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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 20h

Here are our three priority narratives for the upcoming year that came out of our conversations for the Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo. Read the whole memo via the link in our bio: at tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.

Text reads, “Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo. Our Priority Narratives for the Next Year. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

The graphic is yellow with dark teal text and dark teal triangular shapes. There is a transparent image of disabled people faded in the background. In the bottom right corner there is the page number, 1.

Text reads, “Our Priority Narratives for the Next Year. 1) Interdependence builds joyful communities resilient to hate and fear. Disabled people are great caregivers, and we have equal value whether we are giving or receiving care. Interdependence, and the radical inclusion that comes with it, is critical to making our communities strong. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

The graphic is yellow with dark teal text and dark teal triangular shapes. There is a transparent image of disabled people faded in the background. In the bottom right corner there is the page number, 2.

Text reads, “Our Priority Narratives for the Next Year. 2) Disabled people are worthy of dignity, solidarity, and respect just as we are. We deserve everything we need to survive, thrive, and lead and contribute meaningfully — whether or not we contribute to capitalism. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

The graphic is yellow with dark teal text and dark teal triangular shapes. There is a transparent image of disabled people faded in the background. In the bottom right corner there is the page number, 3.

Text reads, “Our Priority Narratives for the Next Year. 3) The U.S. government is pushing a eugenic agenda — disguised as a health movement — to kill and institutionalize disabled people and mass-disable even more people they deem undesirable. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

The graphic is yellow with dark teal text and dark teal triangular shapes. There is a transparent image of disabled people faded in the background. In the bottom right corner there is the page number, 4.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For Disability Culture Currents, our Executive Director Meier Galblum Haigh + Managing Director Kenrya Rankin write about The U.S. Political Model of Disability, a new way of understanding disability from DCL’s Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo. Read more: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.

Text reads: “Systemic oppression — from transphobia, anti-Black racism, and colonialism to capitalism, climate change, and imperialism — is disabling.’ By Meier Galblum Haigh (they/them), Founding Executive Director, Disability Culture Lab and Kenrya Rankin, Managing Director, Disability Culture Lab. “All About The U.S. Political Model of Disability. Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.”

Circular portraits of Meier Galblum Haigh (a white trans-masc nonbinary person with short cropped dark curly hair in a masculine blue suit and light blue linen shirt) and Kenrya Rankin (a dark-skinned Black woman with dark brown locs, wearing rose gold glasses on a chain, purple lipstick, and a shirt with a hot pink, purple, and teal print). The background is light pink with a repeating lightning-bolt pattern and yellow and pink accent lines.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

With our Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo, we developed The U.S. Political Model of Disability. It’s a new way to think about disability, where we understand that disability is shaped by policy choices made by the people in power. Read the full memo: tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.

Text reads, “Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo. The U.S. Political Model of Disability. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

Image Description: The graphic is dark teal with yellow text and yellow triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 1.

Text reads, “The U.S. Political Model of Disability. Oppression is disabling: Policy and power impact who does and does not become disabled. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

Image Description: The graphic is off-white with text in dark teal, and yellow and teal triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 2.

Text reads, “The U.S. Political Model of Disability. Disability is a natural part of life. Disabling another person for profit, convenience, or hate is an act of harm. This does not mean disability itself is inherently negative or positive, but it does acknowledge that many of our paths into disability identity include trauma. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

Image Description: The graphic is off-white with text in dark teal, and yellow and teal triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 3.

Text reads, “The U.S. Political Model of Disability. Governments, billionaires, and corporations all shape who is and is not disabled through “sacrifice-zone politics” as well as systems of power, violence, and plunder. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

Image Description: The graphic is off-white with text in dark teal, and yellow and teal triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 4.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today, to ground the Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo, we’re exploring the big picture of disability in the United States. To truly fight for liberation, we must include disabled people in every movement. Check out the North Star Visioning memo: tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.

