The lies White disability advocates tell ourselves

Hello, my name is Isa and I am a disabled writer and advocate with a master's in communication studies with a focus in disability culture and identity. Nothing I say in this video is new information, I am just a white woman repeating what so many BIPOC have been saying. However, I hope that this video helps other advocates start deconstructing white supremacy in their activism.

0:00 Introduction and Disclaimers
2:18 Definitions
3:46 Lie 1: If people just knew
6:02 Lie 2: You are all alone / this is all enw
7:45 Lie 3: Being disabled makes you automatically understand other people and absolves you of guilt.
9:45 Lie 4: Disability can be separated from race, gender, sexuality, or class
10:50 Actionable items


Starter Resources
Books
Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong

Documentary
Crip Camp - Netflix

Disability Advocates
Alice Wong - https://disabilityvisibilityproject.c...
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha - https://brownstargirl.org/
Imani Barbarin (@ crutchesandspice) - https://crutchesandspice.com/