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We host virtual programming that celebrates the joy, creativity, and brilliance of disability communities in San Francisco and beyond.

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San Francisco Disability Cultural Center @sfdcc.bsky.social · Feb 7
Welcome to the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center’s (DCC) page! The DCC celebrates the joy, creativity, and brilliance of disabled communities in SF and beyond. We hope to see you at our upcoming virtual events!

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Forest green solid background with white DCC logo that reads "San Francisco Disability Cultural Center." A colorful garden image with flowers and a snail is under the arching words "San Francisco." All of the following slides have a cream solid background with a colorful vertical sidebar on the left displaying whimsical images such as a snail, comfy pillows, spoons, and crutches. Large text reads: "What is the DCC?" Smaller text below says, "The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center (DCC) hosts virtual gatherings that celebrate the joy, creativity, and brilliance of disability communities in San Francisco and beyond. We are the first city-funded disability cultural center in the country!" "Will the DCC ever be in person?" -- "Yes! Our brick-and-mortar hybrid space opens in San Francisco in July 2025. We’ll be across the street from City Hall at The Kelsey Civic Center. " Slide 4: "Is the DCC for me?" -- "The DCC has offerings for everyone! Our programming is created for diverse disability communities and people who live with disabling conditions. If our programs speak to you we want you there!" "What guides the DCC?" -- "The DCC is guided by the 10 Principles of Disability Justice. We are a majority disabled, BIPOC, and women and gender-queer-led team."
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December is here! 💙 From a Care Circle for Anxious Queers to a Crips-Mas Market to a panel on Care Work as Mutual Aid, there's something for everyone. Whether you're joining us in person or virtually, we can't wait to see you!

