Solid black background with a rainbow heart to the right with the wheelchair logo in the center. To the left of the heart is the following text: #CripQueerPride Twitter Chat. Thursday, August 29, 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern. Hosted by @RootedinRights @DaisThinks RootedinRights.org/CripQueerPride

#CripQueerPride Twitter Chat

August 12, 2019 Vilissa Thompson

Archive of Twitter chat

Owning one’s disability identity means fighting against narratives and stereotypes that provides a limited understanding of what disability is beyond the medical labels. Our Storyteller Daisy (@DaisThinks) shares how coming into their identity made room for confidence and empowerment to bloom as a queer disabled person.

Join our Twitter chat on Thursday, August 29th at 6pm EST / 3pm PST as we discuss coming into one’s identities and finding pride and boldness in being who we are authentically.  Be sure to use the hashtag #CripQueerPride in your tweets so that everyone can follow the conversation.

Q1: Feel free to introduce yourself in a way that you’re comfortable with.  #CripQueerPride

Q2: What does #CripQueerPride mean to you?

Q3: When was the first time you felt proud to be disabled/have a disability?  #CripQueerPride

Q4: What has prevented you from experiencing #CripQueerPride at different points in your life?

Q5: Has there been a time you felt like your full self was acknowledged, respected, and celebrated? Please describe. #CripQueerPride

Q6: How did you first meet or connect with other queer disabled folks?  #CripQueerPride

Q7: How can people be better allies to queer disabled folks? #CripQueerPride

Q8: What would it mean to have an #AccessiblePride? Or, what would fully accessible queer spaces look like? #CripQueerPride

Q9: Are there any activists or organizations doing great work for queer disabled folks that you’d like to give a shoutout to? #CripQueerPride

Q10: Similarly, are there any examples of media (books, movies, tv, music, etc.) that helped you experience #CripQueerPride that you want to shoutout?

About

Vilissa Thompson

Vilissa Thompson is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) from Winnsboro, SC. Vilissa is the Founder & CEO of Ramp Your Voice!, an organization focused on promoting self-advocacy and strengthening empowerment among people with disabilities. Being a Disability Rights Consultant, Writer, & Advocate affords Vilissa the opportunity to become a prominent leader and expert in addressing and educating the public and political figures about the plight of people with disabilities, especially women of color with disabilities. Being a disabled woman of color herself, sharing her life experiences, and tales from the women she has encountered during her advocacy work, has empowered her immensely because it validated the struggles and successes she endured in her young life.

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