Disability Justice and Collective Change in Canada
Mapping the currents of social movement politics and culture
Disabled people across Canada are imagining futures where collective access, interdependence, solidarity, care, and justice shape every part of society. Through art, activism, media, scholarship, and more, disabled people are challenging ableism and intersecting forms of oppression, building community, and transforming the conditions of our everyday lives.
This project traces and amplifies these collective efforts—documenting the unfolding knowledge, culture, and practices of disability movements for social change. By sharing the creative practices of these movements, we seek to strengthen collective struggles for liberation, deepen public understanding, and celebrate the brilliance of disability movements and communities shaping new worlds.
Disability Disruptions Podcast
Disability Disruptions is a documentary podcast about the past, present, and future of disability justice in action. Hosted by Kelly Fritsch, Fady Shanouda, and Megan Linton, we dive into the disruptions that disability sparks and the practices that carry us forward in our struggles for social change.
This project is grounded on the unceded and unsurrendered lands and waters of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg, along the Kichi Zìbì—the great river that continues to carry stories, sustenance, and relation. We honour the Algonquin people’s enduring care for these lands and waters and acknowledge that colonial systems, including ableist ones, continue to harm Indigenous sovereignty, knowledge, and life. Guided by the principles of disability justice, we understand our work as part of an ongoing current—one that moves through reciprocity, solidarity, and interdependence toward collective liberation.
This research is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canada Research Chairs Program, and Carleton University.
