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Emily Beitiks (she/her)
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Longmore Institute on Disability Interim Director @SFSU / Co-Director of San Francisco Disability Cultural Center / all-around access nerd
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Dear DCC Family,

We write to you with broken hearts. Disability Justice leader, MacArthur Genius, and a dear friend of the DCC passed away last night. Take care of yourself and each other. We leave you with her final words from our grand opening, "Thank you and Free Palestine.”
Slide 1 image description: on a black background with outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items on the sides, a photo of Alice Wong, an Asian American woman in a wheelchair wearing an olive green jacket, black and white floral pants, cozy socks, booties, and a sultry burgundy lip. She looks directly at the camera — supported, relaxed, and confident. The background is brick. Taken at the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and Disability Visibility's first event together: SFMOMA Disability Portrait Day. Photo credit: Mia Charnelle. Dear DCC Family, We write to you with broken hearts. Disability Justice leader, MacArthur Genius, and a dear friend of the DCC passed away last night. Always the most generous person in the room, Alice shared a last message with us: "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all." We’re sending all our love and care to her huge circle of friends and family, who were spoiled by Alice's love. As Alice's best friend, Abby once put it, "If you think she seems incredible looking in from the outside, you should see what it’s like to be her friend.” And what a generous friend she was. Back in 2018, Alice had served on the advisory council, where, to quote Alice, she "dreamed big radical dreams of what this center can be." When we started building the center in earnest in 2023, she had already written out pages of ideas for us. Soon after we opened in July, Alice met with us and offered a wish list of events for us to co-host with her and the Disability Visibility Project, offering the funds to make them all possible. With a goal of "disabled abundance," her list included a wide range of programs - a fall feast, a tea party, canning lessons, a dance party, a community quilt project, a writer series, and so much more. Each event on her list aspired to create that crip magic that Alice brought to all she touched and that she fought so hard to bring out in others, like us. It was a prescient gift that we cherish in this time of grief - how lucky we are to hold the blueprints from Alice herself of how we can best celebrate her life and keep her big radical dreams going. In the coming months, we will invite you to join us for these programs. And as you wait for them to unfold, we encourage you to read (and reread!) Alice's writings, listen to her podcast, or watch her many media appearances. She is a disabled oracle now, but her impact on this world is far from complete. This grief is fresh, and the pain intense. Live in crip time and be gentle. Take care of yourself and each other. Remember, Alice loves you. We leave you with her final words from our grand opening, "Thank you and Free Palestine.” With love and care, Your DCC Family Slide 4 image description: Final page of letter on Alice's passing on a black background with outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items on the sides. At the bottom, 3 photos of Alice with Emily, Dagny and Rosemary, and Mika.
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Letter on the Passing of Alice Wong 💔
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November 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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So excited to see these positions finally up, thanks to funding from the Mellon Foundation. Two disability studies hires at SFSU, one in design and the other in Ethnic Studies. Get them someone great!!! lnkd.in/gNkKWivf #disabilitystudies
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November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Superfest Disability Film Festival is October 16-19! Join us for this one of a kind event as we  explore films and panels about and by disabled people that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, and engaging lens.

Tickets are free - get yours today at: superfestfilm.org
A graphic with a purple and blue gradient background. At the top, a lens flare sheds light on the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo, with the word Disability in multicolored letters. A curved, diagonal strip of film frames runs along the right edge, filled with stills from various films. Text reads: Superfest Disability Film Festival, October 16 - 19. RSVP for the Virtual Festival: dcc.page/superfest-vimeo. RSVP for our Screenings and Panels: dcc.page/screenings. Website: superfestfilm.org. The Disability Cultural Center logo is on the bottom left of the graphic.
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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If you haven’t ever experienced Superfest, the films are a great way to learn more about disability, all selected by disabled people. Free for all and hybrid!
sfdcc.bsky.social San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · Oct 13
Superfest starts this week! We have a line-up of fantastic films with virtual, hybrid, and in-person viewing options - join us!

