The Disability & Intersectionality Summit (DIS) is a biennial national conference that centers the multiple oppressions that shape the lived experiences of disabled individuals, as told by disabled people, in a setting organized by disabled activists.

DIS Presentations

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Alisha Vasquez - (dis)Ability, Capitalism, and Nation-States

Alisha Vasquez – (dis)Ability, Capitalism and Nation-States

DIS 2018 Anita Cameron - Closing Keynote

Anita Cameron – DIS 2018, closing keynote

Arianne Garcia - Increasing Resources for Autistic Women and People of Color

Arianne Garcia – Increasing Resources for Autistic Women and People of Color

DIS2018 - ChrisTiana Obey Sumner - My Story of Institutional Racism and Ancestral Deliverance

ChrisTiana Obey Sumner – My Story of Institutional Racism and Ancestral Deliverance

Dawn Welters - Audism: The Silent Microaggression

Dawn Welters – Audism: The Silent Microaggression

Denarii Grace - Self-love, Health, and Queering Fat Acceptance

Denarii Grace – Self-love, Health, and Queering Fat Acceptance