In this interview w/ @ProfGeorgeYancy I explain how ableism in/forms+drives racism, capitalism & all other oppression.

"Ableism has been used for generations to degrade, oppress, control and disappear disabled & nondisabled people alike."

via @truthout

bit.ly/whatisableism Here are some pull quotes from this piece with @ProfGeorgeYancy & @truthout.

Hoping to have an audio version soon.

Stay tuned for the second portion of this convo next week where we discuss ableism as the driving force behind all forms of incarceration.

the construction of “race” is wholly dependent on ableism.

we can’t fully comprehend racism without an anti-ableist lens; and we can’t dismantle racism without an anti-ableist praxis (this is especially & particularly true of anti-Black/indigenous racism). ableism plays a leading role in how we frame, understand, construct, and respond to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, criminal status, disability, and countless other identities.

Not back on social media. Only sharing a piece I wrote on a day where many celebrate a freedom too many have never known.

Freeing Black Fates & Capturing Black Freedom: Reclaiming Our Humanity, Contextualizing Our Trauma & Honoring Our Resistance

Link: bit.ly/captureblackfr… It contains heavy and painful content so please use discretion.

It touches on many issues and connections that I think are critical. It is a validation of Black humanity and a celebration of Black resistance.

Disability is traditionally viewed through a privileged lens making it difficult to see disability in marginalized ppl/communities.

This working definition of ableism addresses gaps in the traditional framing of disability+ableism.

goo.gl/NyR3KN

#DisabilitySolidarity UPDATED WORKING DEFINITON OF #ABLEISM
-edited for length+clarity
-names colonialism as key to construction of ableism
-more explicitly acknwldgs reproductive in/justice+ productivity
-names @notthreefifths+Black/negatively racialized Disabled folk as centeral to my understanding.

The "I can do anything except..." framing in Disability/Deaf communities is ableist. I know that very few want to admit or discuss this but it needs challenge, intense scrutiny & deep reflection and conversation. Not necessarily here but I hope folks are having these conversations cuz this is harmful.