CripAntiquity

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Our mission is to combat ableism by amplifying disabled and neurodivergent perspectives; creating resources that will empower individuals and transform institutions; and fostering community among our members. cripantiquity.com

This past weekend, CripAntiquity board members Alicia Matz (Co-Chair) and Tori Lee (Secretary) hosted a workshop at the 9th Quadrennial Feminism & Classics conference, hosted by the University of Cincinnati. (1/)

Alicia Matz (in a blue shirt with flowers with a grey cardigan over it) and Tori Lee (in a red shirt with a pattern on it) standing in front of a window, smiling.

Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps. I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.

NPR@npr.org · 7mo ago

Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.

CripAntiquity was at the SCS/AIA Conference in SF! Thanks to everyone who chatted with us during the conference and at our roundtable. Discussions at the conference gave us many ideas to improve accessibility in our sector. Please continue these talks and providing your support in the future!

Three CripAntiquity board members in front of window facing city of San Francisco.

CripAntiquity was at the SCS/AIA Conference in SF! Thanks to everyone who chatted with us during the conference and at our roundtable. Discussions at the conference gave us many ideas to improve accessibility in our sector. Please continue these talks and providing your support in the future!

Three CripAntiquity board members in front of window facing city of San Francisco.

CripA wishes you a restful and Happy Holidays! 🎄☃️ We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a roundtable at the AIA/SCS conference this January! "Archaeology and the Disabled in the 21st Century" will be held January 9 from 1:00-2:00 in the Grand Ballroom. Hope to see you there!

Banning laptops from your classes is an accessibility issue and *forces* students with accommodations to out themselves to their peers. If you do this, you are not an advocate for disability rights. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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Today I published a new section of my website with resources for those who wish to learn, study, and/or teach ancient languages using braille. It rests on work we did over the past year to expand screen reader access to these languages through the LibLouis library. Check it out and share around!

New: Braille Resources for Reading Ancient Languages

[Photo by me. Tactile graphic by Crystal Peng.]   I recently created a new section of my website, which provides educational resources for anyone who wants to read ancient Middle Eastern and North …

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It has been a big month for CripAntiquity! Early in the month, three of our board members hosted a panel at the CA conference (pictured below), and just this last weekend we had our first ever annual conference, which was a great success! (1/2)

Three CripAntiquity board members in front of a lecture hall posing with the CripAntiquity contact information.