Crip News v.161
New works, other news, calls, and events.
NEWS
New Works
Yesterday, Sins Invalid closed it’s 3-night presentation of “queer crip climate crisis grief, joy, and resistance” in Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire at the ODC Theater in San Francisco.
Ly Xīnzhèn Zhǎngsūn (Lydia X.Z. Brown) has published “Not Just Gus Walz: Understanding the Ableist Logic of Toxic White Masculinity in the New Eugenics Era” on the Disability Visibility blog.
Alice Wong reflects on Disability Portrait Day at SFMOMA for the museum’s website.
The Musicians’ Union and Help Musicians have published “Musicians’ Census: Disabled Musicians Insight Report” based on a survey of nearly 2,600 disabled musicians. 57% reported disability-related barriers that had affected their career and aspirations.
Queercrip/disabled artist Riana Head-Toussaint spoke with Creative Australia about her 2024 Early Career National Arts and Disability Award and her work on “crip raving.”
Video from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum’s event last month on “Disability in Indigenous Communities,” featuring Carly Hare, Jen Deerinwater, and Héctor Manuel Ramírez, is now available.
In Disability Without Poverty and Campaign 2000’s 2024 Disability Poverty Report Card, Canada earns an “F” on addressing disability poverty.
“The Original Disability Holiday Gift Guide 2024” by Emily Ladau and Kate Caldwell is out.
Also in time for the holidays, Disability Culture Lab and artist Jennifer White-Johnson have teamed up to offer new merch.
The Sick Times’ Betsy Ladyzhets spoke to long-time disability lawyer Barbara Comerford about applying for disability insurance with Long COVID and ME.
Out of My Mind, a Disney Original movie starring disabled actress Phoebe-Rae Taylor based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, is now streaming on Disney+.
In Other News…
Starting this month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is rolling out features it says will make it simpler to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), including “user-tested, plain-language questions, prepopulated answers where possible, seamless step-by-step transitions, and more.”
CALLS
Disabled artist Marisa Olson is seeking donations to her service animal’s cancer fundraiser. Olson is also dealing with cancer. Donate here.
The Center for American Progress has instructions on how to submit a public comment on the proposed rule to end sub-minimum wages for disabled workers. You must submit by January 17, 2025. Send a comment now.
New Disabled South is seeking people in southern states to share stories for a paid project about the challenging realities of Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibility. More here.
The Patient Led Research Collaborative is hiring a Fundraising & Operations Manager and a Partnerships & Advocacy Coordinator. Apply by Dec. 31. More here.
The Kennedy Center’s Access/VSA Department is hiring…
EVENTS
The New Medicaid Access Rule: Primer and Advocacy Strategies
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2pm ET, on Zoom
The webinar from Justice in Aging will explain each major provision of the Access Rule, with emphasis on the important work that needs to be done within individual states to best promote beneficiary health, safety and well-being. States are – or should be – starting implementation work now. And now is the time for HCBS participants and their advocates to begin their own advocacy to ensure that implementation is meaningful and participant-focused.