Register for events at: disabilityculturalcenter.org/calendar⁠
Tue. 2 | 6:00 - 7:30 | Care Circle: Anxious Queers (virtual) Thu. 4 | 1:00 - 3:00 | Emergency Preparedness Pop-Up (hybrid) Thu. 4 | 5:30 - 7:00 | Blind Posse Meet-Up (in-person) Sun. 7 | 12:00 - 4:00 | Crips-mas Market (in-person) Wed. 10 | 5:30 - 6:30 | Grief in Motion (virtual) Thu. 11 | 4:00 - 5:30 | Care Work as Mutual Aid (virtual) Thu. 18 | 4:00 - 7:00 | Holiday Tea + Cookie Swap (in-person) Fri. 19 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Cafe Crip: Check-in (virtual) *All events are in Pacific Time. Slide 1: On a white background with a brown border, the DCC logo is at the top followed by brown text that reads “December Events.” Within a dark-brown frame, events for the month of December are listed in black font. Details the same as caption. Colorful snail graphic at the bottom of the graphic. Slide 2: Graphic with a white background and brown border. 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.
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Join Alan Pelaez Lopez, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Tiezst “Tie” Taylor to discuss mutual aid – from personal survival strategies to Crips for Palestine and organizing in immigrant communities. We’ll explore how our movements are intertwined and our collective liberation lies in care work.
☀️ Thursday, December 11 ⏰ 4:00 - 5:30 📍 Zoom ✅ dcc.page/mutual-aid 💗 ASL, CART, Deaf interpreters, Virtual, Recorded Description: Slide 1: Atop a purple background with various comfort items drawn in a single-line whimsical style multiple cream boxes display event information and is titled “Care Work Domestic As Mutual Aid.” Below are text boxes with the event details listed in the caption and another that reads: “We are our greatest strength and, in these times, our means of survival. Mutual aid, as a practice, maps our personal and collective abundances with our needs and creates unbreakable networks of care.” Below cream boxes with the names and photos of the panelists: Moderator Alan Pelaez Lopez , Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Tiezst “Tie” Taylor. Slide 2: Atop a purple background with various comfort items drawn in a single-line whimsical style multiple cream boxes display DCC logo and panel title. Below is the photo and bio that reads “Alan Pelaez Lopez is a cultural worker whose art practice and cultural organizing center the realities of undocumented migration, Black futures, and the complex kinship practices that transgender and nonbinary people build to speak back to power. They are co-founder of BLMP, the Black LGBTQ Migrant Project, and Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement.” Slide 3: Atop a purple background with various comfort items drawn in a single-line whimsical style multiple cream boxes display DCC logo and panel title. Below is the photo and bio that reads “Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is a nonbinary femme disabled writer and disability and transformative justice movement worker of Burgher and Tamil Sri Lankan, Irish and Ukrainian/Galician/Roma ascent. They are the author or co-editor of ten books, including The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs, Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies from the Transformative Justice Movement (co-edited with Ejeris Dixon), Tonguebreaker, and Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice. A Lambda and Jeanne Córdova Award winner, five-time Publishing Triangle shortlister and longtime disabled QTBIPOC space maker, they are currently building The Stacey Park Milbern Liberation Arts Residency, a writers residency by and for disabled QTBIPOC writers. Raised in Worcester, MA, they live in Lenapehoking/ Philadelphia. Their fifth book of poetry, The Way Disabled People Love Each Other, is out spring 2026.” Slide 4: Atop a purple background with various comfort items drawn in a single-line whimsical style multiple cream boxes display DCC logo and panel title. Below is the photo and bio that reads “Tiezst “Tie” Taylor is a Disabled Black femme who is non-binary trans. They are a radical educator, artist-activist, poet, and storyteller. They have earned degrees in education (B.A. in the individualized major of Teaching for Social Justice, New York University & M.S.Ed in Elementary Education, University of Pennsylvania), and are a proponent of disability justice and abolitionist frameworks. Their work explores their experiences in surviving: Disability and severe mental illness; intergenerational trauma and poverty; and intersecting forms of oppression. They use their art and research to educate, heal, nurture, radicalize, and catalyze change for all marginalized peoples. Tiezst is an Emerge 2025 Fellow with San Francisco State University’s Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability where they are working on an essay for publication on the criminalization of mental illness as it intersects with incarceration and the identity of Black cis and trans women. They were a 2025 Poet of the Week with Brooklyn Poets, a Spring 2024 Brooklyn Poets Fellow, and a past awardee of the NYSCA/NYFA Artists with Disabilities Grant. Tie’s work appears or is upcoming in Lucky Jefferson, Querencia Press, Midway Journal, Shō Poetry Journal, Torch Literary Magazine, and ANMLY. Follow Tiezst on Instagram @tiezst”
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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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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Check out the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center schedule for the week of November 10!

Event info: dcc.page/calendar
Tuesday | November 11 | CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY Wednesday | November 12 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 1:30 – 3:30 PT | Pop-up! Mending with Rosemary (hybrid) 5:00 - 6:30 PT | QTBIPOC Together Time: Feelings (virtual, registration closed, email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org if you missed the deadline) Thursday | November 13 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 12:30 – 2:00 | Liberation Lunch: Tacos (in-person) Friday | November 14 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 6:30 - 8:30 PT | Open Mic (hybrid) Saturday | November 15 | CLOSED Sunday | November 16 | Sins Invalid Screening | Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire Event info: dcc.page/calendar Slide 1: Schedule slide with purple background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is Schedule | Week of November 10. 165 Grove Street. Details the same as above. Slide 2: 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. Slide 2: 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.
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Local artist M Eilo is showcasing their newest work, Shared Skins, at the DCC. You’ll get to create wearable art from the pieces crafted by M and have your portrait taken.