Alt Text: Text reads, “Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo. The Big Picture. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

Image Description: The graphic is dark teal with yellow text and yellow triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 1.

Text reads, “The Big Picture. There is no winning on any social justice issues without disabled people at the table, and there is no true liberation without liberation for all. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

The graphic is dark teal with yellow text and yellow triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 2.

The graphic is dark teal with yellow text and yellow triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 1.

Text reads, “The Big Picture. Every social justice issue is a disability issue – both because we exist in every community and because every form of oppression is disabling. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

The graphic is dark teal with yellow text and yellow triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 3.

Text reads, “The Big Picture. Disabled people always have, and always will, exist in every community. Anyone can become disabled at any time. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.”

Image Description: The graphic is dark teal with yellow text and yellow triangular shapes. In the bottom right corner, there is the page number, 4.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As we launch the Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo, Meier Galblum Haigh, our Executive Director, and Kenrya Rankin, our Managing Director, reflect on the north star process and what they learned from it for Nonprofit Quarterly @npquarterly.bsky.social. linktr.ee/DisabilityCu....

Text reads, “‘We need more than resistance to thrive. To build a better, more accessible and liberatory future in the next 250 years, we need a true north star vision to follow for what justice looks like for disabled people in the United States. In a country where disabled liberation didn’t exist for its first 250 years, we seek to build something new, and we know we cannot do it alone.’ ‘We Convened Disabled Folks to Envision a Radically Inclusive Future. Here’s What We Learned.’ For Nonprofit Quarterly. Meier Galblum Haigh (they/them), Executive Director of Disability Culture Lab. Kenrya Rankin (she/her), Managing Director of Disability Culture Lab. Linktr.ee/DisabilityCultureLab”

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are so excited to share the Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo! Disability Culture Lab convened nearly 50 members of the disability community to dream about our collective liberation and the steps we need to take to get there. You can read the full memo at here: tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.

Text reads, “Introduction. We are in the midst of many overlapping crises right now, as we respond to urgent threats that disable, disappear, and kill our loved ones and neighbors every day. We must block and resist those threats, but we need more than resistance to thrive. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.” The graphic is off-white with text in dark teal, and yellow and teal shapes next to the page number, 2.

Text reads, “Introduction. To build a better future, we need a true north star vision for what justice looks like for disabled people in the so-called United States (as well as territories and Indigenous Nations occupied by the United States — all hereafter referred to together in abbreviation as the “U.S.”) — something to fight for, not just against. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.” The graphic is off-white with text in dark teal, and yellow and teal shapes next to the page number, 3.

Text reads, “Introduction. This is about more than policy: it’s about every facet of our lives. In a country that values some people over others, and where disabled liberation has never existed, we seek to build something new. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.” The graphic is off-white with text in dark teal, and yellow and teal shapes next to the page number, 4.

Text reads, “Introduction. So Disability Culture Lab convened nearly 50 disabled advocates, creatives, organizers, cultural workers, academics, policy makers, and researchers from a range of backgrounds, communities, movements, areas of practice, and identities from across the United States to collectively envision a liberatory future. Tinyurl.com/DisCoNSV.” The graphic is off-white with text in dark teal, and yellow and teal shapes next to the page number, 5.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We will soon launch the Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo, the result of a year of collaborative, cross-disability visioning on liberation! Interested in learning more? Join our community briefing on September 25 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET via Zoom. Register: tinyurl.com/DisCoBriefing.

Text reads, “Community Briefing: Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo. Who: Disability Culture Lab + the Disability Community. What: Briefing on our collaborative vision for disabled liberation. When: September 25, 2026, 12 – 1:30 p.m. ET. Where: Zoom; tinyurl.com/DiscoBriefing. Disability Culture Lab.”

