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Lets recognize the Superhuman feats of the US Paralympians. Please note that not all medalists are pictured. For a full list of all of the events and results check out Paralympic.org.

Gold (left to right, top to bottom):
🥇Ezra Frech (Para track and field, Men’s 100m T63 & Men’s high jump T63)
🥇Matt Stutzman (Para archery, Men’s individual compound open)
🥇Grace Norman (Para triathlon, Women’s PTS5)
🥇Rebecca Hart (Para equestrian, Individual event grade III &Individual freestyle event grade III
🥇Fiona Howard (Para equestrian, Individual event grade II & Individual freestyle event grade II
🥇Men’s competition (Wheelchair Basketball)
🥇Women’s Competition (Sitting volleyball)

Silver:
🥈Derek Loccident (Athletics, Men’s Long Jump T64)
🥈United States national wheelchair rugby team (Wheelchair Rugby)
🥈Dennis Conners (Cycling, Men’s road race T1-2)
🥈Maria Liana Mutia (Judo, Women’s 57 kg J1)
🥈Arelle Middleton (Athletics, Women’s Shot Put)

Bronze:
🥉Liza Corso (Athletics, Women’s 1500m T13)
🥉Blake Haxton (Paracanoeing, Men’s VL2)
🥉Susannah Scaroni (Athletics, Women’s 1500m T54 & Women’s 800m T5 & Women’s Marathon T54)
🥉Elouan Gardon (Cycling, Men’s Pursuit C5)
🥉Katerina Brim, Travis Gaertner & Matt Tingley (Cycling, Mixed team relay H1–5)
🥉Mark Barr (Paratriathlon, Men’s PTS2)

Lets recognize the Superhuman feats of the US Paralympians. Please note that not all medalists are pictured. For a full list of all of the events and results check out Paralympic.org.

Gold (left to right, top to bottom):
🥇Ezra Frech (Para track and field, Men's 100m T63 & Men's high jump T63)
🥇Matt Stutzman (Para archery, Men's individual compound open)
🥇Grace Norman (Para triathlon, Women's PTS5)
🥇Rebecca Hart (Para equestrian, Individual event grade III &Individual freestyle event grade III
🥇Fiona Howard (Para equestrian, Individual event grade II & Individual freestyle event grade II
🥇Men’s competition (Wheelchair Basketball)
🥇Women’s Competition (Sitting volleyball)

Silver:
🥈Derek Loccident (Athletics, Men’s Long Jump T64)
🥈United States national wheelchair rugby team (Wheelchair Rugby)
🥈Dennis Conners (Cycling, Men’s road race T1-2)
🥈Maria Liana Mutia (Judo, Women’s 57 kg J1)
🥈Arelle Middleton (Athletics, Women’s Shot Put)

Bronze:
🥉Liza Corso (Athletics, Women’s 1500m T13)
🥉Blake Haxton (Paracanoeing, Men’s VL2)
🥉Susannah Scaroni (Athletics, Women’s 1500m T54 & Women’s 800m T5 & Women’s Marathon T54)
🥉Elouan Gardon (Cycling, Men’s Pursuit C5)
🥉Katerina Brim, Travis Gaertner & Matt Tingley (Cycling, Mixed team relay H1–5)
🥉Mark Barr (Paratriathlon, Men's PTS2)

This is our Penultimate installment in our series, where we’re breaking down Sins Invalid’s work: The 10 Principles of Disability Justice.

This week we are talking about Collective access. What are the ways that you can implement this in your life? Let us know down below!

Hello! This is our final instalment of our Series where we’re breaking down sin’s invalids 10 principles of disability Justice.

As a reflection, which principle resonated the most with you?

Description: There is a pastel lime green background that remains consistent throughout the post. There is a title at the top that reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. In the center, there is an image of a group of people in a circle, with people in the middle of the circle as well. They are all holding hands and a chain as well. Below that scene there is a title that reads “10. Collective liberation”

2) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads ““We move together as people with mixed abilities, multiracial, multi-gendered, mixed class, across the sexual spectrum, with a vision that leaves no bodymind behind. This is disability justice. We honor the longstanding legacies of resilience and resistance which are the inheritance of all of us whose bodies and minds will not conform. Disability justice is not yet a broad based popular movement. Disability justice is a vision and practice of what is yet-to-be, a map that we create with our ancestors and our great-grandchildren onward, in the width and depth of our multiplicities and histories, a movement towards a world in which every body and mind is known as beautiful.”- Sins Invalid”

3) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads “We all move together. Just like some giant automaton with lots of moving parts, Disability Justice also has a lot of moving “parts”. There are a lot of different organizations, groups and individuals who are trying to bring about change. These people are making sure that we stay moving together, that no one is left behind. Even though Disability Justice is not a new movement we have to keep this fire going and be sure to call on the power and strength of our ancestors so that our successors and beyond can live in an equitable and beautiful society.”

