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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Douglas Rogers and Shaya French - There’s no disability justice behind bars

Douglas Rogers and Shaya French – There’s no disability justice behind bars

Eddie Ellis Jr - Open Your Eyes

Eddie Ellis Jr – Open Your Eyes

Finn Gardiner

Finn Gardiner – Intersecting Selfhood: Trans, Autism, and Mental Health Disability

Gloria Jackson Nefertiti - Transcending Shame

Gloria Jackson Nefertiti – Transcending Shame

Heather Watkins - Have Cane Will Strut to the New Normalcy of Disability Activism

Heather Watkins – Have Cane Will Strut to the New Normalcy of Disability Activism

Holly Pearson - Rethinking/Reapproaching Institutional Diversity

Holly Pearson – Rethinking/Reapproaching Institutional Diversity