Event info: dcc.page/calendar
Schedule slide with dark purple background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of October 13. Details below. Yellow arrow with yellow text that reads “Swipe for more events” at bottom right. Event Details: Tuesday | October 14 | CLOSED Wednesday | October 15 | CLOSED Thursday | October 16 | Superfest Opening Night! 12:00 – 1:30 PT | Drop-In Tech Support(virtual) 6:30 – 8:15 PT | Superfest Opening Night (hybrid) Friday | October 17 | Superfest! 12:00 – 1:30 PT | Call to Action Screening + Panel (virtual) Saturday | October 18 | Superfest: An Evening with Blind Filmmakers 4:30 – 6:00 PT | Pre-Screening Party (in person) 6:00 – 8:15 PT | Screening + Panel(hybrid) Sunday | October 19 | Superfest: Hybrid Screening + Cafe Crip 1:30 – 3:45 PT | Sunday Hybrid Screening + Panel (hybrid) 4:30 – 6:00 PT | Cafe Crip: Superfest(virtual) ** Superfest 24/7 Virtual Access | Thursday to Sunday ** Event info: dcc.page/calendar Schedule slide with dark purple background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of October 13. Details below. Event Details: Tuesday | October 14 | CLOSED Wednesday | October 15 | CLOSED Thursday | October 16 | Superfest Opening Night! 12:00 – 1:30 PT | Drop-In Tech Support(virtual) 6:30 – 8:15 PT | Superfest Opening Night (hybrid) Friday | October 17 | Superfest! 12:00 – 1:30 PT | Call to Action Screening + Panel (virtual) Saturday | October 18 | Superfest: An Evening with Blind Filmmakers 4:30 – 6:00 PT | Pre-Screening Party (in person) 6:00 – 8:15 PT | Screening + Panel(hybrid) Sunday | October 19 | Superfest: Hybrid Screening + Cafe Crip 1:30 – 3:45 PT | Sunday Hybrid Screening + Panel (hybrid) 4:30 – 6:00 PT | Cafe Crip: Superfest(virtual) ** Superfest 24/7 Virtual Access | Thursday to Sunday ** Event info: dcc.page/calendar DCC logo at the top. The slide reads The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with San Francisco Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services. Colorful snail graphic below.
October 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Grateful to know Lord Frederick, who is according to the Chronicle, ’the most interesting man in San Francisco’
September 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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There's still space in person and virtually tomorrow - lunch & learn how to get individual or org artist
funding at 165 Grove st!
sfdcc.bsky.social San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · Sep 8
The San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center are teaming up for an info session to learn all about the Art Commission’s 2026 grant opportunities. Join in-person at the new DCC space or come virtually!

Registration: dcc.page/arts-grants
A cream border with a beige background. At the top, “San Francisco Arts Commission” is written in bold black text with the outline of a garden under “San Francisco.” In the center are four framed boxes all of different sizes: a large vertical pink box with a spoon, a tiny green box with a spiral straw, a medium yellow box with a white face mask decorated with bright pink and orange flowers and a large horizontal box with the DCC logo and the red SF Arts Commission logo. Event Details: Registration: dcc.page/arts-grants San Francisco Arts Commission Grant Info Session | Fri, Sept. 19, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PT | ASL | deaf interpreter | captions | masks optional DCC logo at the top. The slide reads The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with San Francisco Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services. Colorful snail graphic below.
September 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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A good resource on alttext for accessible comics (for those who don’t know, I’ve been part of a project on making comics accessible the past 5 years, and my collaborator @emilybeitiks.bsky.social just shared w/me to add to our resource page) lastcallmedia.com/blog/accessi...
Accessible Comics???
Comics are a unique and visually rich way to communicate. Can they be made accessible?
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August 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Check out our upcoming August events!

Learn more and register at: www.disabilityculturalcenter.org/calendar⁠
Tue. 5 | 6:30-8:00 | Murderbot Watch Party (hybrid) Sat. 9 | 12:00 - 2:00 | Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival: Artists Panel (hybrid) Thu. 14 | 5:00 - 7:00 | Collective Poetry with T.S. Banks (virtual) Tue. 26 | 11:30 - 12:00 | Meditation for the Movement (hybrid) Thu. 28 | 5:00 - 6:30 | Sustaining Us: Get Podcasting! (hybrid) Fri. 29 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Cafe Crip: Science Fiction (virtual) All events are in Pacific Time Slide 1: Cream slide with brown text. The heading below the DCC logo is “August Events.” Details same as above.⁠ Slide 2: DCC logo at the top. The slide reads San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with the Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services. Colorful garden with snail graphic below.
July 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Bring your friends and family to our big, beautiful housewarming party. We’ll propagate plants, learn snack hacks, and eat delicious pizza from Mozzeria. You can also sign up to be a member of the DCC! Come laugh, chat, and celebrate with us. ⁠

