On this episode, Aimi Hamraie and Kelsie Acton reflect on this season of Contra*, their work with the Remote Access Archives, and their hopes for how the archives will be used. They also share about their own experiences of finding remote access in their disability communities,and how they archived remote access with the Critical Design Lab team. 

On this episode, Aimi Hamraie and Kelsie Acton reflect on this season of Contra*, their work with the Remote Access Archives, and their hopes for how the archives will be used. They also share about their own experiences of finding remote access in their disability communities,and how they archived remote access with the Critical Design Lab team. 

Themes: 

• Remote access and archiving remote access

• Disability communities and collaborative access 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Links: 

• Remote Access Archive

Themes: 

• Remote access and archiving remote access

• Disability communities and collaborative access 

Links: 

• Remote Access Archive
  

This episode, we hear from India Harville, an African American, queer, disabled activist, consultant, public speaker, somatics practitioner, and performance artist. India details her own experience with remote access before and during the pandemic, and the ways that the disability community continues to innovate and experiment to find more ways to connect, find joy, and build community across space and access. 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Themes: 

• Disability advocacy and justice

• Remote access in the chronic illness community

• Zoom participation and community building

Links: 

• India’s website,Embraced Body

• India on Linkedin

• Remote Access Archives
  

This episode, we hear from Brian Lobel, a white man who was diagnosed with cancer and co-founded of the Sex with Cancer project. Lobel takes us into the world of cancer, queer sex advocacy, disabled pleasure, and the role of hotlines and online spaces as essential remote access for anyone searching for answers to their most intimate questions. 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Themes: 

• Body change and cancer

• Cancer and disability community / culture

• COVID-19 pandemic era and disability advocacy

• Disabled pleasure, disabled sex

• Patient-led advocacy,

• Queer sex education, sex toys

• social model of disability, 

• Telephone hotlines and remote access

Links: 

• Sex with Cancer website

• Brian Lobel’s website

• Remote Access Archive
  

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at Cripping Pandemic Learning, documents developed by Danielle E. Lorenz and Hannah Sullivan Facknitz to support access for disabled students to online learning. These documents highlight the collaboration and simplicity of access-knowledge sharing common to disability culture. 

For a full episode description, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Links:

Remote Access Archive

This episode, we hear from Katie Goldfinch, a white, nonbinary person and solidarity worker with Touretteshero. Katie gives us insight into the disability arts scene in the UK, how Touretteshero navigates the pandemic, and how they are working hard to share collective joy, education, creativity, and curiosity with kids and teachers remotely. 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Themes: 

• Remote access, collaborative access, and education

• Creating joy and collaboration remotely

• Disabled kids and disability arts

• Play and performance 

Links: 

• Touretteshero website

• Remote Access Archive 
  

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at Crips for E-sims for Gaza, an effort by Alice Wong, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinha and Jane Shi to encourage disabled people and their allies to donate to get eSims to people in Gaza. Kelsie reflects on the relationship between mutual aid, remote access and the importance of doing something, however small.  

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Links:

Donate to Crips for Esims for Gaza

Remote Access Archive

This episode, we hear from Sky Cubacub, a Filipinx, non-binary disabled activist, designer and educator, who founded Rebirth Garments. They discuss their journey to gender-affirming fashion, fashion newsletters, and navigating social media. And, they share their current project with kids – at the intersection of education, performance, and interdependence that is rooted in community care and trust. 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Themes: 

• Fashion, performance, and fashion shows

• Social media and remote community building

• Hybrid and remote performances

• Immunocompromised and remote community 

• Zoom participation and community building

• Youth education and disability justice 

• Non-gender confirming identity and fashion creation

Links: 

• Sky’s instagram

• Sky’s website,Rebirth Garments

• Remote Access Archive
  

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey and reflects on the limits of remote access.  

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Links:

Remote Access Archive

On this episode, we hear from moira williams, an Indigenous disabled artist. moira shares their experience with pre-pandemic and pandemic forms of remote access, especially as it pertains to joy, community-building, performance, nightlife and parties, visual protests and more. 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Themes: 

• Joy as resistance

• Hybrid and remote parties and community building

• Movement in disability spaces and communities 

• Zoom participation and community building

• Indigenous communities and disability justice

• Land acknowledgement in remote digital settings

• Disability arts

• Crip nightlife / remote access parties 

Links: 

• moira williams website

• moira williams linkedin

• Disability Arts NYC

• Remote Access: Witches ‘N Glitches

• Remote Access Archive
  

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie shares a bit about Glitch Realm, a piece of digital art by Yo-Yo Lin and Kevin Gotkin, developed for one of the Remote Access parties and reflects on joy and access magic. 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Links:

Remote Access Archive