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You can still register for the final Queer (In)Justice reading group session with authors: @dreanyc123.bsky.social @jmogul.bsky.social @kwhitlock.bsky.social ⭐ Whether you’ve read the book or not, come discuss queer power organizing! ⭐ 🗓️ September 30 🕰️ 7–9 p.m. ET 👉🏾 bit.ly/IC-QIJ

Queer Resistance Summer Discussion Group Sept. 30 7pm-9pm ET bit.ly/IC-QIJ

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In case you missed it, our deadline for labor related submissions is tomorrow, Sept 11th! We want to hear your takes on employment workers’ rights, unions, etc. as they relate to disability. Go to tinyurl.com/DCCurrents for more info and how to submit!

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our Managing Director, Kenrya Rankin, is featured in Colorlines’ DemocracyIs: campaign today. In this interview, she talks about DCL's mission and our very exciting publication, the Disability Community + Movement North Star Memo, launching on September 23! Read more: tinyurl.com/KenryaColorl...

Text reads, “Diversity alone isn’t enough to resist rising authoritarianism: we need interdependence. We need interdependent communities, and we need culture shifts and policy that promote that interdependence to push back the fascists. Kenrya Rankin (she/her). Managing Director, Disability Culture Lab,” for Colorlines’ DemocracyIs: “From Wedges to Bridges: Why
a Reimagined Democracy Calls for Intersectional Narratives.”

The graphic features a photo of Kenrya Rankin, a Black woman with shoulder length locs wearing glasses and a pink, purple, and teal shirt. The graphic is dark teal with text in white and yellow triangular shapes in the top right corner.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We’d love submissions at the intersection of disability and care be featured in Disability Culture Currents! We accept opinion, personal essay, and graphic storytelling. Care submissions due October 1, 2026. Visit tinyurl.com/DCCurrents to submit!

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We still owe $1166.59 for rent and the landlord just called to remind us that a late fee of $89 will be charged tomorrow. So I am hoping with all my hopes, that there are folks out there needing some art to spruce up their spaces.

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Long COVID Justice @longcovidjustice.org · 03/09/2026

Quick vaccine update: Appointments are now available at some locations in the U.S. — check Vax Assist for pharmacies in your area: vaxassist.com/find-covid/schedule

Graphic image with green and aqua gradient background and illustrations of two purple hands holding protest signs. One sign says “vaccines are collective care” and the other says “vaccines should be FREE + ACCESSIBLE to EVERYONE.” Below this, a black text box has green text that says: “Find 2026-27 COVID vaccines.” An additional purple/yellow gradient text circle has black text that says: “vaxassist.com/find-covid/schedule. Pre-book now or check back for updates.”

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Read our latest Disability Culture Currents piece, “Week Without Driving is About Access: How the Nondriver Movement is Building Disability Power” by A. Zivarts. In this piece, A. writes about the movement they created in 2021, Week Without Driving. Read the full article: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.

Graphic reads: “We must demand a world where disabled people face less isolation, and we eliminate the barriers that prevent us from getting where we want to go and fully participating in community life. A. Zivarts (any/all). Author, When Driving is Not an Option. ‘Week Without Driving is About Access: How the Nondriver Movement is Building Disability Power.’ Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.”

The graphic is light green with text in dark teal. There is a black and white photo of A. Zivarts, who is a white person with black glasses and short blonde hair.

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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Disability justice organizers are turning to immigrant rights groups to guide their interventions and show up for their neighbors amid Trump's anti-immigrant crackdown.

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Disabled Organizers Are Facing Down Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Disability justice organizers are turning to immigrant rights groups to guide their interventions and support work.

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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 01/09/2026

The Disability Justice movement has continued to grow and thrive over the years— and we are so grateful and proud to be in community and collaboration with so many incredible leaders. Check them out below and support! 💥

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We’d love submissions at the intersection of disability and labor be featured in Disability Culture Currents! We accept opinion, personal essay, and graphic storytelling. Care submissions due September 11, 2026. Visit tinyurl.com/DCCurrents to submit!

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.

