Disability Justice Organizers Dream Big and Resist a Culture of Disposability

This is a podcast episode of Movement Memos hosted by Kelly Hayes. Hayes speaks with the guest speaker, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, about disability justice, interdependence, and the importance of rejecting social norms that discriminate against disabled people.

This podcast centers Disability Justice, with insights from disabled activist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, offering a transformative framework for challenging ableist norms in tech and art spaces. It provides guidance for building inclusive practices rooted in accessibility and interdependence that align with disabled-led values.Tech Literacy & Accessibility: This podcast episode explores Disability Justice concepts, urging listeners to consider the ways interdependence and access can reshape technologically and artistically informed spaces. It offers insight into how tech and art communities can implement Disability Justice to create genuinely inclusive environments.Reducing Harm in New Media: Through discussions on disposability culture, the episode addresses how norms within tech and creative spaces often exclude disabled individuals. It advocates for countering these norms by valuing access and interdependence, thus creating less harmful, more welcoming spaces.Data & Knowledge Stewardship: The episode emphasizes Disability Justice as a framework that organizations can use to develop policies and practices around accessibility. This helps steward knowledge within art and tech sectors, enabling them to build sustainable, inclusive models rooted in community care.