Disability + Journalism with Pushing Limits
You know that thrill when you read a solid piece of disability journalism? One that leans into real issues and storytelling rather than offensive inspiration porn, narratives of burden, or a pitiful tone. The DCC is partnering with Pushing Limits, KPFA’s radio show by and for disabled people, to talk about what it takes to […]
Crip Reads Book Club
Event Organizer: Los Angeles Spoonie Collective Location: Virtual Price: Free! Event Description: Join the Los Angeles Spoonie Collective for our Crip Reads Book Club in August as we discuss Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey. Registration Information: Register here. Event Questions + Access Requests: Email la.spooniecollective@gmail.com Deadline for Access Requests: July 23, 2026
Cafe Crip | Disability Pride + the ADA
Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. For Disability Pride Month, we’re chatting about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Disability Pride. For two such positive-seeming things, it’s complicated! Let’s dig into who benefits from the ADA and Disability Pride, and who does it leave behind? […]
ADA Celebration: Vivien’s Wild Ride + Sign 504 Now!
Event Organizer: The Roxie Theater Venue: The Roxie Theater Location: 3117 16th St, San Francisco Price: $5-15 (+$1.62 for the online booking fee) Event Description: A special double feature screening on Sunday, July 26th at 1pm. Click the BUY TICKETS button at the bottom of the page! Featuring a live panel discussion moderated by CRIP CAMP […]
MacArthur Series | Disability + Racial Justice Solidarity
MacArthur Fellow Alice Wong, beloved oracle of our lifetime, envisioned a series of discussions that take disabled brilliance to the messy middle of our current struggles for justice, equity, and access. The DCC, together with the MacArthur Fellows at 45 series and Fellow Josh Miele, is proud to honor Alice’s vision with a four-part discussion […]
BIPOC Creatives | Collaboration
Join Alex Locust and Shaina Ghuraya in their co-hosted space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to explore creativity and process together. You can share your thoughts and feelings, bounce around ideas, hang back and simply enjoy time in community, or basically whatever fills your beautiful cup. This month’s theme is Collaboration. We’ll dig […]
Filmmaking 101 | How to Direct a Short
You know that feeling when you have something to share, but you’re not sure how to do it? Maybe you need to tell your story or illuminate a community or a struggle that is dear to you. Or do you have a cast of characters that you can’t wait to introduce to the world? We […]
Disability Pride Festival
It’s Disability Pride Month AND the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center’s 2-year anniversary?! Sounds like celebration time to us! We’re teaming up with The Kelsey Civic Center to host our very first Disability Pride Festival. There will be a market of disabled makers, resource booths, a birthday cake, tasty treats, Disability Visibility quilt-making, and, most […]
Virtual Anniversary Party
Family! We’re celebrating our TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! What is time? It both feels like our Disability Culture is Here virtual launch was yesterday, AND the community runs so deep that we can’t believe we just started building two years ago. Please join us for a virtual celebration of this community, the connections we’ve built over the […]
One City One Day 504 Rolling + Walking Tour
Did you know that in the late seventies, 150 disabled activists held the longest peaceful occupation of a federal building in US history? Known as the “504 protest,” the sit-in lasted 26 days and took place just across the street from the present-day San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. Join 504 protestors Dennis Billups and Debby […]