Tues., Oct. 28 | 2:00 - 4:00 PT | ASL | Captions | In-Person at 165 Grove Street | Masks Required | Materials Provided
On a dark-purple background, white large bold text reads “M Eilo’s Shared Skins Collective Art Installation.” Below is an image of M Eilo, who is illuminated by a stage spotlight with a dark background dressed in various wearable art pieces of different fabrics and colors they have created. They hold two ends of a belt-like piece in each of their hands. The DCC logo is at the top left of the image. At the bottom of the image, “Shared Skins” is written in large bold lavender-purple text. Smaller text follows below and reads “Textile Building Blocks to Fit Any Body, Any Space.” Details below: Local artist M Eilo is showcasing their newest work, Shared Skins, at the DCC. As they say, “Wearable art but make it community-engaged, participatory, and can be remade into thousands of different arrangements.” You’ll get to create wearable art from the pieces crafted by M and have your portrait taken at the DCC. Pop in or RSVP at dcc.page/shared-skins M Eilo’s Shared Skills Community Art Installment Pop-Up | Tuesday, October 28 | 2:00 - 4:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person at 165 Grove Street | Masks Required | Materials Provided | Outside Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen. 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 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Access Horror and Superfest are coming together to offer you a macabre Halloween movie night, featuring all disability stories.

RSVP: dcc.page/horror

Thurs., Oct. 30 | 5:30 - 8:00 PT | Adults Only | ASL | Captions | Hybrid | 165 Grove Street + Zoom | Masks Required | Open Audio Description
n a black background, six orange and gray blocks display event details and spooky halloween images. At the top, large bold orange text reads: ACCESS HORROR MOVIE NIGHT! Below it, in smaller white text, it says: A Hybrid Event. One orange block in the middle displays two cartoon figures dressed up as white ghosts holding hands; one wears a bow and the other holds a balloon with an evil jack-o-lantern face. Below to the left, a red block displays a black spikey word bubble that reads Access Horror in red and white text.. To the right, an orange block shows a white skeleton delicately dancing in a ballet pose. Text is the same as details above. On a black background with a vertical orange thick line along the left side of the graphic, large bold orange text reads An Evening with Ariel Baska. To the right is a white skeleton hand holding a white martini glass with olives in the glass. An image of Ariel Baska follows. Ariel is a white person with short blond hair and glasses sitting in front of a black background. Ariel wears a black shirt and a shawl with blue, black, white, and neon-green horizontal and vertical stripe patterns. The image of Ariel is slightly distorted. Below Ariel’s image, white text reads “Filmmaker & Founder of Access Horror. Ariel will be on a panel moderated by Shaina Ghuraya, and they will discuss their hot takes on why the horror genre can be a powerful genre for disability storytelling." At the bottom of the graphic, in bold orange text reads RSVP: dcc.page/horror. The DCC logo is on the bottom right. 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 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Hi San Francisco! Get assistance with regional center information, job placement services, Deaf services, discounted Clipper/transit cards, SSI and SSDI benefits counseling from our Toolworks friends!

Wed., Oct.22 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person at 165 Grove St
At the top of the graphic, on a background with wavy shades of beige, is a yellow-gold outline of San Francisco’s skyline. To the top left is an illustration of two documents. To the right is a network of circles with various sizes and lines that connect them. A figure drawing of a person is enclosed in the larger circles. Toolworks logo at bottom of skyline. Below, white text reads “Toolworks Resource Workshop Tomorrow!” Details the same as above in white text and a green background. At the bottom of the graphic, enclosed in a yellow-gold rectangle, is the DCC logo (bottom left) and SF Human Services Agency: Department of Disability and Aging Services logo (bottom right). Event Details: Hi San Francisco! Get assistance with IHSS and DOR applications, regional center information, job placement services, Deaf services, discounted Clipper/transit cards, SSI and SSDI benefits counseling. We're offering in English and ASL, with other translation services as well. No need to RSVP, just pop in, grab a snack, and get help from our Toolworks friends, experts in navigating city services for disability community! Toolworks Resource Workshop Pop-Up | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person at 165 Grove St | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen. 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 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Urban Jazz Dance Company invites you to their Home Season 2025 Show this weekend! The three-day event will feature two fabulous performances!