4) There is a title that reads “This principle highlights the need to keep community going. We can only affect change if we participate. We must continue to inform ourselevs and continue to implement these principles in our lives. In previous posts, I have mentioned that there is an easy starting point. And there usually is, but after the start we have to continue to challenge ourselves in order to grow not only as individuals but also as a movement.”

Hello All! Welcome back to our series where were breaking down 10 Principles of Disability Justice. Today we’re talking about Interdepencence.

How can you be more interdependent?

This is our Penultimate installment in our series, where we’re breaking down Sins Invalid’s work: The 10 Principles of Disability Justice.

This week we are talking about Collective access. What are the ways that you can implement this in your life? Let us know down below!



Description: There is a pastel lime green background that remains consistent throughout the post. There is a title at the top that reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. In the center, there are 3 arms holding up different colored cards with the word “access” on each of them. Below that scene there is a title that reads “09. Collective Access”

2) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads ““As Black and brown and q***r crips, we bring flexibility and creative nuance to our engagement with each other. We create and explore ways of doing things that go beyond able-bodied and neurotypical norms. Access needs aren’t shameful — we all function differently depending on context and environment. Access needs can be articulated and met privately, through a collective, or in community, depending upon an individual’s needs, desires, and the capacity of the group. We can share responsibility for our access needs, we can ask that our needs be met without compromising our integrity, we can balance autonomy while being in community, we can be unafraid of our vulnerabilities, knowing our strengths are respected.“
-Sins Invalid”

3) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads “This Principle is all about access. When we talk about access we mean access to information, resources, transportation, etc. Access needs, are what people need to have equitable access. The real “meat” of this Principle is that we can all share the responsibility of making sure that the world is equitable, and this shouldn’t be something to be ashamed of or something that is made difficult.”

4) There is a title that reads “How do I implement this? “. The body text reads “The most simple way to implement this would be to take up space. Take up enough space where you can be treated as a person. Ths can look like asking for a menu in braile or asking your educators to differentiate for you/a classmate that needs help. If you need to get your access needs met then getting them met is all that you need to do to implement this.”

Hello All! Welcome back to our series where were breaking down ’s 10 Principles of Disability Justice. Today we’re talking about Interdepencence.

How can you be more interdependent?



Discription: 1) There is a teal background that remains consistent throughout the post. There is a title at the top that reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. In the center, there is a circle line with 4 stick figure busts in a square pattern. In the center of that an orange sphere meant to represent the sun, behind a semi-circle meant to look like the southern hemisphere of the earth. Below that scene there is a title that reads “08. Interdependence”

2) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads ““Before the massive colonial project of Western European expansion, we understood the nature of interdependence within our communities. We see the liberation of all living systems and the land as integral to the liberation of our own communities, as we all share one planet. We work to meet each other’s needs as we build toward liberation, without always reaching for state solutions which inevitably extend state control further into our lives.’ -Sins Invalid”

3) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads “As this principle states, we must take care of the planet and each other. Long ago we were more adept at this, we wasted less and communicated more. These ideals are something we strive for. Liberation for one means nothing until there is liberation for all. Sometimes liberation means finding solutions outside of what the government can do for us, like coming to agreements with other parties, organizing community events, or supporting your favorite non-profit, because ultimately government intervention leads to government control.”

4) There is a title that reads “How do we implement this? “. The body text reads “There are numerous ways to implement this principle into your life. However, as this principle states, it is important to be involved in creating, conserving, and protecting your community and environment. We all share 1 planet. We must care for it and in turn each other.”

By Dena Polston Growing up as a person with a disability, I always sought to achieve, having the same dreams, goals and aspirations as my sister and other non-disabled individuals. Included amongst those aspirations was the desire to obtain competitive employment. Unfortunately, the opportunities were somewhat limited when it came to acquiring the skills and experience needed to promote my success later in life....

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Welcome back to part 7 of our series 10 Principle of Disability Justice, where we are talking about ‘s work of the same name. Today our focus is Cross Disability Solidarity.

Welcome back to part 7 of our series 10 Principle of Disability Justice, where we are talking about Sins Invalid’s work of the same name. Today our focus is Cross Disability Solidarity.



Discription: There is a pastel burnt orange background that remains consistent throughout the post. There is a title at the top that reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. In the center, there are 3 disabled musicians. There is a male presenting musicianholding a mic with a stand. He is wearing black sun glasses, a blue button down shirt and white pants. To the right ther is a female presenting musician in a black electric wheelchair. She has a blue violin and no legs. To the left of the center, there is a third musician with no arms siting down with a keyboard by her feet/legs. And she is wearing a blue shirt and white pants. She has a wireless microphone on her face. Below that scene there is a title that reads “07. Cross-Disability Solidarity”

2) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads ““We value and honor the insights and participation of all of our community members, even and especially those who are most often left out of political conversations. We are building a movement that breaks down isolation between people with physical impairments, people who are sick or chronically ill, psych survivors and people with mental health disabilities, neurodiverse people, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, Deaf people, Blind people, people with environmental injuries and chemical sensitivities, and all others who experience ableism and isolation that undermines our collective liberation.”-Sins Invalid”

3) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads “We must include everyone regardless of their disability. We cannot stand for Justice and discriminate, ESPECIALLY in our own community. We the people, must be united in order to seek justice.”

4) There is a title that reads “How do we implement this? “. The body text reads “To implement this principle we must practice a couple of the other principles. Namely, the principle of recognizing wholeness. If you recognize everyone as a whole person it magically becomes easier to show solidarity and BE united. This goes further than just including people in conversation (which is a great start) but we must also be mindful to share power!”

Happy Friday! This is our part six of our series exploring ’s 10 Principles of Disability Justice. Today we are exploring the Principle of Sustainability, which ties deeply with self care. In honor of that, tell us your favorite ways that you take care of yourself!



Discription: There is a pastel pink background that remains consistent throughout the post. There is a title at the top that reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. In the center, there is one black circle with an image of a cartoon heart with arms that are hugging it from behind. Below that there is a title that reads “06. Sustainability”

2) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads ““We learn to pace ourselves, individually and collectively, to be sustained long-term. We value the teachings of our bodies and experiences, and use them as a critical guide and reference point to help us move away from urgency and into a deep, slow, transformative, unstoppable wave of justice and liberation.” Sins Invalid”

3) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads “This principle is talking about the importance of pacing yourself. We are talking about making this, Disability Justice, a sustainable movement. We must pace ourselves and remember to take care of ourselves and those around them. We have to take care of ourselves just as much as we take care of our movement!”

4) There is a title that reads “How to implement this? “. The body text reads “To practice Sustainability in this way you can have a self-care day. However we must also remember to check in with those around us to remind them to practice sustainability. Not only does this create community, but it also nurtures it!”

Happy Friday! This is our part six of our series exploring ‘s 10 Principles of Disability Justice. Today we are exploring the Principle of Sustainability, which ties deeply with self care. In honor of that, tell us your favorite ways that you take care of yourself!

This is part 5 of our series where we’re covering ’s 10 Principles of Disability Justice.

For this post, we would like for you to try to talk to someone that you see but never talk to. See if you can find out what makes them whole!



Discription: 1) There is a bright yellow background that stays consistent in the entire post. There is a title at the top that reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. In the center, there are 2 circles. A purple circle in the middle that is purple and an outline of a circle that is orange. Below that there is a title that reads “05. Recognizing Wholeness”

2) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads ““Each person is full of history and life experience. Each person has an internal experience composed of our own thoughts, sensations, emotions, sexual fantasies, perceptions, and quirks. Disabled people are whole people.” Sins Invalid”

3) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads “This one is stating the obvious. Disabled people are still people, in every sense of the word. This principle ties into #03, Anti-capitalist politics. With this principle we are again reminding others that we are whole people regardless of our level of production.”

4) There is a title that reads “How to implement this? “. The body text reads “To recognize wholeness in others, we have to speak to one another. Building community with other movements or organizations, living by anti-capitalist politics, or even just speaking to someone different from you would be a great way to implement this.”

This is part 5 of our series where we’re covering ‘s 10 Principles of Disability Justice.

For this post, we would like for you to try to talk to someone that you see but never talk to. See if you can find out what makes them whole!

This is part 4 of us breaking down 10 Principals of Disability Justice series!

This principle calls for us to show solidarity with different movements! Comment what movements/organizations you want us to work with!

