After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, the United States observed an immediate rise in Black Lives Matter protests, anti-police state rhetoric and collective antiracist efforts. However, while several DPOs (Disabled Person’s Organization), disability advocacy, and other disability-related organizations publicly put forth clear language admonishing actions of police officers that led to the death of Floyd and many other people of color in the United States, there has been a dearth of accessible anti-racist resources developed for the intellectually and developmentally disabled community. This gap in intersectional activism is not new or unique, but highlights the acute need to explore how activism can continuously be made more accessible to all members of the disability community. The article linked below indicates important conversations being had in spaces of higher education around the intersection of BIPOC communities and Deaf and disabled communities, but is limited in its context and audience and indicates the urgent need to proliferate multiple, accessible anti-racist resources for this activism work to truly occur intersectionally.
Disability Justice, Race and Education - article mentioned above