For full program and Tickets, visit RealUrbanJazzDance.com

October 24 - 26, 2025 | In-person at CounterPulse at 80 Turk St, San Francisco
Graphic for Urban Jazz Dance Company’s Home Season 2025, with large block letters in neon yellow, neon pink, and neon green over a layered background of dancers, bubbles, lighting, and shadow. The central image features Deaf dancer Zahna Simon illuminated in a pool of greenish light with her face tilted upward and one hand raised, surrounded by bubbles giving the image an underwater feel. Above her, two dancers are mid-air, pulling on opposite ends of a braided rope in a dance game of tug-o-war. Neon green, pink, and yellow text reads "Urban Jazz Dance Company Home Season 2025.Featuring: The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education; Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible; Produced by Guerilla Opera in collaboration with Urban Jazz Dance Company and Elisabet Curbelo.” QR code to register for event is at center right of graphic. Event Details: Friday, October 24 | 7:30 PM The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Post-Show Panel | ASL / English/ Spanish Interpretation | CART | Live Captions Saturday, October 25 | 7:30 PM The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education and Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible | ASL/English Interpretation | Subtitles | Audio Descriptions Sunday, October 26 | 3:00 PM Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible | Sun, Oct 26 | 3:00 PM | ASL/English Interpretation | Subtitles Access icons at bottom left include: Wheelchair access, Spanish language, Audio Description, Captions, Sign Language Interpretation Photos at bottom right show Yoko Hagino, Angela Lam, and Mike Williams. At the bottom of the flyer is a row of funder and collaborator logos including: Zellerbach, Borealis Philanthropy, San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC), CounterPulse, Sins Invalid, Intersection for the Arts, Deaf Spotlight, Urban Jazz Dance Company, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Guerilla Opera, and Grants for the Arts. Photo credits: Robbie Sweeney and Peche Turner.
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. This month’s topic is Superfest!

Register: dcc.page/cc-superfest

Sun., Oct. 19, 2025 | 4:30 - 6:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Virtual | Spanish
The background is a soft blue and purple gradient. At the top left corner, dark bold text reads “Cafe Crip” followed by black font in all caps that reads “Superfest.” In the top right corner, two figures are holding coffee. Below the figures, a dark-green banner with white text reads “Tomorrow!” At the bottom is a picture of Bianca, a fat, light-skinned, disabled, queer AfraLatina who is smiling and looking to the right. She’s wearing heart-shaped glasses, big earrings, red lipstick, and curls piled on top of her head. DCC logo on bottom right. Event details below: Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. This month’s topic is Superfest! We’re closing out the festival with an opportunity to discuss the films and chat with their creators. Learn their stories and share your own. We encourage you to join us at Superfest before Cafe Crip, you can watch the films on Vimeo (our streaming platform), at a Zoom screening, or come in person. Facilitator Bianca Laureano leads the group through community agreements and access principles to ensure everyone can join this informal community-building hangout. Register: dcc.page/cc-superfest Cafe Crip Superfest | Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 4:30 - 6:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Virtual | Spanish A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Access Horror and Superfest present a spooky movie night on Oct. 30th from 5:30 - 8:00 PT. This is a hybrid event at the Disability Cultural Center and on Zoom! RSVP: dcc.page/horror

ASL | Captions | Closed Audio Description
Slide 1: On a black background, six orange and gray blocks display event details and spooky halloween images. At the top, large bold orange text reads: ACCESS HORROR MOVIE NIGHT! One orange block in the middle, displays two cartoon figures dressed up as white ghosts holding hands; one wears a bow and the other holds a balloon with an evil jack-o-lantern face. Below to the left, another orange block displays the Access Horror logo. To the right, an orange block shows a white skeleton delicately dancing in a ballet pose. Text is the same as details above. Slide 2: On a black background is the title “An Evening with Ariel Baska.” Next to that is a skeletal hand holding up a wine glass. In the middle is an image of Ariel: A white person with blonde hair and glasses stands in front of a black background with blue light and a ghostly afterimage. They wear a green and blue block print duster. Underneath is the description, “Filmmaker & Founder of Access Horror Ariel will be on a panel moderated by Shaina Ghuraya, and they will discuss their hot takes on why the horror genre can be a powerful genre for disability.” Slide 3: 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 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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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 3:54 PM
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Get your free pass now for Superfest and watch the docuseries Renegades: Untold Stories of Black Disabled Americans. Get your free pass at superfestfilm.org

And catch Director @cashmerejasmine on our Call To Action Panel on Friday. RSVP: dcc.page/superfest-cta
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film. Below that is artwork of Brad Lomax, a Black man in a wheelchair, holding a microphone to make a speech. The streets of Oakland, CA are in the background. Text below the image reads: Directors: Cashmere Jasmine, Marsha Hallager, Markus Essien Producers: Marsha Hallager, Tameka Citchen-Spruce, Markus Essien At the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo. Slide 2: A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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It’s the end of the week, and we’re celebrating with fresh-baked treats and a cup of tea. Bring a friend, bring a colleague, or come solo and hang out with us. We’d love to see you!

