Events and Trainings
A More Just World: Embracing a Disability Justice Culture
This workshop will introduce participants to the 10 Principles of Disability Justice as described by Sins Invalid. Sins Invalid is a group led by disabled queer women of color who create this framework for movement building. Participants will be introduced to the founders of the Disability Justice Movement.
Presented by: Matias Solorzano
Models of Disability: Historical Context, Oppressive Frameworks, and New Narratives
This session is about unpacking ableism from its roots in history, anti-Blackness, eugenics, misogyny, colonialism, imperialism and capitalism. We will examine how models of disability are mobilized today to institutionalize, segregate, and disempower people with disabilities. Often issues of race and gender are not centered in disability spaces and issues of disability are not centered in race and gender-centered spaces. This session is designed to foster solidarity for stronger movement work. In this approachable and conversational training, you will learn (and unlearn) different social narratives of disability and how Disabled people throughout history have informed their own sense of identity. We'll explore movements rooted in disability rights, the social model of disability and disability justice.
Presented by: Rebecca Hoyt, Disability Rights and Services Specialist
Disabled and Here: Neurodiversity in the Workplace Recording
Not all disabilities are visible. According to the CDC, about half of the people with disabilities in the U.S, 33 million adults, have an “invisible" or “nonapparent disability" like Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, mental health disabilities, chronic pain, and more. Workers with invisible disabilities are about half as likely (47%) to disclose a disability at work. Additionally, their access needs might be less understood by others (SHRM, 2023).
Join us for a conversation with Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown and Nikyra McCann about the lived experiences of workers with nonapparent disabilities and how to foster neuro-inclusive workplaces.
Moderator: Leah Rinardy, Occupational Accommodation Specialist
Madison Disability Summit
The City of Madison Disability Summit: Collective Visioning for a More Equitable Future is a platform for visioning and developing a city-wide agenda that will direct the work of the Department of Civil Rights – Division of Equity and Social Justice, Disability Rights and Services Program and ensure all City programs include the voices and needs of the disability community.
- DJ Training Workshop with Sins Invalid, Disability Justice Trainer
Ableism is a system of oppression that permeates dominant culture and impacts countless folks across our communities. We'll take a look at how ableism has and continues to work with various forms of oppression, while Disability Justice centers intersectionality to co-create a world where all of us can survive and thrive. - Keynote Speakers: Yive Oddly, drag artist and performer; Kate Moran, Disability Pride Madison Board Chair
- Addresses from Wisconsin Senator Agard and Representives Joers and Stubbs.
- Intersectionality and Collective Liberation Panel Discussion with Mary Fashik, Jeiri Flores, Rebecca Hoyt (Moderator).
- Visioning for the future of Madison: Community Building and Civic Engagement Panel Discussion, with Disability Rights Commission Chair, Will Ringland; Equal Opportunities Commissioner Autumn Neugent, Katie Sullivan (moderator).
- Keynote Speakers: Callie Frye, Deaf and Disability Activist; Sydney Badeau, Board of People with Developmental Disabilities
- Addresses from Wisconsin Representatives Hong and Subek.