Access Intimacy

Chat Archive. May 18, 2021 | 8pm ETAccess Intimacy, as coined by Mia Mingus, is “elusive, hard to describe feeling when someone else “gets” your access needs. The kind of eerie comfort that your disabled self feels with someone on a purely access level. Sometimes it can happen with complete strangers, disabled or not, or sometimes it

Vaccine Access

March 23, 2021 | 8PM ESTEven as vaccines get more widely administered, many disabled folks and library staff have been left out of early phases. We will talk about how vaccines are being administered near us and what our workplaces are doing to ensure access to it. Moderators: @librariankqm & @brealikecheese Anonymous posting: Sli.do, Event

Disability & Fatphobia

Archive of chat available here. January 19, 2021 | 8 PM ET (tentatively)With the start of the new year and resolutions about weight, we thought it would be a good time to talk about the intersection of disability and fatphobia. We’ll chat about how weight and exercise can be particularly complicated for disabled folks and

November Check-in

November 17, 2020 | 8PM ETWith the stress of the election, COVID-19 spikes, and upcoming holidays, the #CripLib team thought this month would be a good time to do a general check-in with our community. We’ll be talking about the way stress impacts our mental and physical health and strategies for handling the increase in

Accessibility for Patrons

Archive of chat available here. October 20, 2020 | 8 PM ETMuch of the profession’s focus on accessibility is geared towards patrons with disabilities. This month we’ll talk about what accessibility looks like in our libraries and if we feel responsible for ensuring it as disabled workers. Moderators: @brealikecheese & @librariankqm Anonymous Posting: Sli.do, Event

The Hiring Process

Archive of chat available here. September 15, 2020 | 8 PM ETIn our chat on precarious employment, the hiring process came up as a frequent barrier to LIS workers with disabilities. This month we’ll focus in on how the hiring process effects disabled library workers and how we talk about disability during it. Moderator: @librariankqm

Precarious Employment & LIS workers with disabilities

Archive of chat available here. August 18, 2020 | 8 PM ETMany library and archive workers enter into precarious employment through residencies, grant-funded positions, and other term employment regularly utilized in LIS institutions. These positions can be especially precarious for LIS workers with disabilities, who rely on employment for health coverage and may need accommodations

Reopening libraries during COVID-19

Archive of chat available here. July 21, 2020 | 8 PM ETPublic and academic libraries are in the midst of planning to or have already reopened to their communities, despite continued increases in COVID-19 cases. This chat will focus on how we’re doing (emotionally and physically) and how we’re trying to stay safe. Moderator: @librariankqm

#BlackDisabledLivesMatter

Archive of chat available here. June 16, 2020 | 8 PM ETIn light of the recent uprising against police brutality and systemic racism following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery, our June chat will be on the intersection of white supremacy and ableism. We strongly encourage participants to complete

Accommodating Work from Home

Archive of chat available here. May 19, 2020 | 8 PM ESTWork from home is a frequent accommodation for people with disabilities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many library workers have switched to telework. How are library workers with disabilities being accommodated during work from home? Moderators: @librariankqm & @brealikecheese Anonymous Posting: Sli.do, Event Code: