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.

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  • Activism and resistance
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  • On care and resources
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  • Our lived experiences and narratives
  • Sex, sexuality, and consent
  • Survivorship and liberation from oppression, violence, trauma
Izzy Kaufman - Disability Across the Rainbow

Izzy Kaufman – Disability Across the Rainbow

Jess Gimeno

Jessica Gimeno – Breaking Down Barriers in Asian-American Mental Health

Kat Perez & Nisha Agarwal - On the Margins: Why Disability is an Immigration Issue

Kat Perez & Nisha Agarwal – On the Margins: Why Disability is an Immigration Issue

Kayla Shanks and Kiana Teixiera - Intersections of being a Disabled Youth

Kayla Shanks and Kiana Teixiera – Intersections of being a Disabled Youth

Kerry Thompson - Movements to Move the Marginalized from the Margins

Kerry Thompson – Movements to Move the Marginalized from the Margins

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha - Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice?

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha – Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice?