NEW NEWS


January 2026 — Over 70 additional resources have been added to the cripple archive. You can find the links for this archive under Resources.

Some new additions include:

       • Breast Cancer Assessment Test (Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator)
       • Dance in the Body You Have: An Interview with Kitty Lunn by The Brooklyn Rail
       • Disability Aesthetics (for Judith Scott) by Tobin Siebers
       • Forced Sterilization of Disabled People Isn’t a Relic of the Past by Julia Métraux, Mother Jones
       • How to Make Google Docs Read to You: A Step-by-Step Guide
       • How To Measure Wheelchairs
       • Johanna Hedva Confronts the Inevitability of Sickness and Doom, Art in America
       • Mutual Aid Diabetes
       • Non Carceral Crisis Resources by PDX Queer Death Collective
       • Open Source Wheelchairs
       • Paxlovid Savings Card
       • Private Equity Hospital Tracker
       • School Loans: Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge Application (USA based)
       • SPK (Socialist Patients' Collective): Turn Illness into a Weapon
       • Vesper Sparrow by JJJJJerome Ellis on Bandcamp
       • Wheelchair Mario
       • and more...
December 2025 — Hey everyone, Emily here. I wanted to take a second and announce that Cripple has been recognized with a 2025 Disability Futures Fellow Nominated Award. I am incredibly grateful for being nominated by my peers. Thank you also to Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation and United States Artists for believing in my work. To Ezra Benus and Sami Hopkins (and beyond) for your tireless work and stewarding of all the DF programming as well. This ship absolutely would not have sailed if it weren’t for your passion, enduring care and intense dedication to this very specific work.

I don’t take this lightly—especially knowing that so few resources in the world are geared towards supporting disabled creatives. And that even fewer are being built amidst the climate we’re trying to survive right this very moment.

I would be nothing if it weren’t for my peers and support network who tirelessly do *the work*—and extend care to me, to others who also need it, day in and day out. You know who you are and I have endless appreciation for you. ❤️❤️❤️

I want you to know that I also see you and I’m hustling so very hard—with literally my entire heart and soul, to build further platforms of support for creatives. Things are progressing on the back end here. Sometimes things shift or take longer with disabled bodies—but they move. And when they do, they can be an absolute force. And I’m frankly just honored to dedicate my life towards our collective futures.

I can’t wait to share more soon.

With immense warmth,
Emily Sara
Image description, alt text embedded: Emily Sara's face cropped—she has flaming pink hair, thick black glasses, a red scarf. The background is a snow covered truck stop. In the corner it reads: 2025 Disability Futures Fellow Nominated Awards followed by the logos: United States Artists, Ford Foundation and Mellon Foundation.

December 2025 — Publishing As A Commitment To Care (the talk) took place on Tuesday December 9th.  Did you miss it? Want to rewatch? It was such a great talk—thank you so much Denise Shanté!

Publishing As A Commitment To Care is available on cripple’s youtube channel—www.youtube.com/@cripple_publishing_initiative along with the rest of our recorded videos in Digital Library.
Image description, alt text embedded: A neon green screen that says Publishing As A Commitment To Care. Denise Shanté Brown. In bold black letters. Underneath is a YouTube logo. In the right hang corner in reversed colors, a bookmarked looking triangle, is the cripple c logo.



November 2025 — Please join us for Publishing As A Commitment To Care—a part talk, part workshop with multidimensional designer and intuitive writer, Denise Shanté Brown.

Part One:   A talk - Tuesday December 9th 6-8PM ET
• unlimited spots available on zoom
• free and open to all

Part Two:   A workshop - Friday December 12th 3-5PM ET
• 10 spots available on zoom
• several seats sponsored by cripple

For more information about the talk and workshop—or to register for a spot, sign up at the following link: (link has been removed since this event has passed).

Questions, issues or need assistance? Reach out to: studio@cripple.info
Image description, alt text embedded: The first slide from the post on instagram featuring Publishing As A Commitment To Care. A part talk, part workshop with multidimensional designer and intuitive writer, DeniseShanté Brown. This offering is an invitation to listen, exchange, and dream care-full approaches to publishing in times of uncertainty and creative possibility. The talk is Tuesday December 9th 6-8 PM Eastern Time. The workshop is Friday December 12th 3-8 PM Eastern Time. On Zoom with ASL.  Automated Captions, and Access Doula. See link in bio to register, also on www.cripple.info — for more info. The background is blurry neon greens, pinks,  purples, blues and grey tones. Cripple logo in bottom right hand corner.

October 2025 — So excited to announce that with the re-opening of cripples Things Shop we’re launching Olivia Dreisinger’s book: DEATH CULT.

Death Cult by Olivia Dreisinger is a deeply personal and critical meditation on suicide, disability, and the cultural forces that shape how we think about death. Anchored in the author's experience of her mother's suicide, the essay weaves memoir, cultural criticism, and historical research to examine both personal grief and the broader right-to-die movement.

A pivotal piece by an incredible disabled author, I am so beyond honored to be sharing this work with all of you. Thank you in advance for supporting Olivia’s work. And thank you to Olivia for sharing this work with all of us.

See more of Olivia’s work at the following link: www.oliviadreisinger.com

Image description, alt text embedded: A pocket sized book on a grey background. The cover says Death Cult in all caps followed by “an essay on suicide.”  Olivia Dreisinger’s name is at the bottom. The cover is scratches and quick gestures of color—green, orange, white, pink, dark blue and deep red.
Image description, alt text embedded: A pocket sized book on a grey background. The back cover says  “... intelligent, caring, plagued with health issues, loving, curious, witty...”.  The back cover is a similar pattern as the front, with scratches and quick gestures of color—green, orange, white, pink, dark blue and deep red. A bar code, ISBN number and the cripple logo is located at the bottom.
  May 2025 — Hello friends! Great news, the class Fine We’ll Just 3D Print Our Own Wheelchairs (And Other Mobility Devices) is scheduled for Monday June 16th at 6pm Eastern Time. An email will be sent out in the near future with the zoom link. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so below. If you have any issues with the form please email: studio@cripple.info for assistance. Looking forward to seeing you!

With warmth,
Emily Sara

(Update — The form has been closed and removed since this class has passed. Additional classes forthcoming.)


April 2025 — Hello all, it’s Emily here. I apologize for the last minute adjustment—I’m having to postpone the Monday 4/14 event: Fine We’ll Just 3D Print Our Own Wheelchairs (And Other Mobility Devices).

I’ve learned of the imminent passing of a close family member—and I need this time to now send my love and say goodbye to him. I take everyone's time very seriously and appreciate you wanting to be a part of these conversations with me and our community. Because of the sudden nature I’m going to have to circle back about a future date when I have a moment to collect my thoughts. I appreciate our interpreters and additional support for carving out this time as well—I have informed them of the abrupt change and they will be fully compensated for their time too. (And thank you again.)

I’m sending emails out momentarily to everyone who signed up. I look forward to holding this space again in the very near future. I’ll be in touch.

With warmth,
Emily Sara


March 2025 — Join us for the free class: Fine, We’ll Just 3D Print Our Own Wheelchairs (And Other Mobility Devices) by Emily Sara. A talk about “right-to-repair,” learning open source tools to fix our own mobility devices and teaching skills to circumnavigate the system, is now open. Again, this is an entirely free class. It is also not necessary to be a designer or own a 3D printer. You also don’t need to be engaging in this class, it’s low stress and simply for anyone who is curious on how to get started. I’ll be reviewing a plethora of resources including free software you can download. A confirmation email will be sent for all who sign up, additional information for the event will be sent out in the coming future and posted on instagram as well. Sign up on the form below or reach out to studio@cripple.info.

ASL and automated captions will be provided—if you have additional access needs for this event please email studio@cripple.info by April 5th.


 February 2025 — With recent news, a reminder that autism is not a disease that needs to be fixed or cured. We are living, breathing, human beings that deserve human rights. Sending immense love to everyone who is  so so so tired and who are just trying to live. Anyone who is autistic knows that the discrimination is rampant—one statistic shows that 85% of autistic people are unemployed and 51% of autistic individuals are underemployed. The publication by Dr Devon Price entitled Unmasking Autism is on the docket for our next book giveaway—updates on this to be posted on cripple’s instagram and will be part of the newsletter as well (sign up under *Contact Us*). See below under the section *Resources* for Dr Devon Price’s substack link. If you’d like to learn more about autism and getting involved, ASAN aka Autism Self Advocacy Network is a great place to start. I’ve also included it’s hyperlink below this paragraph as well (double mentioning in case you’re listening to this via screenreader).

Learn about what’s happening with the 504 and Medicaid. DREDF aka Disability Rights and Education Fund has done incredible work organizing some actionable points for both pieces, also linked below this paragraph.

ASAN—Autism Self Advocacy Network: www.autisticadvocacy.org
Dr Devon Price Substack: www.substack.com/@drdevonprice
Cripple’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/_cripple_
Unmasking Autism on Libby: https://share.libbyapp.com/title/6384780
DREDF and Medicaid: www.dredf.org/hands-off-our-medicaid/
DREDF and the 504: www.dredf.org/protect-504/


January 2025 — A series of resources, related to mutual aid for residents affected by the Los Angeles fires has been posted. Additionally, we participated in the national call to end subminimum wage, Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Signed in 1938, it allows companies to legally pay the disabled as low as .25 cents per hour. Cripple has also been collaborating with the arts non-profit, A Blade of Grass—thank you to ABoG for footing the bill for our book giveaway. We sent out copies of Miss Major Speaks by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Toshio Meronek, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, and The Future Is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Always adamant that the book giveaways require the least amount of bandwidth from participants—no gimmicks or engagement required, just books. The disabled (including neurodivergence) need less time spent on applications and more support.

All are posted to the instagram feed at www.instagram.com/_cripple_

 
Image description, alt text embedded: A neon green box with thick black letters says: Did you know that it’s legal to pay the disabled below the minimum wage? It’s true. Underneath a black box with white and a rusty orange text reads: We need immediate action NOW! and only have until 11:59pm on (today) Friday January 17th. This is where you come in. An arrow points to the right (next slide). The cripple logo with a glowing gradient sits on the right hand side about midway down the art board.
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A piece of lightly blue lined notebook paper with the ruffled fringe along the left side. The text at the top says Book Giveaway in thick black lettering. The three books are Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler on the left—a cover that looks a bit like like cut out paper or block prints of a Black woman in a red dress and minimalist flames around her. In the middle is the audio book The Future Is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. The image is gradient pastels with a geometric body made of lines that is reaching upwards. The last image on the right is Miss Major Speaks by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Toshio Meronek with an image of Miss Major, a Black woman in a white dress with cut outs where the shoulders are. In the top right hand corner is the neon green cripple logo and on the left is a dark green rectangle with the A Blade of Grass logo in baby pink.
Image description, alt text embedded: A black rectangle on a neon green square. In thick, bold, white text it says A collection of mutual aid and other resources in the Los Angeles area. A little neon green circle with a black letter C for the cripple logo is in the bottom right hand corner.
Image description, alt text embedded: A regurgitated meme—of a car that is skidding over to reach the exit on the right that they almost missed. It’s a small blue vintage looking vehicle and the sign above had been edited messily in photoshop with text. It is implying that if you go forward it is quote unquote regular things. The right side of the sign signifying the exit the car is hastily pulling towards says: collaborating on or participating in community support, resources, free classes etc. with cripple. The cripple logo is pasted next to the sign. It is a neon green circle with a bold letter C in the middle—the letter is misshapen. A wobbly, potentially diseased, sick, and tired, letter C.

October 2024 — On Monday October 21st at 1 pm to 2pm eastern we had a discussion about P.R.A.W.N. (Pay Rate For Access Workers Now) with Madison Zalopany and Alison Kopit.

We need to organize and strengthen access work—especially since a lot of this is done by so many disabled/neurodivergent people who depend on it for their livelihood. So help us organize and learn what we can do to help us, help you.

As with all of our online events, ASL and automated captions are provided. This was a recorded event and will be posted soon on our youtube account.  

A link to the video will be provided soon—the link to cripple’s digital library is: www.youtube.com/@cripple_publishing_initiative.  
Image description, alt text embedded: A neon green square with thick black text. It says: Interested in learning about working in access? Work in access and not sure how much others are getting paid? Belong to an organization that should prioritize access? (hint-that’s everyone) Join us for a discussion about P.R.A.W.N. PAY RATE FOR ACCESS WORKERS NOW October 21st 1pm eastern time. Hosted by cripple. Sign up w. link in bio. To the right are three shrimp or prawn emojis that get larger as they descend. The new cripple logo is in the bottom right hand corner.


July 2024 — Bryan Castro, as part of cripple’s disabled artist lecture series, held an online performance entitled The A.B.C. of Mediums Stuttered. To watch Bryan’s performance, visit our digital library also available at this link: www.youtube.com/@cripple_publishing_initiative. 

More lectures coming soon, sign up for updates to cripple news in contact us, below in the Contact Us section.

Image description, alt text embedded: A screenshot of the Bryan Castro’s performance lecture that was hosted by cripple online. It is a solid color purple screen that has neon green lettering at the bottom that says I I I I I I I I I I I frequently stutter in my speech. Above is a row of individuals including Bryan Castro and ASL interpreter Cory who is signing alongside him. An image of the automated captions are in the top right hand corner. 
Image description, alt text embedded: A screenshot of an instagram post. Lime green and yellow with hints of cyan streaks. Images of artist Bryan Castro, a person of color/a person with a brown body and a painting of his, checker the bottom of the screen. The text in a black sans serif font and in varying weights says: cripple presents—as part of our disabled artist lecture series. Bryan Castro The ABC of Mediums Stuttered. Wednesday July 3rd 5pm eastern standard time on zoom and free. A S L and auto captions will be provided. The text continues, link in bio to sign up for the event. The bottom right hand corner has a textured blue blob with an older version of the cripple logo. Everything is a bit choppy feeling and very vibrant. On Purpose. 

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© 2026 cripple, Emily Sara

Cripple was founded in twenty twenty by Emily Sara www.emily-sara.com. Cripple is a publishing initiative and is an extention of her very hybridized practice. Emily is a queer, neurodivergent, disabled, artist, designer, writer and alt educator.

Code support for this website has been provided by Mariah Barden Jones who is available for design work and can be found at seahorsegirl.world

Original logo design of cripple was created by Mia Navarro, established in twenty twenty. Mia is also available for design work and can be found at mianavarro.com
Image description, alt text embedded: The cripple logo. It is of a neon green rectangle with a thick, bold letter C in the middle. The letter is very wobbly and has breaks in it's stroke, like two mouths coming ouf of it's ends. It is reminiscent of the original cripple logo by disabled designer, Mia Navarro in that it feels a bit eerie and unsettling. The word cripple is adjacent to the bottom right of the letter c.
Image description, alt text embedded: The first iteration of the cripple logo of 2020. It is of a neon green rectangle with black, thin and wonky lettering that spells out the word cripple. It was designed by Mia Navarro and feels a bit eerie and unsettling. The letters were created using steel wire, photography, and digital drawing.