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SUMMARY:Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork: Virtual Series
DESCRIPTION:Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork – Starting Friday March 20th\, 2026\, 12 – 2:30pm CST via Zoom \nis a:\n12 week series (10 weeks of content; 2 weeks of community building) on the intersections of Disability Justice and Reproductive Justice. We will immerse ourselves in the origins of eugenics and how it has shaped the medical industrial complex and policing we see today. Then we will ground in how the MIC and policing have shaped and sustain the current ableist and hostile state of reproductive care and anti-bodily autonomy. We will take considerable time centering the most and multi marginalized folks navigating these systems and communities. We will round this experience out with how to do this work mindfully\, equitably and sustainably\, while centering care. \nThis is for: All birthworkers\, doulas\, birthkeepers and folks who do reproductive care and support. Abortion\, Birth\, Fertility\, Grief & Loss\, Postpartum and more. While this series is centered on the full spectrum of birth and reproductive care workers\, it is also open to parents and caregivers and I encourage you to sign up! \nWe have 4 AMAZING queer and trans Black covid cautious Birth and Reproductive care workers as community facilitators \nWe got ASL\, CART (live transcription) and Captions \nWe have 30\, Thirty!?\, yes THIRTY full scholarships for:\n– Black and Indigenous Disabled Birthworkers and/or Parents\n– Disabled\, DEAF/Hard of Hearing\, and/or Blind/Low Vision folks/careworkers\n– Just email me: rise@riotousroots.com \nWhat’s the line up you ask? \nWeek 1: Grounding: Disability Justice\, Reproductive Justice\, Disability\, Ableism and Access!\nWeek 2: Interrupting Ableism and AntiBlackness: Internally and Intuitionally\nWeek 3: Impacts of Environmental and Global Injustice on Reproductive Health\nWeek 4: Protecting Disabled\, Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Pregnant People: Lateral Advocacy\, Harm Reduction and Carceral Systems\nWeek 5: Centering Survivorhood\nWeek 6: Break/Integration Week\nWeek 7: Reclaiming Grief\nWeek 8: Respecting Black\, Indigenous and Ancestral Cultural Practices\nWeek 9: Postpartum is Forever and PMADS Suck!\nWeek 10 : Centering Parents and Caregivers A-Z: Community is Liberation\nWeek 11: Sustaining in Community: Self Solidarity\, Accountability\, Humility and Interpersonal Connection\nWeek 12: Closing/Community \nI’m so excited to be in this 3rd year! This is still the only Birthwork course that is completely centered in Disability Justice. Not a module or brief mention. I truly believe Disability Justice is the grounded for all other justice movements! \nWill you consider joining? Sharing especially with those you think would be interested? Hyping me up? \nAgain\, the link is here below: \nhttps://riotous-roots-site-e183.thinkific.com/courses/copy-of-disability-justice-grounded-birthwork-spring-2026 \nHope to hear from you <3\n~ Rise \n  \nAccessibility: ASL Interpretation\, CART (live transcription)\, and Captioning \nWebsite: https://riotous-roots-site-e183.thinkific.com/courses/copy-of-disability-justice-grounded-birthwork-spring-2026
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/disability-justice-grounded-birthwork-virtual-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Riotous Roots":MAILTO:rise@riotousroots.com
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SUMMARY:The Movement You Need: An Evening With Brendan Hunt - Closed Captioned Performance at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
DESCRIPTION:THE MOVEMENT YOU NEED: AN EVENING WITH BRENDAN HUNT \nEmmy and SAG Award winner Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso’s co-creator/writer/“Coach Beard”) presents his hilarious new one-man show fueled by bittersweet memories of his Chicago childhood\, a love for The Beatles that got him through it and the tongue-tied moment he met Paul McCartney. The Movement You Need is a laugh-filled love letter to the family that makes us\, the music that shapes us and the crazy shit life throws our way. \nShow Runs from April 19 – May 10\, 2026\nClosed Captions available for the May 6th performance. \nIf you intend to utilize the service please email access@steppenwolf.org so that a member of our team can touch base with you the evening of the performance to ensure you are properly set up with the Closed Captions. \nVisit https://www.steppenwolf.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility/ for more! \n  \nAccessibility: Closed Captions \nWebsite: https://cart.steppenwolf.org/21473/21490
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-movement-you-need-an-evening-with-brendan-hunt-closed-captioned-performance-at-steppenwolf-theatre-company/
LOCATION:Steppenwolf Theatre Company\, 1650 N. Halsted Street\, Chicago\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:The (fill in the blank) Between Us at The Edge Theater
DESCRIPTION:See the Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DnYlXfwwSm0 \nArtistic Director Mariah Eastman premieres two complementary works “Take a Chance” and “A Choreographic Mad Lib”. “Take a Chance” builds off Merce Cunningham’s (a modern dance pioneer from the 1950s) chance practice where he or another staff member would literally roll dice to determine what costumes the dancers wore\, what lighting and what music for their performance that night. For “Take a Chance”\, audience members will be given the choice of two pieces of music and two sets of costumes to choose from. Generally\, Darvin Dances will pick one audience member to pick the music and another to pick the costumes but for smaller audiences\, we will approach it democratically with raised hands. For any spaces with theater lighting\, the lighting designer will be able choose the lighting as the piece moves along. “Take a Chance” gives an opportunity for audience members to participate in the creation of the piece and will do so knowing it will never be the same again. \n“A Choreographic Mad Lib” takes a different approach entirely. Using a mad lib format \, audience members will be asked for verbs\, adverbs\, noises and even choosing what movement phrases they want to see or dancers upon entry into the space. The piece itself is a structured improvisation using the filled in mad lib as the guiding structure of the piece. After each section\, the audience gets to hear what the mad lib was and will be able to see how their choices impacted the dance. \nIn addition to “Take a Chance” and “A Choreographic Mad Lib”\, Darvin Dances is premiering “comply(DEFY)”. This work explores themes of hopelessness\, perseverance\, and resistance\, questioning what it means to resist when resistance itself feels futile. Pondering this existential question\, dancers reach upward while falling into lunges\, plank rolls\, attitude turns and even giving into gravity to fall to the floor. In the end\, the audience is left with a message of hope – any form of resistance whether small or large\, will lead us to a brighter future. \n  \nAccessibility: Wheelchair Accessible \nWebsite: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mariaheastman/2034290
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/the-fill-in-the-blank-between-us-at-the-edge-theater/
LOCATION:The Edge Theater\, 5451 N. Broadway\, Chicago\, 60640\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Darvin Dances":MAILTO:mariah@darvindances.com
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SUMMARY:Ramping Up Chicago Drama: Playwriting Workshop at the Newberry
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered how disability is portrayed in theatre—or how it should be? This 4-hour workshop explores the connections between Disability Studies and theatre\, challenging you to think critically about how disability is represented on stage and the impact of those portrayals. \nIntroducing concepts like narrative prosthesis and representational conundrums\, this course is suitable for beginners in playwriting to those who are established playwrights. By integrating selections by Chicago-based disabled playwrights\, such as Susan Nussbaum’s Mishunganismo\, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how disability has been portrayed in local playwriting and what those representations do for disability. \nWorking in pairs or trios\, you’ll develop a monologue or soliloquy exploring themes of disability\, in a provided template of the standard Dramatists’ Guild format. You will have the option to cold-read in class with your fellow playwrights. \nInstructor: Amelia-Marie Altstadt\, a PhD candidate in Disability Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago\, researches disability culture\, children of disabled adults\, and dramatic portrayals of disability. When not leading art access with Bodies of Work or authoring plays like Up the 5 and ADHD Ballet\, you can find them loving on their two cats. \n1 Session\, $135 ($121.50 for Newberry members\, seniors\, and students). We offer our classes at three different price options: Regular ($135)\, Community Supported ($125)\, and Sponsor ($145). \n  \nAccess notes: There will be a 10-minute break taken every hour\, the classroom will have a SA600 air purifier from Smarter HEPA\, and access copies will be provided for any materials used in the workshop. \n  \nAccessibility: Masked Highly Recommended\, Wheelchair Accessible\, Regular Breaks \nWebsite: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/ramping-up
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/ramping-up-chicago-drama-playwriting-workshop-at-the-newberry/
LOCATION:The Newberry Library\, 60 West Walton Street\, Chicago\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Newberry Library Adult Education Program":MAILTO:adulteducation@newberry.org
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