Crip News v.239

New works, calls, and a bunch of events.

NEWS

New Works

• Being Heumann, the Judy Heumann biopic directed by Siân Heder and starring Ruth Madeley, is in select theaters ahead of its streaming debut on Apple TV+ this Friday, Nov. 13. And, today through Wednesday, over 100 Regal theaters will have tickets priced at $5.04, and with 504 open-caption showtimes.

• UK access organization Attitude is Everything published its annual “State of Access Report 2026,” revealing that 94% of surveyed disabled attendees experience personal risk at live music events and 67% describe inconsistent access provisions across venues.

• For ARTNews, Emily Watlington recently wrote about how going blind catalyzed Colombian sculptor Doris Salcedo’s work at monumental scale. This week, Salcedo opens a new exhibition at White Cube Gallery (NYC) featuring House (2023-2026), a work woven entirely from human hair.

Photo by Genesis Falls.

• In Sixty Inches From Center, writer cherry sarah kaufman interviews Chicago-based artist, filmmaker, and nonprofit director Reveca Torres about her film While We Are Here. The project documents her correspondence with disabled artist ancestors—including Frida Kahlo and Henri Matisse—while reflecting on “crip sanctuary,” interdependence with caregivers in art-making, and leaving creative evidence against disability erasure.

• In IndieWire, critic Kristen Lopez writes about the the centennial theatrical re-release of the 1926 silent aviation mystery The Flying Ace coordinated by ReelAbilities, the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, and the Library of Congress. Produced by Norman Studios with an all-Black cast, the film features one-legged Black disabled stunt actor Steve “Peg” Reynolds and is screened with a live, partially improvised score by blind musicians Matthew Whitaker and Robert Derke.

• The Fall/Winter 2026 issue of Stance on Dance includes a piece by dancer and author Toby MacNutt detailing the development of their solo dance film A Singular They and an interview with aerialist and author Erin Clark by Emmaly Wiederholt about navigating non-disabled tokenization in competitive pole sports, adapting movement following spinal fusion and stroke, and reframing aging as an intuitive shift in physical capacity.

• Researchers Premankur Banerjee, Selwa Sweidan, Catherine Yunis, Vanessa Hernandez Cruz, and Heather Culbertson recently published “Crip Haptic Jam: Vibrotactile Composition for Disability-Centered Dance” in IEEE Transactions on Haptics. Grounded in co-creative sessions with disabled dancers, the project introduces a modular, flower-shaped wearable vibrotactile system and graphical interface designed for open-ended dance improvisation, relational sensing, and affective co-presence.

• In Canada, the first episodes are out from season 2 of The Assembly, a CBC show featuring a cast of over 30 neurodivergent and autistic interviewers posing candid questions to public figures, including (so far) Hudson Williams and Marie-Philip Poulin.

• The UK-based Museums Association recently released research and recommendation reports from its “Ableism and Wellbeing” campaign. Spearheaded by director Sharon Heal and workforce lead Tamsin Russell, the study addresses structural exclusion faced by disabled museum professionals and outlines institutional workforce reforms.

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CALLS

• The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights for people with disabilities, Alexandra Xanthaki, is soliciting public input from civil society organizations, artists, academics, and cultural workers to inform her thematic report to the Human Rights Council early next year. Submit by Nov. 30.

• Arts Midwest is accepting applications for its annual unrestricted $3,000 award, honoring 9 mid-career (5–15 years of practice) 2D and 3D disabled visual artists. Submit by Dec. 8.

• The Richmond, California-based NIAD Art Center that supports artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities has several open opportunities, including Visiting Artist Proposals, staff, and contract roles.

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EVENTS

• Keith Haring Lecture: Interdependence by Jerron Herman

  Saturday, Nov. 14, 2pm ET, in-person at Performance Space New York (NYC)
  Disabled interdisciplinary artist Jerron Herman speaks on how to be yourself in community through interactive activities across his two installations “LAX” and “Temporary Body,” encouraging participants to practice the disability justice principle of interdependence through shared movement, unravelling rest, and collective talisman creation.

• Queer, Disabled, & HIV-Positive in Gaza: One Man's Fight to Survive

  Friday, Nov. 13, 7:30-10pm ET, in-person at Millennium Film Workshop (NYC)
  Hosted by Visual AIDS, The Filmmakers' Cooperative, and Millennium Film Workshop, this documentary screening, fundraiser, and conversation features journalist Afeef Nessouli sharing the story of ES, a queer, disabled, and HIV-positive Palestinian navigating healthcare access, daily survival, and community in Gaza.

• Black Disability: A Virtual Conversation on Digital Media and Intersectionality
  Thursday, Nov. 12, 4:30-6pm ET, on Zoom
  This virtual conversation features Dr. Moya Bailey (Northwestern University) and Dr. Ashley E. Lazarre (UMass Boston) exploring how Black women with disabilities are reshaping narratives about disability through digital media and centering their lived experiences in research.

• Disability in Media: Making Newsrooms Inclusive
  Saturday, Nov. 14, 12-1pm ET, livestreamed on YouTube
  How has disability been represented in Black history and journalism? Join Zaakirah Nayyar Muhammad, Moderator and founder of See Life Different Media, Imani Barbarin, Founder of Crutches and Spice, Jermaine Greaves, Founder of Black Disabled Lives Matter, and Andres Diaz, Director of the National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University for a conversation exploring disability representation, systemic inequities, ethical reporting, and workplace accessibility.

• Echoes of the City: Disability Arts Exchange — Days of Future Present
  Friday, Nov. 13, 10am-12pm PT, on Zoom
  Curated by Vanessa Hernández Cruz in partnership with The Music Center and the Los Angeles Spoonie Collective, this workshop on self and community archiving is facilitated by Dominic Bradley. Participants will collaborate on digital platforms to create a collective vision board and build a time capsule of skills, practices, and cultural knowledge.

• 23 Year Anniversary of KPFA’s Pushing Limits
  Friday, Nov. 13, 1-2pm PT, on Zoom

  Pushing Limits, one of the only public radio shows produced by and featuring people with disabilities in the U.S., will be celebrating 23 years on the air. Please join on Zoom for an hour of sharing memories and looking to the future. For accommodations and the Zoom link, please email jakeoaktown@gmail.com.

• Accessible Nature Connection
  Sunday, Nov. 15, 1-2:30pm ET, on Zoom
  Hosted by Julie Nowak, founder of The Seasonal Body, this free online workshop covers practical and accessible ways to connect with land and ecology, including indoors and virtually. The event also launches The Seasonal Body Substack newsletter and community, featuring an experiential nature connection activity, presentation slides, and interactive options for disabled and chronically ill participants.

• Being Michelle Film Screening and Panel

  Tuesday, Nov. 10, 12-3:30pm ET, online
  Hosted by the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), this event features a screening of Being Michelle—a documentary about a Deaf autistic woman who uses artwork to process trauma from incarceration and abuse—followed by an interactive panel on systemic legal barriers, communication access, and community-based support. Featured speakers include film producer Mae Thornton Mehra, impact advisor Dr. Mei Kennedy, advisor Dr. Gabriel Lomas, prison education advocate Ben Wright, and moderator Rebecca Shaeffer.