AMC2020

We know that disabled and chronically ill people must be at the center of our movements, but what does it take to hold space and organize events in ways that actually center access? How can we as facilitators - both disabled and (temporarily) abled - ensure that access needs aren’t an afterthought, but anticipated and honored? 
Disabled and chronically ill people’s brilliance and leadership is critical to our liberation, especially as we navigate this pandemic and its amplified impacts on Black and non-Black people of color. Access is about so much more than physical space. This session will explore key access considerations - especially for remote facilitation and outdoor protests - related to language, sounds, light, visuals, space, movement, agendas, pacing, scent, competing needs, trauma, conflict, and more, while centering the wisdom of disabled people most impacted by oppression. Folks will leave with principles and concrete ideas that can help facilitators, event organizers, educators, and everyone, tbh, to build interdependent spaces where disabled and chronically ill people are welcomed with respect and care. Part II of a two-part series - participation in Part I strongly encouraged.