Registration required: dcc.page/housewarming⁠
Housewarming Party | Sunday, July 20, 2025 | 12:00-4:00 PT | ASL | CART | Scent-Free | Open Audio Description | in person⁠ at 165 Grove St.⁠ ⁠ Registration required: dcc.page/housewarming⁠ ⁠ Slide 1: A cheerful flier with orange, green, and magenta shapes in the background. In the foreground, alongside a potted plant, information for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center Housewarming Party.⁠⁠ Details are the same as above.⁠⁠ Slide 2: DCC logo at the top with two cute snails in a garden. The slide reads San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with San Francisco Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services.
July 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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We're thrilled to announce the grand opening of our hybrid space - the first public disability cultural center in the country with you! ⁠
Thursday, July 17: Ribbon Cutting
Friday, July 18: Tea & Tour
Friday, July 18: Dinner & Drag
Sunday, July 20: Housewarming party
Register: dcc.page/calendar
A cheerful flier with orange, green, and magenta shapes in the background. In the foreground, a spoon with a little heart, alongside the dates and times for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center's Grand Opening.⁠⁠ Details are the same as caption.
July 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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My last day at the Longmore Institute, and the Longmore Institute's last day at SFSU! goldengatexpress.org/112940/campu...
Longmore Institute to detach from SFSU tomorrow
The Paul K. Longmore Institute for Disability is leaving SFSU due to funding cuts, becoming a non-profit on June 30. This impacts disabled students and the DREAM organization, raising concerns about c...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I love how comics can help us wrap our heads around complex concepts. This new comic by @nsousanis.bsky.social makes it painfully clear how long it took to build due process and how rapidly it’s being dismantled. And bonus points Nick for good alt text!
nsousanis.bsky.social Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · May 21
New comic: on the origins of Due Process, how fundamental it is to our very notion of freedom, and how we all must stand up for the rights for any one of us to preserve liberty for all of us. Alt-text, notes/process & printable version on my site, appreciate sharing spinweaveandcut.com/due-process/
Alt-text: A comics page in black and white, addressing the concept that a country is an idea - and ours is built on among other things the concept of due process (which goes back to the Magna Carta). Images and text all snake across the page across a backdrop of humans imprisoned, and packed together, becoming a black mass in the lower right. I’ve written full description of the imagery with all the text on my site at the link (can’t put enough characters here…)
May 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The @sfdcc.bsky.social is hiring! Come work with us as our Social Media & Outreach Coordinator or our Deaf Interpreter and Access Specialist - learn more at: disabilityculturalcenter.org/dcc-news/
DCC News – Disability Cultural Center
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May 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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WOW! In case folks don't have the backstory of these orgs, just know that the fact that this group came together to issue this collective statement is a BIG deal and speaks to how profoundly troubling the statements RFK Jr. is making about #autism are:

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Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community – The Autistic People of Color FundExpandExpandExpandToggle MenuPreviousExpan...
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April 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Blind elder, Dennis Billups, guides us through a breath centered meditation.

Meditation for the Movement | March 26, 2025 | 10:30 - 11:00 PT | ASL | CART | virtual | recorded dcc.page/meditation
At the top of the graphic there are ombre waves in shades of brown with a title in bold white that reads, "Meditation for the Movement." Below is a description of Dennis Billups which reads, "Dennis Billups has been bringing meditation to disability activism since participating in the 504 occupation in 1977. He will guide our mediation practice by drawing from his lived and spiritual experience, centering the importance of breath and quiet to fight oppression and care for our whole selves." Picture of Dennis Billups, an elder with chocolate brown skin, sunglasses, and a radiant smile. Details same as above.
March 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Just over an hour from now - still time to sign up!
sfdcc.bsky.social San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · Feb 12
We’re hosting a chat about feeling good in our bodies, shopping for your sexiest toy, and whatever else tickles our fancy.

A Pleasure Chat with Robin Wilson-Beattie | Friday, February 14, 2025 | 4:00 - 5:00 PT | ASL | CART | virtual | adults only | dcc.page/pleasure-chat
A light beige slide with a black title that reads “A Pleasure Chat with Robin Wilson-Beattie.” Below the title is a realistic picture of a half sliced orange papaya with a pit filled with seeds. The DCC and Longmore Institute logos are at the bottom. Event details are same as caption. ⁠ A light beige slide with a black title that reads “About Robin Wilson-Beattie.” Below, a description of her reads, “Robin Wilson-Beattie is a nationally recognized disability and sexuality educator, speaker, writer, and advocate. With a strong background in teaching about sexuality and disability, Robin has dedicated her entire career to helping individuals and organizations embrace and explore sexuality regardless of ability. Her unique perspective as a Black woman with visible and invisible disabilities informs her work, allowing her to connect deeply with diverse communities and create impactful change.” To the left is a photo of Robin, a brown African-American woman with chest length black wavy hair, wearing glasses. She is wearing a green velvet with raised textures. She is seated, smiling, holding her Carrie Buck Fellowship award plaque. Details same as in caption. DCC logo at the top. The slide reads The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University and San Francisco Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services.
February 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Disability is joy and beauty – and it can also be so much pain. Come be with people who care deeply and want to hear about you.

