The Intersections of Disability
Building Stronger Social Movements
Intersecting Movements
The movement spaces I am focusing on for the scope of this capstone.
Intersectionality & Disability, ft. Keri Gray, the Keri Gray Group #DisabilityDemandsJustice, The Ford Foundation
Racial Justice
The foundation of Disability Justice (DJ) is that it is rooted in the ancestral heritage of Sick, Disabled, Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities and comes as a direct response to the Disability Rights movement that often ignored the complex ways 'rights' will not address equity, especially for multiply marginalized people.
Today, over 50% of the people killed by the police in the United States are disabled, most often with a neurodivergent mind.
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In learning the intersections of the Disability Justice movement this is where we begin.
Abolition
In conversations around abolition today, the immediate thoughts return towards closing prisons and jails and defunding police.
However, with a broader understanding of abolition, one that includes the stories of disabled people currently housed in state facilities, as well as their histories of mental institutions and asylums, and these communities relationships with the police, the path towards abolition can be better realized.
Building an Asian American Feminist Movement:
Abolition and Transformative Justice
18millionrising with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Leila Raven.
"Disability Across the Rainbow", Izzy Kaufman
Disability Intersectionality Summit 2018
Gender & Sexuality Justice
For queer and trans people, the medicalization and stigmatization of our communities have led to the loss of body autonomy as well as incarceration within various forms of the carceral system.
Today, this still exists in the stigmatization and criminalization of legitimate sex workers and their industry, which helps disabled communities.
Economic &Â Work Justice
It's known that there are pay disparities not just between men and women, but also along racial lines.
However, these disparities continue when you consider unpaid and undervalued care labor, a necessary part of living, as well as the fact that people with cognitive disabilities and incarcerated people can both be legally paid subminimum wages. .
Sen. Warren Fights for Fair Wages for Americans with Disabilities, Senator Elizabeth Warren Official Youtube Page