Unlearning Academic Ableism with Angela M. Carter and Rui Rui Bleifuss

Disability Justice is currently trending on social media and within larger social justice movement spaces. But what does disability justice mean for college students? This interactive Zoom workshop hosted by the MCC and CODE will begin with a brief overview of disability as an intersectional identity and experience. Next, participants will learn how to utilize the principles of Disability Justice to recognize and disrupt academic ableism. Lastly, there will be ample time to ask questions and engage in discussion.

Guest Bios:

As a Ronald E. McNair scholar, Angela M. Carter (she/her) became a first-generation college graduate in 2009 when she earned her BA in English from Truman State University. Dr. Carter completed her Ph.D. in Feminist Studies at the University of Minnesota in 2019. She has worked in various capacities over the last 20 years teaching, researching, and advocating, around experiences of injustice and inequity in higher education. Currently, she is organizing with other disabled Minnesotans to form a grassroots community organization, named AmplifyMN: A Disability Justice Collective. Angela identifies as a white anti-racist, multiply-disabled, rural queer, feminist.

Rui Rui Bleifuss (she/her) is a Chinese American disability activist from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and an intern with AmplifyMN: A Disability Justice Collective. Currently, Rui Rui is a junior at Davidson College where she is pursuing a major in Disability Studies and a minor in Chinese Studies. Outside of her work, Rui Rui loves listening to podcasts, baking, and spending time with her service dog, Yeti.

Co-Sponsor: CODE

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