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A History of Disability Justice + Rights

External Link
https://www.djno.ca/history-of-disability-justice-right
Description

"This project is a part of an collaboration with the Hamilton Public Library, for an exhibit that will take place in Hamilton's Central Public Library in December, 2019." "The timeline attempts to delineate key events around institutionalization, deinstitutionalization, community/independent living, disability rights and disability justice, as they took place in Canada and the United States since the 1800s. Both countries’ timelines are included in this history because borders are colonially constructed and borders' usage continue eugenicist and ableist colonial practices. Furthermore, changes to United States’ legislation in the 1970s significantly influenced the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Disability Justice movement originated in San Francisco with Sins Invalid."

This is a 2023–2025 project led by InterAccess, in collaboration with Tangled Art + Disability, and FEZIHAUS™.