Troy Kotsur is the 1st deaf man to win an Oscar for acting and to be nominated for an acting Oscar. In his acceptance speech he dedicated the award to the deaf community, the CODA community, and the disabled community. Kotsur said it best with "This is our moment." This is a huge, exciting step!! 

(https://www.thedailybeast.com/oscars-history-coda-star-troy-kotsur-becomes-first-deaf-male-actor-to-win-academy-award)

See pdf and attached image for picture of the work, descriptive caption, and write-up describing my intentions, general process, and inspirations for this work <3

Hi all! I've attached the link to my website! Feel free to let me know if there are any creators you think I should add to the site.

https://eatlasman.wixsite.com/disability-aly-trai

Was doing my usual tiktok scrolling and found a cool account called @dragsyndromeofficial they are a drag collective of drag kings and queens with down sydrome. I recommending looking at their website too they have a gallery on there! https://www.dragsyndrome.com/ 

The concept of disability culture was first difficult for me to understand. The definition of disability is so vast, and therefore people have different experiences. I had learned that culture comes from a shared set of stories of and beliefs. However, Kuppers’ work convinced me that there are pockets of disability culture throughout the nation. Ranging from dance groups, sports teams, and DASH, groups of disabled folks bond together to create something. I was also initially uncomfortable with the fact that cultures create something. However, I realized that when people come together and bond, this creates a safe space that encourages creativity. The results of disability culture are varied and adaptive since disability in itself is ever-changing.

https://sites.google.com/view/disability-studies-midterm/home

Hello everyone!

I am finally posting my midterm project. It focuses on homelessness and disability. I apolgize for the delay. Hope you enjoy!

After reading Alice Sheppard's article, "I Dance Because I Can" I was, and I think many of us in class, lingered on the moment in the article where Alice talks about the sound of the her chair's velcro coming undone and the connection of intamacy that can have for certain folks of the audience. This resonated with me as there is a dance my friend Eva and I made in highschool. Eva uses an electronic wheelchair and we wanted to explore our friendship's platonic intimacy and dance through ways we interact with one another. I am enjoying reflecting on this dance my friend and I made while thinking of Alice's article, Alice's piece explores a romantic "sexy" moment versus Eva and I's platonic frienship moment but I feel a connection to her concepts.

This took me until class to figure out how to interpret disability culture. Because the truth is that while I identify as disabled, I struggled to find a definition or logical thought process for what disability culture is. Disability as an identity is fluid and ever-changing  and on my own I struggled to realize that disability culture is not one definition either. Disability culture is a mixing bowl of cultures, of related struggle, and creation of a culture from these experiences. Crip camp, deaf culture, neurodivergencetok, dance studios, these are all examples of disability culture where not everyone in our community can make or relate to, but all come back to the fact that we are discriminated on based on a standardized level of ability set in our society.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/18xkZwCZWt3UNdgSljG8HF0jBr44aHsPkAQEVnQ1t7ic/edit

Hey guys, I ran across this organization “TechOWL PA” (run through Temple University and funded by PA's Initiative on Assistive Technology) that is doing some awesome work that I think some people in this class might be interested in! They offer a variety of different programs and services for disabled people in Pennsylvania, a majority of which are free. They have a recycling program for used accessibility devices, and also make/3D print a range of accessibility devices that you can get at no cost if you live in PA.