Care Circle Chronic Pain | Thursday, February 27, 2025 | 4:00 - 5:16 PT | ASL | CART | virtual | dcc.page/chronic-pain-circle
Atop a peacock green and beige background, a title in white reads "Care Circle Chronic Pain." The title is surrounded by a circle of outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items. DCC and Longmore Institute logos are at the bottom. Details same as in caption. Atop a beige background a title in dark green reads, "Lotus Boy Facilitator." Above the title is a semi-circle of outlines of care items. A description below reads, "LOTUS BOY (Ze/Zir, He/Him, or They/Them) is a transgender, unapologetically disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically illUSTRIOUS, Chinese-American drag king based in occupied Lisjan Ohlone Land (aka Oakland, CA). As an ANTI-disciplinary artist, ze explores gender fluidity, accessibility, sustainability, joy, and healing from trauma, through any medium which speaks to zir. LOTUS BOY is on the Board of Directors for Oaklash, the Bay Area's drag festival, and the SPM Disability Justice Fund which supports projects led by disabled BIPOC." Below is an image of Lotus Boy (Ze/He or They). In full drag, LOTUS has a neon yellow and green look with fishnets and assorted fabric textures. He squats low and holds his gold and black cane in front of him, a serious look gazes forward with his exaggerated and inquisitive eyebrows pulling in the viewer. DCC logo at the top. The slide reads The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University and San Francisco Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services. Colorful snail graphic below.
February 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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New flyer just dropped--spread the word with healthcare folks and among disabled adults. Download at link.
www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...
Do you or a loved one have a disability? The rights to treatment at hospitals doctors offices and more are in danger. Texas versus Becerra is an active lawsuit seeking to get rid of section 504, part of a 1973 civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. Section 504 protects disabled people's right to enter and receive services and accommodations (example: ramps ASL interpreters Braille captions screen readers) anywhere that receive federal funding or grants. This includes public schools, doctors and hospitals that take Medicaid Medicare and many more basic services. 17 states are currently signed on to the lawsuit but if 504 is struck down it will have a national effect. The suits status is due to be updated 25 February 2025. The good news? There's still time to fight! Scan here for mroe informarjon and action items (QR code bottom left) www.disability-rights-watch.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Grateful for this piece drawing attention to the plight of access to wheelchairs even when people have insurance.
January 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I BET DEI DID THIS
bnonews.com BNO News @bnonews.com · Jan 16
BREAKING: Debris seen over the Caribbean after SpaceX's Starship explodes during test flight
January 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Check out our January events!⁠ Many programs focused on survival and care as we prepare for 2025. Learn more and register at: www.disabilityculturalcenter.org/calendar⁠
Beige slide with purple text. The heading below the DCC and Longmore logos is “January Events.” Jan. 8 | 6:00-7:00 | Yoga for All Bodies⁠ Jan. 11 | 10:00-11:15 | Vision Board for 2025⁠ Jan. 14 | 5:00-6:00 | Superfest Submissions Committee Info Session⁠ Jan. 15 | 4:00-5:15 | Care Work Under Fascism⁠ Jan. 17 | 3:00-4:30 | BIPOC Creatives⁠ Jan. 23 | 5:00-6:00 | Creative Healing⁠ Jan. 31 | 12:00-1:30 | Cafe Crip: Surviving Ableism⁠
January 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Grateful to have my blog make @geneticsandsociety.bsky.social 's best blogs of 2024!
geneticsandsociety.bsky.social geneticsandsociety.bsky.social @geneticsandsociety.bsky.social · Dec 31
Next in our blog recap, from February: A new theory about the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping brings to light his little-discussed enthusiasm for Nazism and eugenics. Can it also help us understand the obsessions of today’s tech elites?
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Why the Newest Lindbergh Baby Conspiracy Theory Isn’t All That Out There from a Disability History Perspective | Center for Genetics and Society
The 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son was ca
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January 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM