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Disability Culture Lab
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DCL is a nonprofit disability media and narrative lab, by and for disabled folks. We exist to dismantle ableism and celebrate disabled community and culture. https://linktr.ee/disabilityculturelab
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 19d
📣 Call for the DisCo: we're making a Bluesky starter pack of disability justice orgs to follow! Have some recommendations? Tag their accounts in the comments and send this post to your friends! #disability #accessibility
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 5d
We’re excited to welcome Jennae Petersen to Team DCL as a Senior Creative Advisor! From making website updates to designing new merch, she’s helping us shift the narrative on disability from fear and pity to solidarity and liberation.

Learn more about Jennae: https://www.disabilityculturelab.org/.
Over a blue background, text reads “Welcome, Jennae Petersen! Senior Creative Advisor,” with the white Disability Culture Lab logo in the top right corner. Below the text are bright yellow geometric arrows pointing right toward a square picture of Jennae, a brown-skinned Black woman with dark brown kinky hair in a twist out. She is wearing a gray off-the-shoulder top, a pendant necklace, and hoop earrings.
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National Disability Rights Network @ndrnadvocates.bsky.social · 9d
The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) has given millions of students across the United States access to an education. Learn how IDEA came to be, and more about what the law requires.

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - History & Evolution
YouTube video by U.S. Department of Education
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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 9d
Just wholehearted ideological commitment to making life shittier and more frustrating to no other benefit
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 9d
Still searching! Get those recommendations in now! Leave a comment under the quoted post ⬇️
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 19d
📣 Call for the DisCo: we're making a Bluesky starter pack of disability justice orgs to follow! Have some recommendations? Tag their accounts in the comments and send this post to your friends! #disability #accessibility
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 16d
We’re still looking for some more recommendations! Drop yours in the comments on the quoted post!
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 19d
📣 Call for the DisCo: we're making a Bluesky starter pack of disability justice orgs to follow! Have some recommendations? Tag their accounts in the comments and send this post to your friends! #disability #accessibility
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 19d
📣 Call for the DisCo: we're making a Bluesky starter pack of disability justice orgs to follow! Have some recommendations? Tag their accounts in the comments and send this post to your friends! #disability #accessibility
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 19d
📣 Call for the DisCo: we're making a Bluesky starter pack of disability justice orgs to follow! Have some recommendations? Tag their accounts in the comments and send this post to your friends! #disability #accessibility
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 27d
From ProPublica: “Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push.” Read more at https://f.mtr.cool/ohhwjocfjy
ProPublica: "Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push" by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards. "Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. 'How low can you go?' one advocate asked. 'How can you do this to children?'" Photo of the Department of Education building by J. David Ake/Getty Images
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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 29d
Come join my team! We at @newdisabledsouth.org are looking for a digital fundraising manager. Apply at go.newdisabledsouth.org/digi-fundraising
Job posting from New Disabled South: “We’re Hiring! Digital Fundraising Manager.” $80k salary, unlimited PTO, fully remote, 4-day/32-hour work week, health insurance, stipends, and more. Apply at go.newdisabledsouth.org/digi-fundraising.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 29d
Job Alert❗New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org  is hiring for a Digital Fundraising Manager! Ready to apply? Find more details and the application below:
Digital Fundraising Manager - New Disabled South
Title: Digital Fundraising ManagerSalary: $80,000Classification: ExemptLocation: Virtual located anywhere, preferably with roots in/connections to any of the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, OK, TN, TX, VA, WVTravel: Up to 25% (abo...
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 29d
Job Alert❗New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org  is hiring for a Digital Fundraising Manager! Ready to apply? Find more details and the application below:
Digital Fundraising Manager - New Disabled South
Title: Digital Fundraising ManagerSalary: $80,000Classification: ExemptLocation: Virtual located anywhere, preferably with roots in/connections to any of the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, OK, TN, TX, VA, WVTravel: Up to 25% (abo...
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 29d
Last week @juliametraux.bsky.social  reported on House Dems pushing back against plans to "end goals for companies with federal contracts to have at least seven percent of their employees have a disability." Read: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/house-simon-labor-trump-disabled-workers/
Mother Jones: "House Dems Blast Labor Department for Abandoning Disabled Workers" by Julia Métraux. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/house-simon-labor-trump-disabled-workers/. A letter led by California Rep. Lateefah Simon demands answers from Trump’s labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Photo of The Department of Labor building in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/AP
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 29d
Last week @juliametraux.bsky.social  reported on House Dems pushing back against plans to "end goals for companies with federal contracts to have at least seven percent of their employees have a disability." Read: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/house-simon-labor-trump-disabled-workers/
Mother Jones: "House Dems Blast Labor Department for Abandoning Disabled Workers" by Julia Métraux. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/house-simon-labor-trump-disabled-workers/. A letter led by California Rep. Lateefah Simon demands answers from Trump’s labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Photo of The Department of Labor building in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/AP
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Amistad Law Project @amistadlaw.bsky.social · 29d
Please do not call the cops when someone is having a mental health crisis. They escalate the crisis and put people in more danger.

