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This is recommended by one of the presenters at ACI 2014, Allegra Stout:
Sarah Schneider mentioned one-to-ones (intentional conversations to build relationships for organizing) in response to a question during my session on building student groups. The New Organizing Group website also has several other excellent online trainings on organizing skills. Unfortunately, the videos only have automatic Youtube captions and there are no image descriptions for the PDFs.
“It’ll Grow Organically and Naturally": The Reciprocal Relationship between Student Groups and Disability Studies on College Campuses
“It’ll Grow Organically and Naturally": The Reciprocal Relationship between Student Groups and Disability Studies on College Campuses- Allegra Stout, Ariel Schwartz
Abstract:
Although few colleges and universities offer undergraduate disability studies curricula, our own experiences suggest that higher education settings provide opportunities for students to engage with and act upon disability studies theories and concepts. To learn more about the interactions between undergraduate student groups and disability studies, we interviewed students and faculty on three campuses. We found that students not only access disability studies theory through both formal and informal means, but that they also actively engage with it to develop their understandings of disability and interpret their experiences. Additionally, student groups educate their campus communities by advocating for the inclusion of disability studies in curricula, sharing their perspectives in the classroom, and hosting events related to disability studies. Through these activities, often in collaboration with faculty and staff, students forge reciprocal relationships between their activism and the field of disability studies.
This was mentioned by (and co-authored by) one of the presenters from ACI 2014!
The story of the Olmstead case begins with two women, Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson, who had mental illness and developmental disabilities, and were voluntarily admitted to the psychiatric unit in the State-run Georgia Regional Hospital. Following the women's medical treatment there, mental health professionals stated that each was ready to move to a community-based program. However, the women remained confined in the institution, each for several years after the initial treatment was concluded. They filed suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for release from the hospital. [...]
ADA.gov's resources about Olmsted v LC, an important court case about the right to live in the community.
A list of resources collected on the Allies in Self Advocacy website about Accessible Meetings.
Lois Curtis's website. Lois Curtis was one of the plaintiffs in Olmsted V LC.
The Bazelon Center's resources about Olmsted v LC.
The National Council on Disability developed this revisit of the DD Act, looking at three basic questions:
What has the DD Act accomplished in the past 40 years?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current structure?
Is the current structure suited to address the current and future social and policy environment?
This is ADAPT's Disability Organizing 101+ guide. ACI staff rec this for additional reading for bout ACI participants and beyond.
