Critical Design Lab
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Disabled artists, designers, and researchers using disability cultural methods to do critical design. https://criticaldesignlab.com/
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Labs for Liberation are running a great program of learning and engagement this summer!
Free and open to the public, with ASL and CART: Summer lecture series on disability and design. Register at: labsforliberation.org/2025/05/30/l... [image description: labs for liberation logo, a circuit board-style sun, with text summer institute on disability and design, june 9-july 18, 2025]
Labs for Liberation Summer Institute Lecture Series
Dates: June 9-July 18, 2025. All sessions are online. ASL and CART available. Summer Institute directors: Moya Bailey and Aimi Hamraie Accessibility coordinator: Angela Stanley Funded by: The…
labsforliberation.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Labs for Liberation are running a great program of learning and engagement this summer!
Free and open to the public, with ASL and CART: Summer lecture series on disability and design. Register at: labsforliberation.org/2025/05/30/l... [image description: labs for liberation logo, a circuit board-style sun, with text summer institute on disability and design, june 9-july 18, 2025]
Labs for Liberation Summer Institute Lecture Series
Dates: June 9-July 18, 2025. All sessions are online. ASL and CART available. Summer Institute directors: Moya Bailey and Aimi Hamraie Accessibility coordinator: Angela Stanley Funded by: The…
labsforliberation.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Free and open to the public, with ASL and CART: Summer lecture series on disability and design. Register at: labsforliberation.org/2025/05/30/l... [image description: labs for liberation logo, a circuit board-style sun, with text summer institute on disability and design, june 9-july 18, 2025]
Check out episode 54, the season finale of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode, Kelsie and Aimi discuss the making of the Remote Access Archive. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
May 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Check out episode 54, the season finale of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode, Kelsie and Aimi discuss the making of the Remote Access Archive. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Check out episode 53 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with India Harville, we talk about remote joy and community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast Subscribe buff.ly/423JnKl
May 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Check out episode 53 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with India Harville, we talk about remote joy and community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast Subscribe buff.ly/423JnKl
Check out episode 52 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Brian Lobel, Kelsie discusses sex, intimacy, cancer, and remote access. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Check out episode 52 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Brian Lobel, Kelsie discusses sex, intimacy, cancer, and remote access. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Check out episode 51 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the educational resource, Cripping Pandemic Learning in Higher Education.
April 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Check out episode 51 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the educational resource, Cripping Pandemic Learning in Higher Education.
Check out episode 50 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Katie Goldfinch, we talk about childhood joy and education in the virtual sphere. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Check out episode 50 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Katie Goldfinch, we talk about childhood joy and education in the virtual sphere. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Subscribe to Contra* buff.ly/423JnKl
Check out episode 49 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the virtual funding campaign, Crips for eSims for Gaza. Subscribe to Contra* wherever you get your podcasts
April 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Check out episode 49 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the virtual funding campaign, Crips for eSims for Gaza. Subscribe to Contra* wherever you get your podcasts
Check out episode 48 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Sky Cubacub @rebirthgarments, we talk about disability fashion, remote fashion shows, and performance. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
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buff.ly/423JnKl
April 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Check out episode 48 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Sky Cubacub @rebirthgarments, we talk about disability fashion, remote fashion shows, and performance. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
buff.ly/423JnKl
buff.ly/423JnKl
Check out episode 47 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey, which assesses the quality of life for disabled people in segregated settings.
March 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Check out episode 47 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey, which assesses the quality of life for disabled people in segregated settings.
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The Chronicle asked universities how they would respond if the Trump admin demanded that they:
-Expel students
-Remove control of a department from the faculty
-Change student discipline policy
The response?
"No college or university... answered any of our questions."
😞
#academicsky #edusky
-Expel students
-Remove control of a department from the faculty
-Change student discipline policy
The response?
"No college or university... answered any of our questions."
😞
#academicsky #edusky
We Asked Colleges How They Would React to Demands From Trump. They Wouldn’t Say.
The possibility became more real on Friday, when Columbia University agreed to make changes in response to a letter from the Trump administration.
www.chronicle.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Chronicle asked universities how they would respond if the Trump admin demanded that they:
-Expel students
-Remove control of a department from the faculty
-Change student discipline policy
The response?
"No college or university... answered any of our questions."
😞
#academicsky #edusky
-Expel students
-Remove control of a department from the faculty
-Change student discipline policy
The response?
"No college or university... answered any of our questions."
😞
#academicsky #edusky
Check out episode 46 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with moira williams, we talk about remote parties and disability arts and culture. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
buff.ly/423JnKl
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March 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Check out episode 46 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with moira williams, we talk about remote parties and disability arts and culture. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
buff.ly/423JnKl
buff.ly/423JnKl
Check out episode 45 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Glitch Realm, a virtual world and party space designed by @itsyosquared and @who____girl
Transcript, audio, and show notes at buff.ly/3XfrjtC
Transcript, audio, and show notes at buff.ly/3XfrjtC
March 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Check out episode 45 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Glitch Realm, a virtual world and party space designed by @itsyosquared and @who____girl
Transcript, audio, and show notes at buff.ly/3XfrjtC
Transcript, audio, and show notes at buff.ly/3XfrjtC
We're so excited to share the launch party for the Remote Access Archive, hosted by the NYU Center for Disability Studies. We have been working on this project since the pandemic began. Please join us!
