Colorblind: Disability Justice

Image Description: Dustin Gibson, a Black man wearing a white shirt with visible backpack straps and khaki colored pants holds a sign that reads: Accessible Transportation. Others are marching past a truck parked on the street in the background

A chance encounter with Dustin Gibson at the 2017 Annual National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Conference evolved in a lunch chat on his work and salient issues facing underrepresented communities. Dustin is one of many disabled black advocates who strive to give an authentic voice to issues facing disabled people of color. His work and his methods reflect an undying passion and dedication to advocacy, diversity, and disability justice.

I stand with intersectional advocacy and solidarity. Disability is not defined by gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation, so why are minority voices still silenced in this disability movement? Nothing about us without us means that we must do more to recognize intersectionality and inclusion if disability advocacy is going to remain truly representative of our entire community. 



We Can't Breathe: The Deaf & Disabled Margin of Police Brutality Project

Required Reading:

Caged In: The Devastating Harms of Solitary Confinement on Prisoners with Physical Disabilities by Jamelia Morgan

Syllabus: Disability Justice In the Age of Mass Incarceration by Talila Lewis

The Woodland Hills High School-to-Prison Pipeline by Dustin Gibson

Honoring Arnaldo Rios-Soto & Charles Kinsey: Achieving Liberation Through Disability Solidarity by Talila Lewis

Required Viewing:

Webinar on Intersectionality and Centers for Independent Living (CILs)