Critical Design Lab

Labs for Liberation are running a great program of learning and engagement this summer!

Labs for Liberation Summer Institute Lecture Series Dates: June 9-July 18, 2025. All sessions are online. ASL and CART available. Summer Institute directors: Moya Bailey and Aimi Hamraie Accessibility coordinator: Angela Stanley  Funded by: The…

Free and open to the public, with ASL and CART: Summer lecture series on disability and design. Register at: labsforliberation.org/2025/05/30/l... [image description: labs for liberation logo, a circuit board-style sun, with text summer institute on disability and design, june 9-july 18, 2025]

Slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 54, with Kelsie Acton and Aimi Hamraie, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics

Check out episode 54, the season finale of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode, Kelsie and Aimi discuss the making of the Remote Access Archive. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast

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Slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 53, with India Harville, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue and purple confetti graphics

Check out episode 53 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with India Harville, we talk about remote joy and community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast Subscribe buff.ly/423JnKl

Slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 52, with Brian Lobel, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics

Check out episode 52 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Brian Lobel, Kelsie discusses sex, intimacy, cancer, and remote access. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast

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Text says Contra podcast, Cripping Pandemic Learning in Higher Education, episode 51, Remote access Archive Highlight. The slide is purple with pink, red, orange, yellow, and green highlights

Check out episode 51 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the educational resource, Cripping Pandemic Learning in Higher Education.

Slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 50, with Katie Goldfinch, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics

Check out episode 50 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Katie Goldfinch, we talk about childhood joy and education in the virtual sphere. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast

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Text says Contra podcast, epsisode 49, Remote access Archive Highlight. The slide is purple a yellow and blue QR code with the text "Crips for eSims for Gaza, End to Genocide."

Check out episode 49 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the virtual funding campaign, Crips for eSims for Gaza. Subscribe to Contra* wherever you get your podcasts

Image description: slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 48, with sky cubacub, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics

Check out episode 48 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Sky Cubacub @rebirthgarments, we talk about disability fashion, remote fashion shows, and performance. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
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Image: text says Contra podcast, Olmstead Quality of Life Survey, Minnesota, episode 47, Remote access Archive Highlight. The slide is purple with red, orange, yellow, and green highlights

Check out episode 47 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Olmstead Quality of Life Survey, which assesses the quality of life for disabled people in segregated settings.

We Asked Colleges How They Would React to Demands From Trump. They Wouldn’t Say. The possibility became more real on Friday, when Columbia University agreed to make changes in response to a letter from the Trump administration.

The Chronicle asked universities how they would respond if the Trump admin demanded that they:

-Expel students
-Remove control of a department from the faculty
-Change student discipline policy

The response?
"No college or university... answered any of our questions."
😞

#academicsky #edusky

Image description: slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 46, with moira williams, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics

Check out episode 46 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with moira williams, we talk about remote parties and disability arts and culture. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast
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Image: text says Contra podcast, the Glitch Realm, episode 45, Remote access Archive Highlight. There is a screenshot of inside a blue, green, and grey virtual world, with two people appearing on screens in the front of a space surrounded by avatars. There is a backwards green question mark symbol in the bottom. The slide is light purple with yellow and red highlights

Check out episode 45 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Glitch Realm, a virtual world and party space designed by @itsyosquared and @who____girl
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We're so excited to share the launch party for the Remote Access Archive, hosted by the NYU Center for Disability Studies. We have been working on this project since the pandemic began. Please join us!

Image description: slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 43, with Susan Molloy, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics

Check out episode 44 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Susan Molloy, we talk about environmental illness and life in a remote disability community. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess buff.ly/423JnKl

Applications for the Summer Institute on Disability and Design are due this week!
labsforliberation.org

Applications are due on March 7! Learn more at this link: labsforliberation.org/2025/01/22/a...

[Image: text says Contra podcast, Communication First, episode 43, Remote access Archive Highlight. There are screenshots of two news headlines. One says "Coalition Urges Virginia Governor to Prevent Discrimination Against Patients with Disabilities." Another says "National Security Reveals Students with Communication Disabilities Are Being Denied Safe Access to Education." The slide is light purple with orange, yellow, blue, green, and white highlights]

Check out episode 43 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. In this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the Communication First news.

[Image description: slide says Contra podcast, audio description, episode 42, with Thomas Reid, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with computer circuit and blue confetti graphics]

Check out episode 42 of Contra*, a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. On this episode with Thomas Reid, we talk about audio description and disability culture. #DisabilityCulture #RemoteAccess #Contraasteriskppodcast

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hello cis friends
this is what people mean by trans genocide

if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported

this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order

it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist

[Image description: Photo of Alice Wong on a remote video device, at shoulder height with President Obama who is standing in his office with others behind him. The slide says Contra podcast, episode 41, Alice Wong goes to the White house, Remote Access Archive Highlight.]

Check out episode 41 of the Contra* podcast! On this episode, Kelsie Acton discusses the time that Alice Wong visited the Obama White House.

CDS has several co-sponsored events coming up this month with the New York History of Science Lecture Series, NYU Center for Media, Culture & History, and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. See our calendar for more info: disabilitystudies.nyu.edu/events/

Applications are due on March 7! Learn more at this link: labsforliberation.org/2025/01/22/a...

That's so helpful, thank you. For anyone trying to access the URL in this post, it is www.labsforliberation.org

Text says Contra podcast, podcasting and disability culture, episode 40, with Qudsiya Naqui, Stories from the Remote Access Archive. Background is orange with circuitry and blue confetti graphics

On episode 40 of Contra* we talk to Qudsiya Naqui, host of Down to the Struts, about podcasting and disability culture. Subscribe to Contra* on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts https://buff.ly/423JnKl

text says Contra podcast, episode 39, UCLA hybrid strike, Remote Access Archive highlight. Image shows a hallway papered with strike posters and a sign that says "Academia Kills." There is also a cooler and some other items. But no people.

On this episode of Contra*, Kelsie Acton describes our collection of materials from the UCLA Hybrid Strike, when a coalition of student organizations at UCLA went on strike for better conditions, including remote access. Access Contra* on our website criticaldesignlab.com or on Spotify.

Text says Contra podcast, feminism, disability, and email, episode 38, with corbett o'toole, stories from the remote access archive. The background is orange with circuitry and confetti graphics.

On episode 38 of Contra*, we talk about the role of email in feminist disability organizing with Corbett O'Toole. Check out our stories from the Remote Access Archive.

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Announcing the Labs for Liberation Summer Institute on Disability and Design! Are you a student, designer, or activist who is invested in designing a more accessible world? Join us July 9-July 18 for a virtual, free, and accessible online summer program.

Announcement of episode. Says Contra podcast, episode 37, the Toomey Gazette, Remote Access Archive highlight. The background image is a collage of hand-drawn images from the Toomey Gazette, including wheelchairs and tools

All new episode of Contra*, the podcast on disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. This week, Kelsie Acton describes an object from the Remote Access Archive: the Toomey Gazette, a print newsletter for the polio community starting in the 1950s. Subscribe on Spotify or criticaldesignlab.com

[Image description: light text on dark background says Mapping Access toolkit by Aimi Hamraie and the Critical Design Lab, Graphic version by Paul DeFazio.” In the background is a mind map web with lines and circles. One line leads to an exit sign.]

Check out the new graphic version of the Mapping Access toolkit on our website. The graphic version by Paul DeFazio builds on the original by offering a dark mode PDF format and graphics to illustrate spatial concepts. Perfect for classroom accessibility exercises!