In Philly, you can call 988 to get in touch with non-police mobile crisis teams.

Thank you @leximcmenamin.com for reporting on this for @teenvogue.com.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 29d
Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life.
@teenvogue.com
Why Lil Nas X's Arrest Is More Proof Police Have No Business Treating the Mentally Ill
"Police generally aren’t trained or qualified to respond to mental health crises."
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Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 29d
If you’d like to learn more about Disability Voting Rights Week, check out this resource from @aapd.com: www.aapd.com/disability-v...
Disability Voting Rights Week - AAPD
Join us September 11-15, 2023 to make sure disabled voters in your community are registered and ready to vote.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Sep 3
Our neighbors are being harassed, surveilled, and detained by Trump’s DC police. But we refuse this militarization. On Sept 6, we hit the streets to say: This is our city. We live here. We work here. We raise our families here. #WeAreAllDC More at weareallDC.com
We Are All DC
On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: BOINEXTDOOR, a person with blond hair, shorts, and a sparkly tank top raises their hand up while smiling and holding a microphone. Image Description: Slide 20: BOINEXTDOOR, a person with blond hair, shorts, and a sparkly tank top raises their hand up while smiling and holding a microphone. Behind them is a red brick wall.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Two light-skinned people smile and laugh toward the camera, each holding Disability Culture Lab merch. Image Description: Slide 19: Two light-skinned people smile and laugh towards the camera. The person on the left has glasses, a pink and blue argyle vest, khaki pants, and the light blue Disability Culture Lab “Cure Ableism” tote. The person on the right is wearing a gray t-shirt and a white skirt, holding a black t-shirt.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Lilith Le’Queer, a Black person wearing a pink latex top and skirt leans over a pink tiered cake, blowing out a candle and moving their hair aside. Image Description: Slide 18: Lilith Le’Queer, a Black person wearing a pink latex top and skirt set leans over a pink three-tier cake with a single candle on it, blowing out the candle and moving their hair aside. They have split-dyed hair and glasses with black stockings and black shoes.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Ricky Rosé, a bearded person with glasses, wide brimmed hat, and a long sparkly scarf lipsyncs and points to the audience. Image Description: Slide 17: Ricky Rosé, a person with a mustache and beard, glasses, and white woven wide-brim hat, sparkly scarf, and a white collared shirt lipsyncs while pointing toward the camera/audience. The photo is high flash, illuminating the subject with the background mostly black, except for warm hanging lights.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Sally Stardust, a light-skinned person with short hot pink hair wearing a blue and yellow cheerleading dress, poses in a pink and black wheelchair. Image Description: Slide 16: Sally Stardust, a light-skinned person with tattoos and short hot pink hair wearing a blue and yellow cheerleading dress, poses in a pink and black wheelchair. Behind them is a red brick wall in the background.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Mimi Fessel, a light-skinned person, sings passionately into a microphone while holding a four-string colorful guitar. Image Description: Slide 15: Mimi Fessel, a light-skinned person with long dark hair wearing a white top, patterned skirt, and layered jewelry sings passionately into a microphone while holding a four-string colorful guitar. Behind them is a red brick wall.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Ricky Rosé, a person wearing a large brown fluffy coat and sequined outfit lipsyncs with plants and guests in the background. Image Description: Slide 14: Ricky Rosé, a person with short brown hair and a beard is wearing glasses, a large brown fluffy coat, and a black rainbow-sequined outfit while lipsyncing to a song. Audience members look on in the background, and the scene is surrounded by green turf, plants, and brown post columns.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Lilith Le’Queer, a Black person wearing a pink ruffly corset dress, and pink leg-warmers does a backbend with their hand up in a flourish Image Description: Slide 13: Lilith Le’Queer, a Black person wearing a pink ruffly corset dress, and pink leg-warmers does a backbend with their hand up in a flourish. They have split-dyed hair and pink ribbons on their head.
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · Aug 16
Alt Text: Lilith Le’Queer, a Black person wearing glasses, a pink ruffly corset dress, and pink leg-warmers smiles to the left. Image Description: Slide 12: Lilith Le’Queer, a Black person wearing a pink ruffly corset dress, and pink leg-warmers smiles to the right. They have split-dyed hair and pink ribbons on their head.
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