Sins Invalid is a disabled performance project that formed in 2006 in San Francisco. Founders Patty Berne and poet Leroy F. Moore Jr., both people of colour with physical disabilities, wanted to celebrate artists with disabilities, especially those who were queer, racialized, gender-variant or otherwise marginalized. Their shows actively challenge what is considered "sexy" or "normal" by using personal stories from the artists and adapting them into performance pieces.

Performance

The More We Get Together is an extensive 107 page manual published by the Canadian Labour Congress as a tool for disability rights and labour activists alike. The manual not only acts as a guide for integrating disability rights issues into labour organizing, but explains and contextualizes disability studies theories and movements. Including workers with disabilities in union work is essential to effective organizing. The manual explains:

Disability theories

Demographics about people with disabilities

A documentary chronicling the lack of accessible transportation in London, Ontario and across the province. Follow Jeff on his mission to bring about the change the disabled population desperately needs by driving his wheelchair over 650km from his home in London, Ontario to the nation's capital in Ottawa.

Followed by a Q & A with Jeff Preston

This event is free

Accessibility Information: ASL Interpretation, Attendant Care, Communication Assistance, Vegan Snacks, Child friendly space

If we require additional accommodations for your participation please contact RyeACCESS at access@rsuonline.ca or 416-979-5000 ext 4504
RyeACCESS, Centre for Independent Living, DHPS, The Access Centre, Springtide Resources

This year’s conference programming will move attendees beyond a theoretical and technical understanding of accessibility by providing a practical framework for action.

In addition to information and communication accessibility, the conference is seeking presentations from individuals who have successfully moved accessibility forward within their institutions through such strategies as community building, networking or "making the case" for inclusion.

Share your first-hand experience with disability issues as well as academic or evidence-based research in the field of disability.

Catalytic Conversation about Youth

For this conversation we are exploring the article below:

During Tomee Sojourner's national speaker and workshop tour, a number of topics will be discussed, including:
• Intersectional diversity: Transforming workplace conversations to build sustainable change
• Oppresshun awareness: Moving beyond words into action
• Advocacy, activism, and social issues: Oppresshun awareness & intersectional diversity strategies
• Challenging stigma: "You have an M.A., so how can you have a learning disability?"