Please join us for the Remote Access Archive Launch Party with @criticaldesignlab.bsky.social on April 22, 12:30-2PM @ Zoom.
Register here: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Remote Access Archive Launch Party. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Remote Access Archive is a crowdsourced, community-based and digital archive. It documents the ways that disabled people and their communities have used technology for remote forms of participatio...
nyu.zoom.us
March 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We're so excited to share the launch party for the Remote Access Archive, hosted by the NYU Center for Disability Studies. We have been working on this project since the pandemic began. Please join us!
Check out episode 44 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Susan Molloy, we talk about environmental illness and life in a remote disability community. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess buff.ly/423JnKl
March 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Check out episode 44 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Susan Molloy, we talk about environmental illness and life in a remote disability community. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess buff.ly/423JnKl
Applications for the Summer Institute on Disability and Design are due this week!
labsforliberation.org
labsforliberation.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Applications for the Summer Institute on Disability and Design are due this week!
labsforliberation.org
labsforliberation.org
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Applications are due on March 7! Learn more at this link: labsforliberation.org/2025/01/22/a...
February 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Applications are due on March 7! Learn more at this link: labsforliberation.org/2025/01/22/a...
Check out episode 43 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Communication First news.
![[Image: text says Contra podcast, Communication First, episode 43, Remote access Archive Highlight. There are screenshots of two news headlines. One says "Coalition Urges Virginia Governor to Prevent Discrimination Against Patients with Disabilities." Another says "National Security Reveals Students with Communication Disabilities Are Being Denied Safe Access to Education." The slide is light purple with orange, yellow, blue, green, and white highlights]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nzsy3k3ai3d6fggyeybdwqnt/bafkreie5wxxql3xxxfjfnvmo4ng6xisrnh26e2juhj6ftiiuv5btqgayoq@jpeg)
February 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Check out episode 43 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Communication First news.
Check out episode 42 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Thomas Reid, we talk about audio description and disability culture. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
https://buff.ly/423JnKl
https://buff.ly/423JnKl
![[Image description: slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 42, with Thomas Reid, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nzsy3k3ai3d6fggyeybdwqnt/bafkreih2fchm6e4uygs44f65iiiy2xglpvozweqfzybreh6ucky75pwn5a@jpeg)
February 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Check out episode 42 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Thomas Reid, we talk about audio description and disability culture. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
https://buff.ly/423JnKl
https://buff.ly/423JnKl
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hello cis friends
this is what people mean by trans genocide
if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported
this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order
it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist
this is what people mean by trans genocide
if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported
this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order
it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist
February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
hello cis friends
this is what people mean by trans genocide
if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported
this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order
it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist
this is what people mean by trans genocide
if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported
this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order
it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist
Check out episode 41 of the Contra* podcast! On this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the time that Alice Wong visited the Obama White House.
![[Image description: Photo of Alice Wong on a remote video device, at shoulder height with President Obama who is standing in his office with others behind him. The slide says Contra podcast, episode 41, Alice Wong goes to the White house, Remote Access Archive Highlight.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nzsy3k3ai3d6fggyeybdwqnt/bafkreiggtdjtgy3imp2hbjj23spwd5p5svfvp3qppxs3dnqkbjkmjsb46m@jpeg)
February 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Check out episode 41 of the Contra* podcast! On this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the time that Alice Wong visited the Obama White House.
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CDS has several co-sponsored events coming up this month with the New York History of Science Lecture Series, NYU Center for Media, Culture & History, and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. See our calendar for more info: disabilitystudies.nyu.edu/events/
NYU Center for Disability Studies - Celebrating Osiris 39: Disability and the History of Science
Columbia University Fayerweather Hall, Room 513 1180 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 Disability has been a central—if unacknowledged—force in the history of science and the scientific discipline...
disabilitystudies.nyu.edu
February 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
CDS has several co-sponsored events coming up this month with the New York History of Science Lecture Series, NYU Center for Media, Culture & History, and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. See our calendar for more info: disabilitystudies.nyu.edu/events/
Applications are due on March 7! Learn more at this link: labsforliberation.org/2025/01/22/a...
February 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Applications are due on March 7! Learn more at this link: labsforliberation.org/2025/01/22/a...
On episode 40 of Contra* we talk to Qudsiya Naqui, host of Down to the Struts, about podcasting and disability culture. Subscribe to Contra* on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts https://buff.ly/423JnKl
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On episode 40 of Contra* we talk to Qudsiya Naqui, host of Down to the Struts, about podcasting and disability culture. Subscribe to Contra* on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts https://buff.ly/423JnKl
On this episode of Contra*, Kelsie Acton describes our collection of materials from the UCLA Hybrid Strike, when a coalition of student organizations at UCLA went on strike for better conditions, including remote access. Access Contra* on our website criticaldesignlab.com or on Spotify.
January 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On this episode of Contra*, Kelsie Acton describes our collection of materials from the UCLA Hybrid Strike, when a coalition of student organizations at UCLA went on strike for better conditions, including remote access. Access Contra* on our website criticaldesignlab.com or on Spotify.