Access. Requests for interpreters and captioners that are made less than 48 hours before the event typically are more difficult to meet. We will try and notify you if we cannot secure requested access. 

Recording will NOT be shared publicly:

*Please note that a recording of this workshop will not be shared publicly, we encourage all registrants to attend this event in real time.

Issues with Registration?

If you have questions about this offering or technical needs registering for this event, please contact registration support.

Cost:

Choose what to pay, starting at $40. The true cost of this workshop is $200/person. At PeoplesHub we are committed to communication access, radical hospitality, supporting facilitators, and making our offerings financially accessible. This sliding scale allows us to continue offering programs like this one and pay trainers, interpreters, captioners, and other support staff a fair wage for their time and expertise. Like you, those who support our trainings work hard for change in their communities and have often developed the knowledge, skill and gifts that they are offering through many unpaid hours — let’s support them to be sustainable in their work and craft!