Pilates
Friends, how’s your body feeling? Could you use a little alignment, core, and posture support? Yeah, us too. Accessible Pilates instructor, Olive Patton, is coming to the DCC to teach an evening Accessible Pilates class. We’ll work together on low-impact strength-building movement patterns that help us feel better in these beautiful, sacred bodies we love. […]
Valkyries Watch Party
We’re not famous for being the sportiest community, but the Valkyries are FUN. They’re a brand new WNBA team with the best energy and such a fun community vibe. Aaaand going to games is both crowded and expensive. SO, please join us for a Covid-safer watch party! We’ll be playing the game on the big […]
Somatic Centering Practices with Regan Brashear
Somatic practices support us in living with awareness, purpose, and vision. In somatics, our concept of “self” encompasses the body, mind, moods, emotions, internal narratives, and our relationships with others. Somatic coach Regan Brashear will guide us through gentle movements (performed from any body position), breathing, and embodied imagination. With repeated practice, somatics help us […]
Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival: Meet the Artists Panel | Conoce a Los Artistas: Festival Internacional de Danza para Sordos del Área de la Bahía
Come meet the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) performers! Learn about their stories, culture, victories, struggles, and identities. The BAIDDF is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance Company that consists of performances and workshops highlighting the essential contributions Deaf and Hard of Hearing artists make to our community. This year, we […]
Disability + Journalism
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 will talk with two veterans of the field, Shruti Rajkumar and Julia Métraux, who combine their professional and lived experience […]
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 […]
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 […]
Townhall | 2026
Dearest DCC Family, please join us for our 2026 Town Hall! We’re going to look back over the past year and chat about what’s next. Come with your questions, insights, hopes, and dreams. This community is everything – we’re here for all of it! Masks will be required inside for the in-person event. If it’s […]
Let’s Flip the Script on Disability
Event Organizer: Longmore Center at The Arc San Francisco Venue: The Arc San Francisco Location: 1500 Howard Street, San Francisco + Zoom Price: Free! Event Description: The Paul K. Longmore Center at The Arc San Francisco is excited to present the inaugural Lois Curtis Lecture! We are excited to invite you to an evening of bold […]
It Wasn’t Meant to be Perfect: A Book Talk + Performance with Gaelynn Lea
Musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea is coming to the DCC with special guest Haben Girma to celebrate the release of her new memoir! It’s a love letter to every kind of body, music, and making it work. Books will be for sale by Book Passage at the event. Register here. About Gaelynn […]