Crip Reads Book Club

Calling all book enthusiasts! Interested in being in a book club this Winter? Join the Los Angeles Spoonie Collective as we discuss Mutual Aid by Dean Spade. Event Organizer: Los Angeles Spoonie Collective Event Location: Virtual Ticket Price: Free Registration Information: bit.ly/CripReads122026 Access: Captions, Audio Description – Optional, ASL Deadline for Access Requests: Nov 24, […]

How To Talk To Your Deaf and AAC using Client (for Sex Educators and Therapists)

Event Organizer:  Cripping Up Sex Unlocking Autonomy: Accessible Sex Ed for AAC Users & Deaf Students and Clients Event Description: Communication is the foundation of consent, safety, and self-expression. Yet non-verbal students using AAC and Deaf or hard of hearing students are routinely left out of essential sex education. Without explicit signs or programmed vocabulary […]

Dating for Disabled Youth

Event Organizer: Cripping Up Sex Event Description: Crushes, Questions, and Connection: A Dating Workshop for Disabled YouthDating can feel like a whole puzzle—especially when most dating advice acts like disabled bodies and minds don’t exist. How do you figure out your vibe, know if you actually like someone, or build up the nerve to ask […]

Assisted Masturbation Class

Event Organizer: Cripping Up Sex Event Description: Pleasure, Care, and Dignity: Navigating Solo Play with Personal Care Assistants Let’s talk about the side of daily living that rarely makes it into the training manuals: sexual health, solo pleasure, and asking for what you need. When your body requires assistance, accessing your own pleasure shouldn’t be off-limits. […]

Cripping Up Toys

Event Organizer: Cripping Up Sex Description: Beyond the Box: Accessible Sex Toys & Adaptive Intimacy Forget one-size-fits-all advice. Join Evan for an interactive, empowering session exploring how adaptive design can completely transform intimacy. Body-inclusive toys: Find out what’s out there and how to pick tools that fit your unique physical strengths. Custom modifications: Learn practical […]

MacArthur Series: Crip Aesthetics as Art

Alice Wong, MacArthur Fellow and 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 […]

Crip Elders: Kathy Martinez

The roots of disability culture, rights, and justice go deep in the Bay Area. We are part of an incredible legacy of organizers and activists who have developed revolutionary strategies for resistance and social change that center care, sustainability, and our collective humanity. The DCC’s Crip Elders series is all about honoring and learning from […]

Tune-up Tuesday | October 2026

Whether it’s a busted wheel, need for resources, a maintenance check, or your dream of that perfect accessory, bring your mobility device to Tune-Up Tuesday! Liz Henry and Olga Prilepova from Grassroots Open Assistive Technology, and Vincent Lopez from the ILRCSF Wheelchair Repair Program, will be at the DCC every first Tuesday to talk about […]

△ Nazariya Art Showcase

We’ve been so honored and delighted to host Nishita Rao’s △ Nazariya Art Showcase at the DCC. Nishita is an interdisciplinary artist and sex educator who creates her pieces by experimenting with different combinations of tools and media. If we usually use ink on paper, what is it like if we use a ceramic tile […]

Superfest 2026 In-Person + Streaming

Superfest Disability Film Festival is coming September 9th to the 13th. Join the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center for a week of films, community, and conversation. There are opportunities to join us in person and at live virtual screenings from Wednesday through Sunday. Following the screenings, festival director Shaina Ghuraya will host community conversations and […]