Module 7: Disability is Diversity, Building an Accessible Outdoors.
Facilitators: Syren Nagakyrie of Disabled Hikers, and Gerry Seavo James
This module led by Syren Nagakyrie, founder of Disabled Hikers and Together Outdoors Advisory Council member, examines the historical contexts of disability in the outdoors and discuss frameworks for implementing disability access, inclusion, and justice.
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Crip Camp a documentary about Camp Jened, a camp for people with disabilities in the 1970s, and the history of the Disability Rights Movement. Available on Netflix and YouTube. The website has many resources.
Resources on Eco-Crip Theory, which examines the intersections of Disability and the environment. Of particular interest are the three articles linked under Academic Articles that discuss creations of wilderness, adventure culture, and disability.
10 Principles of Disability Justice, as articulated by Patty Berne and Sins Invalid
“Disability Justice is Another Term for Love” by Mia Mingus
Access is Love Project aims to build a world where access is considered an act of love. Includes extensive accessibility resource list.
Disability Justice Audit Tool written by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and envisioned by Stacey Park Milbern and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Aimed at helping Black, Indigenous and POC-led organizations examine where they’re at in practicing disability justice, and where they want to learn and grow.
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