On this episode of Contra*, Aimi talks to Susan Molloy, a white disabled woman and environmental illness activist. Susan is a resident of a remote, disability community outside of Snowflake, Arizona. Susan shares how she found her way to remote disability advocacy, the barriers to remote access faced by folks with environmental illnesses, and how she and others in her neighborhood advocate, innovate, and design living spaces that fit their needs. 

For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.com

Themes: 

• Remote access and navigating different sensitivities 

• Chemical sensitivities, electrical sensitivities, and electronics shielding

• Environmental Illness 

• Negotiating access and remote access pre-COVID

• Disability communities and collaborative access 

Links: 

• EI Wellspring 

• Remote Access Archive