Crip News v.223
Alice Wong's Celebration of Life, new works, other news, calls, and events.
NEWS
Alice Wong’s Celebration of Life
Wednesday, March 25 from 11am - 1pm PT, livestreamed from San Francisco
This week, we celebrate the life of beloved organizer and oracle Alice Wong. A live program will be streamed on YouTube, immediately followed by a virtual reception (registration required) until 3pm PT. The events are hosted by Calling Up Justice and the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center.
On the Disability Visibility Project site, you can find ideas for gatherings, actions, and activities to honor Alice, including how to build an altar.
New Works
I need to be more than a lesson you learned is the first exhibition to be curated for Disability Arts Online’s digital gallery, dis_place. Curated by Nathalie Boobis, this show features work (including 3 new commissions) by Abi Palmer, Alt Text Selfie project (Olivia Dreisinger, Bojana Coklyat, and Finnegan Shannon), Babeworld, Bella Milroy, Becky Beasley, Christine Sun Kim, Ezra Benus, Jamila Prowse, Jo Longhurst, and Jordan Whitewood-Neal.
Photo by Matt Licari. Trash, a play performed almost exclusively in ASL, finishes a sold-out run this week at Perelman Art Center (NYC).
Taryn Williams and Jessica Mason from the National Partnership for Women & Families recently reported on rising unemployment for Black and Asian disabled workers in new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New analysis from Stephen Nuñez and Jack Landry at the Roosevelt Institute finds that urgently needed changes in the SSI Restoration Act, recently reintroduced in the U.S. House, would reduce poverty among SSI recipients by 60 percent.
In Variety, Kennedy French reports on Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT, the first major studio film to have an all-disabled “loop group" - the actors who supply the ambient voices that fill out a film’s soundscape.
For Hyperallergic, Emma Cieslik recently profiled Lorena Bradford, the first head of Accessible Programs at the U.S. National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.).
In Other News…
NYC-based media organization Cuéntame, in partnership with Brooklyn Arts Exchange, recently announced the 12 disabled‑queer artists in its 8‑month DJ cohort, “a free program designed to open doors into a nightlife world that has long been inaccessible.” They are DJ pinkting, Healing hoes, Isabella Vargas, DJ xj-9, Silkweb, Starlybri, Cvntempt, Jacklyn Baillergeon, DJ L, Marian Fragoso, Doctor Fag Rot, and Ash Bournan.
Hyperallergic’s editors recently reviewed the new New Museum (NYC), including Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian pointing out that the museum chose to keep “that strange wheelchair-inaccessible staircase between the third and fourth floors” from its former building, where 3 artworks are installed. Separately, Aaron Short remarks on what the architects call the “Atrium Stair,” with a steep and slippery metal surface that made visitors say “I’m scared.”
CALLS
The Bay area-based Clean Air Network is seeking volunteers of all types.
Ache Magazine and Common Threads Press are excited to invite essay and artwork submissions for a new collaborative publication exploring the intersection of craft practices and disability to be published in Spring 2027. Submit by April 1.
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is hiring a remote part-time Social Media Coordinator.
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) is seeking new members to join its volunteer Board of Directors. Expressions of interest are due March 31.
EVENTS
Disabled Legacies: Beyond Access and Inclusion
Thursday, March 26 - Saturday, March 28, on Zoom and in-person at The Building Centre (London)
The programme – through a series of talks, performances and workshops – will explore not only histories of disability but ways of thriving and being. Speakers include: Tony Heaton, David Johnson, Sandie Yi, Cat Chong, Naomi Ortiz, Khairani Barokka, Theo Jean Cuthand, Kenny Fries, Syrus Marcus Ware, Roo Dhissou, Saleem Hue Penny, Cat Chong, Roo Dhissou and Jameisha Prescod.Teach-In & Doula 101 Session: for Pregnant People and Parents with Disabilities
Friday, March 27, 1 -2:30pm ET, on Zoom
This virtual session is a welcoming, Disabled-centered space to learn more about what doulas do, how birthworkers can offer meaningful support, and how doula care can be adapted to Disabled people’s (access) needs and lived realities. Whether you are currently pregnant, planning a pregnancy, parenting, or simply exploring your options, this teach-in is designed to offer practical information in an accessible and non-judgmental environment.No Body But Ours
Tuesday, March 31, 7 - 9pm ET, on Zoom
A virtual showcase created by and for the sick and sovereign! Featuring edxi betts and Camisha Jones!nNo Body But Ours is a monthly virtual performance series and community gathering space created by and for sick, disabled, Mad, neurodivergent, Deaf, Blind, and politically disabled QTIBIPOC/2S+ artists.An Epistemological Trajectory Across 100 Years of Pain Scales by Dr. Gabi Schaffzin & Dr. Michelle Charette
Wednesday, March 25, 12 - 2pm ET, on ZoomThis talk traces an epistemological trajectory across 100 years of pain scales (think: smiley faces on the wall at the doctor’s office or that body diagram that you fill out before seeing the nurse) that points to the patient in pain being increasingly removed from the equation.
Connect Through Creativity Workshop Series
Various dates and times
CRIPtic Arts is running a wide range of workshops and drop-ins, suitable for deaf and disabled people interested in the arts - whether as audiences or practitioners.