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NYU CDS Media Highlights
We wish the NYU CDS community a happy new year! Here we reflect back on some highlights from 2020: Our last in-person event in February–a conversation between filmmaker Sini Anderson, writer Amy Berkowitz, and CDS’s Emily Lim Rogers–is now available as a transcript. Berkowitz also reflected on her experience with accessible spaces and literary events in a recent piece in Brevity. Our first virtual event–a screening and discussion with artist and filmmaker Jordan Lord in May–was chosen as the pick of the week in Hyperallergic, and reviewed in Artforum. You can also view a complete list of recordings of our
Q&A with Michael John Carley, NYU’s New Consultant for Disability Inclusive Culture
We sat down with Michael John Carley, NYU’s new consultant for disability-inclusive culture. Read the interview below, and join us on Thursday, December 3rd to see Michael John in conversation with Lydia X.Z. Brown! 1. What are you excited about in terms of roles and responsibilities in this current position? Where do I start? To the best of my knowledge, there’s no position like this at any university in the world. The creation of this role is the epitome of forward-thinking, non-compliance-based DEI values and practice. And so along with the opportunities for true, systemic change, the responsibilities subsequently resonate with
Announcing Our Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows
The NYU Center for Disability Studies is pleased to announce our Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows for 2020-2021: Visiting Scholars Laura Mauldin is Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Human Development and Family Sciences, with an affiliation in the Department of Sociology, at the University of Connecticut. She is also a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter. Her work examines disability, illness and caregiving. A sociologist by training, her work is also informed by the interdisciplinary fields of feminist disability studies and science and technology studies. She is currently working on a new book project that centers
Disability Equity in the Time of COVID-19
Amanda Porche, “The Prophet Despairs Over the Future of Humanity“ (oil on canvas), by Amanda Porche, an autistic artist based in New York City. From the artist: “This was painted when I was still very depressed about the drastic changes that came along with the pandemic It shows a lone man on the edge of a cliff overlooking a sea of people. There is a human eye centered in the painting signifying that he is not just a mortal man. He is insightful and he is a prophet . What he is seeing is actually the future and it is
Solidarity with Black Disabled Lives Matter
The NYU Center for Disability Studies expresses solidarity with the Black Lives Matter and Black Disabled Lives Matter movements. We have signed the Critical Design Lab’s “Statement on Design Commitments to Abolishing White Supremacy” and would like to pass it on to our list. We also recommend the following guides to Black disability activism, access, and solidarity: Disability Visibility’s Black disability activism reading list The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) statement and resource list. 26 Ways to be in the Struggle, Beyond the Streets Protest Access on Twitter and Instagram (see also Access Activism on Instagram) #BlackDisabledLivesMatter protest graphics (by Jen White-Johnson) Where to donate: The Black Disability Collective, disability activist Sara
Disability Justice and COVID-19 Resources
Image courtesy of Sins Invalid. Image Description: An illustration of a short-haired person with blue and green skin wearing a pink half-shirt and long pink skirt, seated in a green and orange wheelchair. Handwritten text reads : “Justice means a disability centered response to COVID-19.” Art by Rafi Darrow. NYU CDS has compiled the following disability justice resources for nondiscrimination in education and healthcare during the COVID-19 crisis. With thanks to our friends and colleagues at DREDF, CIDNY, Sins Invalid, DS-HUM, and more: Teaching Resources: Jessie Male (NYU Gallatin, CDS) on accessible online teaching practices Accessible Teaching in the Time