Generally speaking, it's easy to differentiate the clout-chasing, performative activists who desperately want to be *seen* "doing good", from the real deal who do it just because they want to do good. The latter wear masks. #intersectionality #AntiAbleism #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
At the request of activist, artist and researcher Ren Loren Britton, we have published a transcript of the conversation on our podcast.
You can find the access copy here https://img.macba.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ren-Loren-Britton.pdf
And the #podcast here: https://rwm.macba.cat/en/podcasts/high-latencies-3/
In this conversation we delve into Radical access, Access riders, Access servers and the edges of access. We also think of access as feelings and access as a mood.
Do you know who has a lot of credit when it comes to me learning to be more courageous about showing my flawed, imperfect self online, now?
It's due to a bunch elementary school children, at the now closed McTavish Elementary School in #CentralSaanich. I did my practicum there after obtaining my specialized teacher's assistant certifications. I worked with FASD, autistic, down syndrome & physically disabled students there. They represented 30% of student population there.
I did an interactive cultural, racial & disabilities bridging awareness program while there. Part of it was showcasing my life as a child war survivor & how me & my family survived war. The other part was showcasing how I was diagnosed with polio. How I was told I'd be living out of a wheelchair for my whole life. How I beat that diagnosis by sheer willpower & suffering much physical pains while forcing my body to learn how to walk against all odds. How I'm in front of them, walking & talking. I invited the kids to ask any questions they wanted & advised staff/parental witnesses to not interrupt kids during Q&A period. The kids asked amazing questions & I answered all of them, openly & honestly. I had a few parents & teachers squirm when one kid asked to see & touch my leg braces. I showed the kids both my leg braces & told them it's OK to touch them & ask me more questions.
This is how I bridge things & create less fears of disabled peoples, from a young age. Most kids are more curious than outright judgemental. Most kids develop understanding of disabled people, if they're taught well.
"Zona Roberts, grandmother of disability rights movement, is dead at 104
She worked alongside her son Ed Roberts, co-founder of the Center for Independent Living, as a fierce advocate for the rights of the disabled and supporter of inclusion and accessibility."
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/14/zona-roberts-obituary #DisabilityActivism #AntiAbleism
Don't say you haven't seen horrific #ableism after looking at this thread, which includes an example of some asshole who has *an image of text* that he uses to call someone an "alt text virtue signalling keyboard warrior" for... simply providing an alt text.
And he has the gall to claim he's "empathetic"! While calling simple aid "bullying"!
It's like he asked, "How can I be the maximum possible amount of asshole?" and then went for it.
"le fait de souligner les points de convergence entre Sida et Covid permet de retenir l’importance d’une lutte communautaire contre la hiérarchisation des vies, pour la défense d’une santé publique préventive, orientée patient·es/soins, et en faveur d’une médecine fondée sur des preuves scientifiquement produites et validées."
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