Fri., Oct. 10, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person | Masks Optional | Outside
Graphic with illustrations of a plate of muffins and cookies, a teapot and various teacups filled with tea, and two green teaspoons throughout a wood-grain brown background. Green leaves at the left top corner and bottom right corner. Below, on a bright orange background, white text reads “Tea & Treats Tomorrow!” The DCC logo is at the bottom of the graphic. Event details: It’s the end of the week, and we’re celebrating with fresh-baked treats and a cup of tea. The DCC team is closing our computers early, baking sweet things, sipping tea, and chatting. Bring a friend, bring a colleague, or come solo and hang out with us. We’d love to see you! Tea and Treats Pop-up | Friday, October 10, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person | Masks Optional | Outside | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen. 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 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Check out our upcoming October events, including our Superfest International Film Festival line-up!

Register at: disabilityculturalcenter.org/calendar⁠
On a cream background with a bright orange border, the DCC logo is at the top followed by orange text that reads “October Events.” Within a bright orange frame, events for the month of October are listed in black font. Details in Caption. Colorful snail graphic at the bottom of the graphic. The bottom right of the graphic has a black arrow pointing toward the right with black text that reads “Swipe for Superfest Info!” Event details: Thu. 16 - Sun. 19 | Superfest Disability Film Festival Check out the full Superfest schedule at dcc.page/screenings Thu. 16 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Superfest Tech Support (virtual) Thu. 16| 6:30-8:15 | Superfest Opening Night Screening (hybrid) Fri. 17 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Call to Action Screening + Panel (virtual) Sat. 18 | 6:00 - 8:15 | Saturday Evening Screening + Panel (hybrid) Sun. 19 | 1:30 - 3:45 | Sunday Afternoon Screening + Panel (hybrid) Sun. 19 | 4:30 - 6:00 | Cafe Crip: Superfest (virtual) Thu. 30 | 5:30 - 8:00 Access Horror Screening: Halloween Edition (hybrid) : On a cream background with a bright orange border, the DCC logo is at the top followed by orange text that reads “October Events” and “Superfest Film Festival” in black font. Within a bright orange frame, events for Superfest are listed in black font. Colorful snail graphic at bottom. Event Details: 24/7 Viewing Access: Thu. 16 - Sun. 19 | dcc.page/superfest-vimeo Live Screenings: View on Slide 3! 165 Grove Street + Zoom Additional Events: Thu. 16 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Tech Support Session Sun. 19 | 4:30 - 6:00 | Cafe Crip: Superfest *All events are in Pacific Time Graphic with a soft purple and blue gradient background announces Superfest Disability Film Festival – Screenings. The top features the Superfest logo in bold, with the word “Disability” in multicolored letters. Framing the logo is a blue bar of white lights at the top and bottom. Event Details: Thu. 16| 6:30-8:15 PT | Superfest Opening Night Screening (hybrid) Fri. 17 | 12:00 - 1:30 PT | Call to Action Screening + Panel (virtual) Sat. 18 | 6:00 - 8:15 PT | Saturday Evening Screening + Panel (hybrid) Sun. 19 | 1:30 - 3:45 PT | Sunday Afternoon Screening + Panel (hybrid) 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 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Get your free pass now for Superfest and watch The Letter, recipient of our Jury's Choice Award. Get your free pass at superfestfilm.org
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "The Letter." Below that is an image of a white woman with a beige beret, sweater, and coat looks worriedly at a piece of paper that she holds. Behind her are the walls of a home. Text below the image reads: Director: Samuel Dore, Producer: Justin Edgar A synopsis follows: “As the Nazi’s rise to power in pre WW2 Germany, a young German man named Johan decides to marry his sweetheart Ingrid. Johan’s father Karl is a member of the Nazi party and Johan fears that his father will not allow them to be married because he doesn’t want Johan to marry a Deaf girl, so keeps this a secret from him. The persecution of the Deaf community escalates and Lina’s father runs a Deaf club which becomes a target to be brought under Nazi control. When Karl finds out about their romance, Johan is forced to make a choice between his father’s will and his heart.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo. Slide 2: A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Learn from and talk with access leaders at San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency about their Access for All program, access on-demand services, and other available resources. In-Person at 165 Grove Street.