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The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Disability Culture Cabaret 2026 was an absolutely incredible event, and it couldn't have happened without the support of our co-hosts, sponsors, production team, performers, venue, and attendees. Thank you all for showing out for this night of disabled joy and liberation! Photos by Halo Noelle.

Graphic reads: Disability Culture Lab Presents... Disability Culture Cabaret 2026. Co-hosted by Crushing Colonialism and Transform Gender Collective. Thank you to our co-hosts, sponsors, production team, performers, venue, and attendees.
Sponsors: Crushing Colonialism, Transform Gender Collective, The Autistic People of Color Fund, Black Remote She, Crip the Law, Disability@Mozilla + Pridezilla, Foundations for Divergent Minds, Free DC, GoodSigns, National Black Justice Collective, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

The black graphic has rainbow text and white sparkles. There are black and white logos of all of the sponsors at the event.

Seven disabled performers on stage at Disability Culture Cabaret 2026. From left to right: Legally Allure, Thunderboi Tsai, Damon Modarres, Lilith Le’Queer, Dev Hill, Daffodil Doe, and Strega Celestina.

Seven people standing on a stage in front of plants and the Disability Culture Lab step-and-repeat, wearing costumes from their performances.

Hosts and Co-hosts on stage. From left to right: Mani Vinson from Transform Gender Collective, Kenrya Rankin from Disability Culture Lab, Jen Deerinwater from Crushing Colonialism, and Meier Galblum Haigh from Disability Culture Lab.

Four people standing and sitting on mobility aids on a stage. Some of them are wearing the “NO: Immigrant Detention, Incarceration, Institutionalization” Disability Culture Lab shirt, and they are addressing a crowd.

Seven people from the production team, the Disability Culture Lab team, and the volunteer team.

Seven people who are sitting on mobility aids and standing wearing the “NO: Immigrant Detention, Incarceration, Institutionalization” Disability Culture Lab shirt.

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SN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

without a safe drivable functioning car, i will die out here. disabled, alone, nobody in person as support. mobility is a disability justice issue and also keeps me safer as an immigrant without certificate of citizenship. i need help. please help by sharing. please.

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Health Justice Commons @hjcommons.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Enrollment for our Fall Political Education Series — Understanding and Transforming the Medical Industrial Complex: Rooting in Collective Care — is now open! Enrollment fees are on a sliding scale, and scholarships are available. No one turned away for lack of funds! tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd

Featuring artwork by haley brown. On the upper edge of the image are a mix of greyscale photos and screenprints tinted pink. The rectangular frames are lined up in a row. On the left, the first photo shows Brad Lomax and Judy Heumann – two disability rights activists – on a stage before a crowd at a 70s rally. Both are wheelchair users. Four screenprints follow in succession: half a wheelchair wheel, a snail, a flower, and the earth as seen from space. The final image is a photo prominently featuring a protest sign that says: “Blockers are saving my kid’s life.” On the lower edge of the image are another mix of greyscale photographs and screenprints tinted pink. The rectangular frames are lined up in a horizontal row. BOn the left, the first photo from the 70s shows a protester in a wheelchair holding a sign that says: “Buses are for everyone.” Five screenprints follow in succession: an infinity sign, a 2D illustration of an eyeball with a diagonal white line struck through the center of the iris, a black circle in the center of a gradient, half a wheelchair wheel, and a 7-point star or splat. The final image is a 2020s photo of masked COVID-conscious protesters outside of the County of Los Angeles Department of Health. Some of the prominently featured protest signs say: “Masking is bodily autonomy,” and “Masking is my right.” Between the two rows of photographs on the second image is black text against a pink background that says from top to bottom: “The Health Justice Commons fall political education series examines the Medical Industrial Complex’s white supremacist, anti-Black, carceral and ableist roots; its ongoing, oppressive workings; and building our communities’ capacity to create alternatives. Together we will create the learning and community space to incubate this understanding and capacity. We will also nurture new connections to build the healthcare system we truly deserve, rooted in collective care. Learn more and enroll! tinyurl.com/HJCFall26PolEd.”

