Open Access Resources
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ConsultAbility offers a tiered system of services designed to make accessibility knowledge widely available, while also supporting organizations ready to deepen and implement their practices. Our approach centers disabled people, removes barriers to learning, and meets organizations where they are.
Our curation of Open Access Resources is an evolving collection that of foundational, self-guided resources that are available to anyone—supporting individuals and organizations who want to learn, reflect, and begin building access-forward practices without financial barriers.
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Nightlight Books: disability owned and centered bookshop
Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau
Being Heumann by Judy Heumann
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Peipzna-Samarasinha
The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Peipzna-Samarasinha
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
Disability Intimacy by Alice Wong
My Body Politic by Simi Linton
Claiming Disability by Simi Linton
Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design by Bess Williamson
Autism Is Not A Disease: The Politics of Neurodiversity by Jodie Hare
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CODA (Apple TV)
Deaf President Now! (Apple TV)
The Ride Ahead (PBS)
Patrice: The Movie (Hulu)
Renegades, documentary series (PBS)
Fire Through Dry Grass (PBS)
Change Not Charity (PBS)
Imperfect (Tubi, Apple TV)
Sins Invalid: An Unashamed Claim to Beauty, documentary (YouTube)
Name Me Lawand, documentary (PBS)
Special (Netflix)
The Tallest Dwarf (PBS)
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Inclusion, Don’t Forget About Us: Disabilities in Performing Arts, Harvard Political Review
Practicing Disability Justice, Honoring Wholeness Onstage, American Theatre
Seen on screen: The importance of disability representation, Nielsen
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Alt Text As Poetry – interactive resource that reframes alt text as a creative, poetic practice while offering exercises and tools for more thoughtful, accessible image descriptions.
Pay Rate for Access Workers Now (PRAWN) - A community-driven survey documenting access worker pay rates in U.S. cultural institutions to promote pay transparency, fair compensation, and industry standards.
Disability Justice: An Audit Tool - self-assessment tool helping organizations evaluate disability justice practices, identify gaps, and strengthen accessibility and inclusion.
The Squeaky Wheel - a disability-led satire publication using humor and original stories to explore disabled experiences, culture, and ableism.
3Arts.org - Artist-led conversations exploring disability culture, creative practice, accessibility, identity, and advocacy through the arts.
Building Careers in the Arts: Resources for Artists, Cultural Workers, and Youth with Disabilities — Section 1 of the Careers in the Arts Toolkit, produced by Produced by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Accessibility.
Preparing Students with Disabilities for Careers in the Arts Resources for Arts Educators and Teaching Artists — Section 3 of the Careers in the Arts Toolkit, produced by Produced by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Accessibility.
Crip News - substack connecting disabled artists, cultural workers, and youth with tools, opportunities, and creative support.
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