In this first interview in English, I have the great pleasure to talk to Tany Holzworth, an educador, care attendant and community organizer who is also doing amazing work on inclusive design and disability rights. Tany is also an outdoor enthusiast and citizen scientist who experiences disability through chronic pain, neurodivergence and, most-importantly, through community. In this episode we talk about how Tany was introduced to disability justice and pride through her work as care provider for disability activists, her role in stablishing the inclusive volunteer program at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle and most importantly, how the knowledge from disability communities and culture might be an important frame for a better life in a moment where both our society and planet are already in a stage of temporary disability that if not cared for can become permanent.

Relevant links:

- Disability Justice Principles by Sins Invalid:

https://sinsinvalid.org/10-principles-of-disability-justice/

- Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Care-Work

- You Get Proud by Practicing by Laura Hershey:

https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/You%20Get%20Proud%20By%20Practicing.pdf

- For listeners who are new to the concept of disability as a community and the disability rights movement, Tany highly recommends the film below as an entrypoint to understanding the movement.

Crip Camp | A Disability Revolution

https://cripcamp.com/