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 22/08/2026

"If you see a disabled person online and they seem happy, remember that you are seeing one moment of their life. You don’t know what happened before they opened the app. You don’t know what will happen after they close it." @ayannasanaa.bsky.social: phenomenallyautistic.substack.com/p/the-loneli...

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The Loneliness No One Sees

What Disability Isolation Feels Like For Me

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Happy August! Disability Culture Lab is taking a rest from social media, Disability Culture Currents, and our newsletter from August 12-23 — and a week fully offline from the 17-21st. We’ll see you on the 24th. How are you resting and recharging this August?

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 05/08/2026

Extremely grateful for all the contributions, shares, & support to keep me housed, but I am most urgently in need of $300 for medication & groceries, as well as funds to keep my phone service active, so please donate & share, as able!🙏🏾 paypal.me/kjagoo ko-fi.com/equitablefor... Please share widely!🙏🏾

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Pay Freelance Writing using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/KJagoo and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 06/08/2026

Nothing about us without us means that we must have a say in autism research priorities! The IACC put out a Strategic Plan that tells the government what they think should happen with autism research and policy. Take action by August 20th by sending a comment! autisticadvocacy.org/iacction-cen...

Watercolor blue background. Text reads: It’s time to take IACCtion! The IACC is a government group that makes important choices about autism research funding. The IACC wrote a Strategic Plan that tells the government what the IACC thinks should happen with autism research and policy.
The IACC is taking comments about the Strategic Plan until August 20th. You can use our plain language comment guide to send in a comment to let the IACC know what you think about the plan!

Watercolor blue background. Text reads: The Strategic Plan is over 300 pages long. The IACC did not give a lot of time for people to read and understand the plan. ASAN wrote a plain language comment guide to help people understand the Strategic Plan and write comments.
For more information on the IACC and to learn how to submit comments, check out our IACCtion center. IACCtion is a page on ASAN’s website that contains plain language information about the IACC, including our plain language comment guide.
Take action by August 20th!

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 06/08/2026

"One of my personal projects for the next year is to try to rally support in my own union—which has seen many of our journalists members laid off in recent years—to push for public funding of journalism...we face a structural problem that demands organized intervention at a national scale.

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Paying for News Is Cheaper Than Not Having It

The consequences of privatizing public information.

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✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

i’m gonna expand on this. when we say, “destroy everything,“ it means medications, ID, phone if they have it, birth certificate/Social Security card if they have it, last mementos or even ashes from loved ones, Clothing, Food, Library card... You name it. & actively being criminalized for it.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In a new piece for Disability Culture Currents, Mustafa Rfat explores how language access is essential for refugees with disabilities. Without language access, refugees with disabilities are left without their fundamental rights. Read the full piece: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents

Graphic reads: “For us, language access can mean the difference between safety and vulnerability. When refugees cannot communicate effectively, the consequences can be deadly. Mustafa Rfat (he/him), professor and disability and refugee advocate. ‘For Refugees With Disabilities, Language Access Is a Matter of Life and Death.’ Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.” The graphic has a light blue blue background with a subtle lightning bolt pattern and a dark teal shape with white text on top of it.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Some of the people with Cyclosporiasis will end up disabled. They will survive the acute infection, but their lives will never be the same. You never know what infection, accident or injury might change your health forever. Disability justice benefits everyone.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Inflammatory disorders can be brutal. I’d know personally (thanks vasculitis et al). But the misinformation, including on vaccines, is dangerous. A deep dive from me into how MAHA sped up the inflammation panic. New from me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Great Inflammation panic

The wellness world's favorite buzzword has gone federal. For those of us with real inflammatory disorders, the misinformation isn't just annoying—it's harmful.