Wed., Oct. 8 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Masks Optional
A background with wavy shades of beige. At the top center is the SFMTA logo. A water-color illustration of the BART transit lines at the center. To the top right is a gray and blue streetcar trolley. The top left features a map with location points in orange, pink, blue, and green. A side profile of a white and blue BART train sits at the bottom right. To the bottom left is a front view of a red bus. Below, on a brown background, beige text reads “SFMTA’s Access for All Program Tomorrow!” Event details below: Learn from and talk with access leaders at San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency about their Access for All program, access on-demand services, fixed-route accessibility, service performance, and other available resources. SFMTA Access for All Program pop-up | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person | Masks Optional | Outside | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen. 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 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Thursday, October 16th from 6:30 - 8:15 PT is Superfest's Opening Night Shorts Showcase! Join us virtually or in-person at the Disability Cultural Center. Get your free pass today: dcc.page/superfest-opening

Access: Masks Required, ASL & Captions, Closed Audio Descriptions

Visit superfestfilm.org
Slide 1: The background fades from purple to blue. In the middle are a series of pictures of each of the films screening: Audio Description, Little Monsters, Rising Tides Raising Voices, Contours, The Letter, and Kisses. At the bottom right, a filmstrip graphic contains the date and time. Slide 2: A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Get your free pass now for Superfest and watch Voice Notes from Palestine, winner of our Disability Justice Award. Hear from the filmmaker at our Call to Action event on Friday, Oct. 17th. Find out more information at superfestfilm.org
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Voice Notes from Palestine." Below that is a black slide with the title ‘Voice notes from Palestine.” Underneath are the words in Arabic. Text below the image reads: Director: Amal Al-Groobi | Producers: Dr. lain Overton, Dr. Nazmi Al-Masri, Eng. Sharehan Al-Massry, Dr. Itab Shuayb A synopsis follows: “A short film by Amal Al-Agroobi and Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), features the testimonies of several Palestinian students with disabilities from the Islamic University of Gaza. The students recount their experiences in occupied Gaza under siege and bombardment by the Israeli military.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo. Slide 2: A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Whether you’re reclining, sitting, or standing, Dr. Marcia’s all-level strength and mobility class is for you! Join us tomorrow in-person at 165 Grove Street, San Francisco, or virtually via Zoom.

Registration: dcc.page/strong

Tues., Oct. 7 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Hybrid
Bold white text on a black background reads “Accessible Strength and Mobility.” “Hybrid” in black text within a cream rectangle with curved edges at the top right. Below on a cream background and dark-green border, a banner reads “Tomorrow!” in black text. On a white background, black text reads, “with Dr. Marcia Dernie, founder of Disabled Girls Who Lift.” In a photo to the left, Marcia sits on a guardrail in front of a lake. The DCC logo at bottom center. Event details below: Whether you’re reclining, sitting, or standing, Dr. Marcia’s all-level strength and mobility class is for you! Dr. Marcia is a physical therapist, founder of Disabled Girls Who Lift podcast and community, and author of “Movement for Everybody.” No equipment necessary, but if you have bands, weights, or household objects, we can add those in. Make sure you have water and what you need to be comfortable - pillows, blankets, rolled towels – you do you! We’re offering this one in-person and virtually. For in-person folks, we have some blocks and mats, but please bring your own if you have them! Registration: dcc.page/strong Accessible Strength & Mobility | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | In-person at 165 Grove St. or Online via Zoom | Masks Optional 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 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.
October 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Join us at 165 Grove St, San Francisco for this week’s open hours and activities!

