Cafe Crip: Language Justice
Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. Language Justice is a type of alchemy – when every person is honored, respected, and understood, we are an unstoppable force for creativity, organizing, and transformation. This month, let’s talk about how we can co-create Language Justice and realize our […]
Eli Clare + Ellen Samuels Book Chat
What happens when you put Eli Clare and Ellen Samuels, two disabled oracles, in conversation? Actual magic. This spring, Eli and Ellen are both releasing new books, and they’re sharing them with the DCC community! Eli’s new book, “Unfurl: Survival, Sorrows, and Dreaming,” is a queer disabled love song to trees and beavers, tremors and […]
Legal Clinic with California Employment Lawyers Association
We’re so excited to welcome volunteer lawyers from the California Employment Lawyers Association’s Worker Outreach Committee! They will be providing 45-minute, free, virtual, confidential consultations. You can ask them all about California employment law issues, including disability accommodations, the interactive process for disability accommodations requirements, medical and sick leave, whistleblower protections, and other forms of […]
Toolworks Resource Workshop | April 22
Hi San Francisco! Get assistance with IHSS and DOR applications, regional center information, job placement services, Deaf services, discounted Clipper/transit cards, SSI and SSDI benefits counseling. We’re offering in English and ASL, with other translation services as well. Pop in, grab a snack, and get help from our Toolworks friends, experts in navigating city services […]
BIPOC Together Time: Joy + Cheerleading
Welcome to BIPOC Together Time: Joy + Cheerleading! BIPOC Together Time is a monthly space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to come together to talk on a specific topic. You can share thoughts and feelings, ask questions, hang back and enjoy time in community, or basically whatever fills your cup. This month, our […]
Adaptive Strength and Conditioning
Join Jorge Macias from Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program for an Adaptive Strength and Conditioning workshop. This offering is perfect if you want to build a strength and conditioning practice, but ‘traditional’ equipment and movement don’t fit your body. Jorge will work with folks individually and as a group to find the right tools […]
Sustaining Us: Building a Writing Practice While Living with Limitations
NOTE: THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. Our stories are everything. They are our anchor to the present, the legacy we leave, the windy path toward our future, and our portal to dimensions that only we can imagine. We need to write and share our stories. All that said, we all know that it’s HELLA hard […]
Laura Mauldin Book Chat
Laura Mauldin’s new book “In Sickness and in Health: Love Stories from the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis” is a rallying cry for a radical reimagining of care—not as an individual act of devotion, but as collective responsibility. Through memoir, reporting, and cultural critique, Laura shows us how ableism is at the heart of […]
Pressure Respirator Mask Pop-up
Y’all, the incredible makers at the UC Berkeley Rad Mad Lab are coming to the DCC to demonstrate how to make DIY positive pressure respirators. You can make and try out the homemade portable respirators during the event! They’re comfy, you can sleep in them, and they’re affordable. Great for wildfire season, avoiding fumes, and […]
Game Night: Dungeons + Dragons
The dice are polished, the snacks are nonstop, the chairs are cozy, and our dungeon masters are ready – it’s our first D&D night! We’ve got the best access-loving DMs in any world coming to run 2-hour disability-loving, one-and-done campaigns. In person, all levels are very welcome to play! Experienced D&D players, you can bring […]