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Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We had the best time at Cabaret last night! Thanks @disabilitylab.bsky.social, @crushcolonialism.bsky.social, and Transform Gender Collective for creating a space full of joy.

Charles, a multiracial man holding a blue drink, in front of the Cabaret sign.

The Cabaret performers being applauded on stage.

Sophia, Kenrya, and Casey at an outdoor event with tables and attendees behind them.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It's not too late to get your free ticket for Disability Culture Cabaret 2026, tonight from 6 – 9 p.m. ET at Sycamore + Oak in D.C. and on livestream! RSVP at tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026 for an in-person or virtual ticket. Come celebrate disabled joy with us during this Disability Pride Month!

Graphic reads: Disability Culture Lab Presents... Disability Culture Cabaret 2026. July 31, 2026 from 6 to 9 p.m. ET. Access info: Pay what you can, outdoor venue, Livestream, negative COVID-19 test required for entry, food and drink available for purchase, wheelchair-accessible and gender neutral bathrooms available, masks required and provided for indoor spaces/bathrooms, scent-free performance space, ASL and CART and live audio description, wheelchair accessible, Metro-accessible and street and lot parking, 18-plus event.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Unable to join us in person for Disability Culture Cabaret? You can still soak up all this disabled, queer joy through our livestream! RSVP at tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026 for a virtual ticket for this Friday, 7/31 from 6-9 p.m. ET. We will have ASL + CART + Live Audio Description.

Graphic reads: Disability Culture Lab Presents... Disability Culture Cabaret 2026. Co-hosted by Crushing Colonialism and Transform Gender. Join us via livestream. Livestream on July 31, 6 to 9 p.m. ET. RSVP for the link. tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026. Sponsors: Crushing Colonialism, Transform Gender Collective, The Autistic People of Color Fund, Black Remote She, Crip the Law, Disability@Mozilla + Pridezilla, Foundations for Divergent Minds, Free DC, GoodSigns, National Black Justice Collective, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. The black graphic features rainbow text. There are black and white logos of all of the sponsors at the event.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Want to attend our Disability Culture Cabaret this Friday, but need help getting there? We have rideshare vouchers available that include WAV travel. Just indicate that you need a ride when you RSVP, and we will send you a code, while supplies last. RSVP today: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026!

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you’re joining us in person this Friday 7/31, 6-9 p.m. at Sycamore + Oak for Disability Culture Cabaret 2026, you’ll have the chance to enter our raffle! Every donation to a sponsor or mutual aid campaign during the event will scores you one ticket. RSVP: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026.

Graphic reads: Disability Culture Lab Presents... Disability Culture Cabaret 2026. July 31 at Sycamore and Oak, Washington, D.C. and livestream on YouTube. Access info: Pay what you can, outdoor venue, Livestream, negative COVID-19 test required for entry, food and drink available for purchase, wheelchair-accessible and gender neutral bathrooms available, masks required and provided for indoor spaces/bathrooms, scent-free performance space, ASL and CART and audio description, wheelchair accessible, Metro-accessible and street and lot parking, 18-plus event. The black graphic features purple- and orange-gloved hands and white starbursts. The text is rainbow colored.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Please welcome our emcee for Disability Culture Cabaret...April Clare! April is the Events and Logistics Coordinator at the American Association of People with Disabilities and a sapphic Asian book club moderator. RSVP at the link in our bio: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

From medical neglect in ICE detention centers to the violence of kidnapping immigrant community members, the U.S. government is actively disabling and killing members of our community. Immigrant Justice is Racial Justice is Disability Justice. We must fight to abolish ICE and fund care over cages.

Text reads, “Disabled immigrants are greatly impacted by the violence of ICE, both by being brutally targeted and kidnapped by ICE in the streets as well as being denied necessary medical care including medication and access to assistive devices. They are also frequently punished for being disabled within detention centers, such as being forced into solitary confinement. Source: VisaVerge.” A dark blue, light green, light yellow, and white image with the number “2” in the bottom right corner.

