Saturday, June 28, 12–2PM
At FCCW and on Zoom:
3053 Rosslyn St, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Info on our space
Max capacity: 21
There are a lot of technical terms, acronyms, and labels used when talking about disability and accessibility. It can be confusing or intimidating, especially if the words don’t come from the people they’re about. Words also evolve and change, when do we actually take a moment to gather our feelings around these amorphous concepts? This workshop is a chance to slow down and talk about the language we use in our everyday lives around disability and access.
Together, we’ll create a living collection of terms and meanings based on our own experiences, conversations, and ideas. Instead of relying on strict, one-size-fits-all definitions, we’ll welcome many ways of knowing– through writing, poetry, drawings, oral stories, or however you choose to share.
Our goal is to build a shared glossary that reflects real people and their experiences, rather than textbook terms which sometimes carry baggage and limit how we understand disability and each other. We’ll create a new structure to engage with slippery terms in a community-driven approach.
This workshop is part of An Accessibility Guide to LA Art Spaces, an interactive resource, map, and guide to art spaces in LA County, developed through the Los Angeles Artist Census, and launching this fall. The glossary will help define the scope of this initiative and create adaptive publications, online and in print. Each participant will leave with their own personal zine, as a handmade reflection of the words, truths, and ideas that matter most to them.
We enthusiastically invite people that have directly experienced access barriers including people with disabilities/disabled people, those working in disability advocacy/justice, and those who are interested in learning, supporting, and contributing to inclusive creative spaces!
This is a hybrid workshop happening both in person at FCCW and online via Zoom for those who can’t attend in person. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring anything that you would like to use to decorate.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Cedric Tai (any and all pronouns) is an un-disciplinary artist, educator, and friend who thinks through sculpture, talking, writing, performance and experimental exhibitions to hone in on neurodivergent experience, labor and politics.They’ve partnered with neuroscientists, academics from critical psychiatry, artist collectives, disability justice influencers, and somatic therapists to co-create art and accessible resources where “mental health” meets anti-capitalist solidarity.
You can follow Cedric @fakingprofessionalism and support their work on Patreon.com/CedricTai