accessibility

June 17, 2025

Accessibility Zine Completed and Ready for Download

The Accessibility Zine my friend and I worked on is completed! I asked friends and members of the National General Strike group (they have an Accessibility affinity group) to review for errors and readability so I could revise and correct. The Zine covers: It perhaps is more accurately called a booklet due to its length. Continue reading

activism, disability, History, Labor

access, accessibility, disabilities, disability, disability justice, disabled, disabled history, education, Infectious Disease mitigations, justice, Zine
April 15, 2025

Bird’s Disabled Manifesto

I write this truth so all may understand the reality of Disability. Disability is the one category, the one group, the one community that anyone can join at any time in their life for any reason. Disability is defined by people. People can be born disabled. People may become disabled due to an infinite set Continue reading

activism, Author, disability

accessibility, disabilities, disability, disability justice, disabled, Disabled Manifesto, inclusion, intersectional, justice, Manifesto, mental health
November 9, 2024

How To Move Forward In Moments of Crisis

I do not feel well. But I can share this since some folks are confused and despairing about what can be done. NOTE: Choose which ones you wish to focus on. Do Not Think You Must Do All Of This as that will burn you out. This post is comprehensive, but it’s not meant as Continue reading

activism, disability, Feminism, Race

accessibility, action, community care, disabilities, disability, inclusion, justice, mask bloc, mental health, mutual aid, organizing
August 6, 2021

There Is No Moderates

Y’all, I think most won’t like what I got to say, but it needs said: There is no such thing as a middle ground. There is no moderate in America. You are either: 1. for genocide OR 2. Not for genocide. Republican party has thrown their lot in with number 1 to the point they Continue reading

activism, Author, disability, Feminism, History, Race, Science, transgender

abolish ICE, abolish police, Abolition, accessibility, climate change, climate disaster, climate justice, disability justice, genocide, immigrants, Indigenous rights, justice, LGBTQIA, Race, resources
July 6, 2021

My Open Letter to City Designers

I originally wrote this email for the Des Moines City Council. For the past year, I’ve adjusted the verbiage to reflect what I’ve heard in their City Council Meetings with the Public. I also adjust the bullet points and actions I (and others) wish to see them take. Otherwise, most of the letters are verbatim Continue reading

activism, Author, disability, Race, transgender

ableism, access, accessibility, Accessible Cities, disability, disability justice, Disability Pride, Fight Ableism, Homelessness, No More Ableism
October 1, 2020

Accessible Spaces

For definitions on the terms used here and an example that breaks down ableism, see my Tackling Ableism post. NOTE: i think i am probably preaching to the choir here, but i’ve thought a lot about disability justice lately and how movements practice that. (Note: i’m in pain today so capitalization isn’t happening). This was Continue reading

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access, accessibility, activism, disabilities, disability, disability justice, justice, mobility justice, social justice, space

accessibility

Accessibility Zine Completed and Ready for Download

Bird’s Disabled Manifesto

How To Move Forward In Moments of Crisis

There Is No Moderates

My Open Letter to City Designers

Accessible Spaces