Text reads, “The state violence targeting communities of color further disables people via kidnapping and detention. The trauma of being targeted by ICE and the state can deeply impact mental and physical health, including giving people PTSD. Because of this trauma and medical neglect, people with disabilities frequently experience a decrease in their mental health baseline after being detained. Source: BMC Psychiatry.” A dark blue, light green, light yellow, and white image with a white arrow and the number “3” in the bottom right corner.

Text reads, “Immigrant Justice is Racial Justice is Disability Justice. We must fight to abolish ICE and fund care over cages. Here are some great organizations to support: National Immigrant Justice Center (@ImmigrantJustice), Access Living’s Immigration and Disability Task Force (@AccessLiving), Detention Watch Network (@DetentionWatch).” A dark blue, light green, light yellow, and white image with the number “4” in the bottom right corner.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Please welcome our DJ for Disability Culture Cabaret...CYB3R T0NIN, multidimensional sonic explorer native to Washington, DC. Her style draws from the fluidity of animation, where rhythm follows feeling and every beat tells a story. RSVP at the link in our bio: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Introducing our next performer for Disability Culture Cabaret...Thunderboi Tsai! They are a Maryland-based, autistic, Afro-Latine, Two-Spirit, sapphic King-Thing ‘con mucho swing’ performing in the DMV scene since 2020. RSVP at the link in our bio: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Introducing our next performer for Disability Culture Cabaret...Strega Celestina! This Supernova Sorceress is known for weaving together unapologetic power and ethereal grace on the stage. RSVP at the link in our bio: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Introducing our next performer for Disability Culture Cabaret...Legally Allure! Allure is a Black Deaf Woman of Trans Experience Burlesque Performer, Content Creator and Deaf Interpreter. RSVP at the link in our bio: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026. We’re excited to have Allure join us this year!

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Today is the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As we honor the incredible labor it took to pass the ADA, we also recognize that law has never equaled access for many of us who are multi-marginalized and disabled. We must move towards radical inclusion for all of us.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Introducing our next performer for Disability Culture Cabaret...Damon Modarres! Damon is a singer, songwriter, and producer based in the DMV. He is part of the hip-hop/R&B/afro collective “242”. RSVP at the link in our bio: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026. We’re excited to have Damon join us this year!

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In a new Disability Culture Currents piece, Anita Cameron, a long-time disability justice activist who was part of the fight for the ADA, reflects on the disparities in access between white communities and communities of color in the 36 years of the ADA. Read more: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.

Text reading “Too often, we talk about disability and disability issues as if disabled people are all white. We call disability the “Great Equalizer,” but even among disabled people, it’s clear there’s not yet true equality or equity.’ by Anita Cameron (they/them), Disability Justice Actvist, in ‘The Inequality of the ADA.’ Link in bio: tinyurl.com/DCCurrents.”

Image description: There is a white text bubble with a quote from the piece and a black and white image of Anita Cameron against a blue background with a lightning bolt pattern.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Welcome our next performer for Disability Culture Cabaret...Daffodil Doe! Daffodil is a disabled nonbinary butch lesbian and a drag queen/clown! They do physical comedy and dance based numbers when his body lets him and more prop comedy when it doesn't. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Introducing our next headliner for Disability Culture Cabaret...Lilith Le‘Queer! Lilith is a decadent delight with a multimedia mind—an award-winning food artist turned burlesque baddie who’s been serving up sugar, sensuality, and delicious chaos for two+ years. RSVP: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Introducing our first headliner for Disability Culture Cabaret...Dev Hill! Dev is a visually impaired professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and accessibility advocate. We’re so excited to have them joining us for this year’s Cabaret! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/DCLCabaret2026

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Transphobia is disabling and the U.S. government is further disabling Trans people through its violence. In the face of these attacks, we need to support disabled Trans people through mutual aid and centering disabled Trans joy, community, and resistance!

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