Crip Kindness
Disabled people have developed ways of being together that recognize people’s inherent worth and values what each individual has to offer. Join us for a discussion about how crip kindness and community care can be transferred to everyday life.
Discussion includes:
- Definitions of disability.
- Definition of crip and reason for using the word and concept of crip .
- Exploring the idea of a Crip Doula.
- Exploring why crip work is necessary.
- Creating support systems, care networks, and communication webs.
- Self-care versus community care.
- Definition of kindness and how it applies to disability, disabled people, and crip work.
- Utilizing crip philosophies to challenge “norms”, such as what we consider good behaviour and professionalism – and how these “norms” harm people with disabilities.
- Ways to move forward in a shared path to better meet the needs of the collective, respect and value what each person has to offer, and recognize the inherent worth of every person.
LET’S’ Crip Kindness workshop are created, researched and facilitated by those who identify as crip.
Our lived expertise is vital to properly representing gender and sexuality identities.
Workshops can be customized and tailored in length.
Book by contacting us at hello@ConnectWithLETS.org or by phoning 778.723.5387
“Heather is passionate about the topic of disability awareness and their enthusiasm helps to encourage participants in believing that by working together we can create a more accessible, equitable, and just world.
I feel equipped and motivated to move forward and put into practice that which I learned from Heather.
I highly suggest Heather as an educator and workshop facilitator. I contemplated that which was covered in the session long after the workshop. I look forward to participating in future workshops by LET’S.”
Disabled person and workshop participant