Critical Design Lab

@criticaldesignlab.bsky.social

Disabled artists, designers, and researchers using disability cultural methods to do critical design. https://criticaldesignlab.com/

Free and open to the public, with ASL and CART: Summer lecture series on disability and design. Register at: labsforliberation.org/2025/05/30/l... [image description: labs for liberation logo, a circuit board-style sun, with text summer institute on disability and design, june 9-july 18, 2025]

Labs for Liberation Summer Institute Lecture Series

Dates: June 9-July 18, 2025. All sessions are online. ASL and CART available. Summer Institute directors: Moya Bailey and Aimi Hamraie Accessibility coordinator: Angela Stanley  Funded by: The…

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Check out episode 49 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the virtual funding campaign, Crips for eSims for Gaza. Subscribe to Contra* wherever you get your podcasts

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Check out episode 47 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey, which assesses the quality of life for disabled people in segregated settings.

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The Chronicle asked universities how they would respond if the Trump admin demanded that they: -Expel students -Remove control of a department from the faculty -Change student discipline policy The response? "No college or university... answered any of our questions." 😞 #academicsky #edusky

We Asked Colleges How They Would React to Demands From Trump. They Wouldn’t Say.

The possibility became more real on Friday, when Columbia University agreed to make changes in response to a letter from the Trump administration.

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hello cis friends this is what people mean by trans genocide if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist

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Announcing the Labs for Liberation Summer Institute on Disability and Design! Are you a student, designer, or activist who is invested in designing a more accessible world? Join us July 9-July 18 for a virtual, free, and accessible online summer program.

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Check out the new graphic version of the Mapping Access toolkit on our website. The graphic version by Paul DeFazio builds on the original by offering a dark mode PDF format and graphics to illustrate spatial concepts. Perfect for classroom accessibility exercises!

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