Week 8 Overview
Disability Justice
People with disabilities are disproportionately excluded from jobs, housing, health care, schools, and transportation. Poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability. This week, we learn some key tools for thinking about ableism and disability justice.
| WHAT TO DO BEFORE WE MEET |
1. Read and Watch:
- Nirmala Erevelles, Disability in the New World Order, Chapter 2 of Color of Violence Download Nirmala Erevelles, Disability in the New World Order, Chapter 2 of Color of Violence.
- Harriet Tubman Collective, "Disability Solidarity: Completing the Vision for Black Lives," 2016. Links to an external site.
- Movement for Black Lives Police Platform 2020, "End the War on Black Health and Black Disabled People. Links to an external site."
- Look at the website of the Fireweed Collective, fireweedcollective.org.
My Body Doesn't Oppress Me, Society Does
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Optional:
- Gabriella Coleman, “The Politics of Rationality: Psychiatric Survivors' Challenge to Psychiatry.” Download Gabriella Coleman, “The Politics of Rationality: Psychiatric Survivors' Challenge to Psychiatry.”
Disability Justice and Abolition with Elliott Fukui,
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2. By Tuesday at 11am, post your reading analysis.
| WHAT WE WILL DO WHEN WE MEET |
- Monday's class is for your campaign group meeting.
- Wednesday's class period will focus on the materials assigned for the week.
| WHAT TO DO AFTER WE MEET |
By Thursday at 9am, post a short post answering these questions:
- What "aha" moments happened for you in class this week regarding these readings?
- What is the "muddiest point" for you about this week's readings right now?
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