Event info: dcc.page/calendar
Schedule slide with dark green background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of October 6. Details as follows: Join us at 165 Grove St, San Francisco for this week’s open hours and activities! Tuesday | October 7 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 5:00 – 6:00 PT | Accessible Strength and Mobility (hybrid) Wednesday | October 8 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 1:00 – 3:00 | Pop-Up! SFMTA’s Access for All Program (hybrid) Thursday | October 9 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 Friday | October 10 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 3:00 – 4:30 | Pop-Up! Tea and Treats (in-person) 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 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch Kisses screening on Saturday!

Visit: superfestfilm.org
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Kisses" Below that is an image black and white image from the film which shows a young woman in a wheelchair with her hair pulled back in a curly ponytail in a sleeveless black dress. She sits at a restaurant table looking at the young man opposite her with a loose T-Shirt. There are flowers on the table and the background is blinds. Text below the image reads: Director: Ziwei Li | Producer: Qing Li A synopsis follows: “Mia, a young woman who uses a wheelchair and lives with her conservative father, is curious about love. When James, a young man with secrets, unexpectedly enters her life, she embarks on a bold journey of intimacy and self-discovery. However, an unexpected twist forces them to confront everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo. Slide 2: A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch our Best of Festival Documentary, "Equal World?"

Visit: superfestfilm.org
A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Equal World?" Below that is an image from the film which shows two young women in wheelchairs in the center of a large paved area with a domed Pakistani gazebo in the background and lush green trees. Text below the image reads: Director: Tom Jenkinson | Producer: Dela Anderson A synopsis follows: “Follow disability advocate Abia Akram in Pakistan as she platforms the voices of young people with disabilities around the world: Tapiwa, Taqwa and Basiru. It shows their daily lives and talks to what is needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and an inclusive society.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo. A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch the film "Access the Unknown."

Visit: superfestfilm.org
A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Access the Unknown." Below that is an image from the film which shows Dr. Mona Minkara wearing full scuba gear with goggles over her face. She stands next to her Filipino scuba instructor Arnel. The background is the ocean and a blue sky. Text below the image reads: Director/Producer: Mona Minkara | Director: Benjamin Jimenez A synopsis follows: “In this documentary short, Dr. Mona Minkara, a blind traveler and adventurer, takes on the challenge of scuba diving, proving that with adaptation, trust, and a willingness to access the unknown, the beauty of the world can be experienced in more ways than one.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo. A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Get your free pass now for Superfest and catch the comedy Little Monsters from France, which won Best of Festival Fiction!

Visit: superfestfilm.org
A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Little Monsters." Underneath it says "Best of Festival Fiction." Below that is an image from the film which shows three people sitting in an accessible van with the grates of a folded ramp behind them. The driver is a woman with a sweater and a zebra steering wheel. In the passenger seat is a bored teenager with glasses and a blue hoodie. Behind them is a kid in a wheelchair. Text below the image reads: Director: Pablo Leridon | Producer: Eliott Khayat A synopsis follows: “Visually impaired teenager Erwan can't wait to get to school to declare his love for Agathe. Unfortunately, he has to share a medical transport van with David, a wheelchair-bound suck-up who tries to make sure they never arrive. So war is declared.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo. A background with wavy shades of beige. 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. Disability Visibility Project and Ability Center logos are at the bottom.
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Come work at the DCC! Whether you bring your laptop to the space or join from home on Discord, let’s support each other in getting the things done.

Virtual: dcc.page/discord.
In-Person: 165 Grove Street, San Francisco.

Thurs., Oct. 2 | 12:00 - 5:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required
Five people sit in a circle around a wooden table in the DCC indoor space. The DCC logo is at the bottom left of image. Below, in a bright pink background, white text reads “Co-Working Today!” Details the same as the caption above. 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 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM