Natalie D Kane

A park with a tree to the left, underneath a baby deer shelters in shadow.

A lush green forest, densely covered in trees, a path running through the middle.

A very large green oak in a park, the grass bleached by the sun. To the left a small lake.

A river, surrounded by trees.

A good way to deal with burnout? Trees, lots of trees.

Come by next Saturday if you are interested in crip authorship, including histories of subtitling, visual description and plain language writing workshop.

Co-hosted with @center4ds.bsky.social

Really loved editing this book because we got great writers like @supercrip1994.bsky.social!

Design and Disability review – ‘A world-shaping, boundary-breaking joy of a show’ From self-tightening shoes to an all-purpose hands-free vibrator, this superb exhibition demonstrates that disability-led culture and design is about so much more than ramps

One last post before I rest for the weekend. Truly a bit overwhelmed to receive this review from a writer who I respect so much. Thanks @lucywebster.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Pal this is very nice to say - thank you so much for being on the advisory group and sharing your wisdom!

A row of brightly coloured posters against a white tiled wall. The posters say ‘Design and Disability’ on each left hand bottom corner. On the left lime green poster, a photo of Davina Starr, a member of drag syndrome in a white wig and bright make up under a spotlight. The central light blue poster has a black and white photo of Marvel Harris wrapped in a towel emerging from the sea. The right pink poster is an image of Sky Cubacub in a pink binder and dragon scale headdress.

Design and Disability opens today at the V&A! We’re so happy to share it with you all. Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people and their companions go free. www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/...

It is a bit wild!!

Aahhhhhhh

Thank you friend!!!!

Calling all artists, creatives and cultural sector workers, there is an open letter about the changes to Access to Work which will be released on Monday, it’s been signed by almost 2000 people, please add your name if you can: airtable.com/appSbdVCnzZy...

Really nice to speak to Debika Ray for this piece on access and architecture, and about our upcoming show. Also features some amazing folks such as the Poppy Levison, Amanprit Arnold from Deaf City Hub, Chris Laing from Deaf Architecture Front and DisOrdinary Architecture.

Thank you William! Too kind.

A blue background with a yellow box that contains blue text that reads: How can you fight against the changes to access to work. Below is a teal box containing white text that reads: 1. Find out more about the changes on our website. 2. Sign and share the open letter from the culture sector. 3 Include the hashtag #ProtectAtW when posting on social media. 4. Write to your MP using our template letter. 5. Respond to the current DWP consultation. Below is #ProtectAtW written in yellow and the DAO and Cathy Waller Co logos.

📢 We've compiled a page of information on issues affecting Access to Work customers and new applicants, and details on how we can help.

There are also actions you can take to fight the proposed changes to Access to Work.

Read now and help #ProtectAtW

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Crip Authorship: Disability as a Method for Creativity (Online) - Special event at Online · V&A An afternoon of talks, a screening, and a workshop exploring disability, authorship, and access.

Crip Authorship event online - please note that the workshop won’t be hybrid but all talks and Georgina Kleege’s keynote will be hybrid! www.vam.ac.uk/event/jEdBnK...

Crip Authorship: Disability as a Method for Creativity - Special event at V&A South Kensington · V&A An afternoon of talks, a screening, and a workshop exploring disability, authorship, and access.

Crip Authorship comes to the V&A! Pleased to host @maramills.bsky.social and Rebecca Sanchez on 21st June for a special event with @louhicky.bsky.social Kelsie Acton and Georgina Kleege. Tickets to the in person event and workshop here, online stream below: www.vam.ac.uk/event/135rMr...

Crip Authorship: Disability as a Method for Creativity - Special event at V&A South Kensington · V&A An afternoon of talks, a screening, and a workshop exploring disability, authorship, and access.

I'm giving a new talk on *"Subtitles on Fire"* at the V&A for the Design and Disability show. Featuring a screening of *Captioning and Captioning* — celebrating all things crip authorship with @maramills.bsky.social and Rebecca Sanchez
#DesignAndDisability www.vam.ac.uk/event/135rMr...

A large wooden sign hangs between two pale marble columns above two closed black doors. On the sign reads in fuschia pink ‘Design and disability’.

You think this is me being excited about the exhibition sign going up (I am!) but actually I was showing exactly where the large quantity of plane tree pollen was rushing in to attack me.

A book stacked on top of another on a table. The book cover is predominantly white. In the top right hand corner is the main title text in bold sans serif black font, reading Design and Disability. At the bottom left it reads in capitals, 10 Tales of Accessible Design. Across the front cover on a white background, from left to right is a series of long stripes of differing widths that go from top to bottom that go from each edge, with staggered gaps in between. They are in a colour spectrum starting from turquoise, to blue, to mauve, to purple to pink.

Day one of Design and Disability install and I’m impressed by the range of skills in our team, flower pressing by @musebloom.bsky.social is now a trade for hire. Also, early advance copies of our book are in the building!

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This new role will help shape the Museum’s voice, connect with diverse audiences, and grow our reach and impact.⁠

🗓 Deadline: 9am, Mon 2nd June 2025

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It’s also the opening day for the show so come celebrate and say hello, sit on one of the many chairs (I may be taking several naps).

Design and Disability - The Great Exhibition Road Festival Join the curator of the V&A's new ‘Design and Disability’ exhibition to explore how disabled people are hacking, redesigning and subverting design.

I’ll be speaking with artists and designers from the Design and Disability show on 7th June at Great Exhibition Road festival - Kaiya Waerea, Finnegan Shannon and Arjun Harrison-Mann. Free! BSL interpreted, live captions, wear a mask! www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/event/design...

It's 650 now. And darn right we have.

Keep sharing and signing!

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Share widely!

Thank you!!

Design and Disability: 10 Tales of Accessible Design a book by Natalie Kane and Reuben Liebeskind. This visually rich book celebrates design ingenuity - acknowledging the significant contributions of disabled individuals and communities to design and making that point that, simply put, inclusive de...

I’m really pleased to announce a book to accompany the upcoming Design and Disability show - a series of great conversations, with a few essays, around disabled cultural production, experience and expertise with design uk.bookshop.org/p/books/desi...

How to Archaeologically Record a Video Game by Florence Smith Nicholls A zine specially grown for GDC 2025

I promised I'd do it, and here it is!
You can now download the pdf of the zine "How to Archaeologically Record a Video Game" from itch:
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Rumours were true! #BDCAM25

We’ll be focusing on the recent acquisition of Euki, a privacy-first reproductive health app which was brought into the collection in 2023 for Rapid Response Collecting, at the point that Roe Vs Wade was first threatened to be overturned.

Sadly missed the first day of #BDCAM25 as I’m deep in exhibition preparation however I’ll be there tomorrow as Anna Mladentseva and I will be talking about our work conserving mobile apps!

Knitting Through Digital Decay: A Collection of Digital Preservation Jumpers No One Asked For (But… I’ve been truly overwhelmed by the interest in my Digital Preservation knitting patterns — thank you to everyone who has reached out…

I have been truly envious of Leontien Talboom’s digital preservation related knitted jumpers but now she’s released the charts, and more about their origins on Cambridge University Library Blogs #digitalpreservation digitalpreservation-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/knitting-thr...