Description: The background is a light purple color that remains throughout the rest of the images. There is a title at the top that reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. In the center, there are 3 stick people in a row with the middle stick person stretching his hands over the other two. The stick person on the right is wearing a t-shirt that has the palestinian flag in the form of a heart, and the stick person on the left has a t-shirt with a yellow fist on it. Below that there is a title that reads “04. Cross-Movement Solidarity”

2) There is a title that reads “What does this mean?“. The body text reads ““Disability justice can only grow into its potential as a movement by aligning itself with racial justice, reproductive justice, q***r and trans liberation, prison abolition, environmental justice, anti-police terror, Deaf activism, fat liberation, and other movements working for justice and liberation. This means challenging white disability communities around racism and challenging other movements to confront ableism. Through cross-movement solidarity, we create a united front.” Sins Invalid“
3) There is a title that reads “What does this mean“. The body text reads “ There is strength in numbers. We must recall the principle of intersectionality. We must be active in seeking justice and the liberation of others. We are not single issue people, so we should not be single issue supporters!“
4)There is a title that reads “How to implement this? “. The body text reads “There is no one action that you can do to commit to cross movement organizing. However something that you can do is encourage organizations that you’re a part of to collaborate with other organizations that have different focus(es) on projects that would benefit a wider range of people than working separately.“

This is part 4 of us breaking down 10 Principals of Disability Justice series!

This principle calls for us to show solidarity with different movements! Comment what movements/organizations you want us to work with!

By Jaimia Mccoy While we know that human trafficking exists and is prevalent in our society, there is often the misconception of who is most subject to kind of crime against humanity. Disability critical race theory is a coined phrase that envelopes the vulnerabilities that correlate to the tactics that are used within human trafficking. Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit) is an intersectional framework that examines the interplay between race and disability....

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Hello Friends! This is the 3rd Principle of Disability Justice, by . Do you agree with this principle? Tell us why below!

As part of our series where we are exploring ’s 10 principals of disability justice we are exploring the second principal, leadership of those most impacted. We would love to hear from you. Comment below with your own definition based on your understanding of the topic!



Visual discription: The background is the same for the following photos. There is a light blue in the center with a radial light yellow gradient that reaches the corners of the image.
There is a title that reads “10 principals of Disability Justice” and in the center an AI Generated image of diverse people, of different races and able bodied-ness. And a subtitle that reads “02. Leadership of those most impacted”
The title of this reads “What is Leadership of Those Most Impacted?” There is a lilac colored box with rounded corners that is consistent in the next images. The body text in the box reads, “ “When we talk about ableism, racism, sexism & transmisogyny, colonization, police violence, etc., we are not looking to academics and experts to tell us what’s what — we are lifting up, listening to, reading, following, and highlighting the perspectives of those who are most impacted by the systems we fight against. By centering the leadership of those most impacted, we keep ourselves grounded in real-world problems and find creative strategies for resistance.” -Sins Invalid”
There is a title that reads “What is Leadership of Those Most Impacted?” The body text reads, “In more simple terms, we need to put people in power who have been affected by bad policies. For example putting BIPOC’s AND people with disabilities AND members of the LGBTQIA+ in charge of committees that could impact their well being. If there is a transportation committee those with mobility disabilities should be at the table. If there is an immigration committee, an immigrant should be at the table. If there is a committee about transmisogyny we there should be a trans person at the table.”
The title of this reads “How do I put this into practice?” The body text reads “We need to look at our policies and we need to make changes! We need to take positions of leadership, or empower others around us to so. For too long have others decided what has been “best” for our communities. The policies that have been written for us withOUT us have been bad at best, and deadly at worst. The time to change that is now.”

“We do not live single issue lives” –Audre Lorde

After reading this post, comment below what questions you still have on this! If you have no questions, tell us what are your intersecting identities?

I’ll start, I am a Neurodivergent Heterosexual Middle Class Mexican Latino Man. Who are you?

As Last weeks post states, we are going to further explore Sins Invalid’s 10 principles of Disability Justice. In this post we Explore the first Principle, .

Visual Description:
There is a consistent background in the 6 pictures of the post. A light purple with hints of orange coming from the center
a title at the top written in black reads “10 Principles of Disability Justice”. An AI generated image in the middle with several attempts to make diverse human faces. A subtitle reads “01. Intersectionality”
The same background, with now a semi opaque orange rectangle with rounded corners, this will be consistent in the remaining images. Inside a title that reads “Intersectionality” and below “In.ter.sec.tion.al.i.ty” Below the body reads “Sociology. The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage; a theoretical approach based on such a premise”
The same title and subheading that read “intersectionality” and “In.ter.sec.tion.al.i.ty” respectivly. The body reads “ In simpler terms: How the different parts of you (gender identity, race, class, culture, etc.) affect you.As highlighted by Sins Invalid; Audre Lorde says “We do not live single issue lives.” “
In the orange rectangle, The title reads “Intersectionality” and the body a quote from Sins Invalid reads “ We are not only disabled, we are also each coming from a specific experience of race, class, sexuality, age, religious background, geographical location, immigration status, and more. Depending on context, we all have areas where we experience privilege, as well as areas of oppression.”
A title reads “How do I practice this in my day-to-day?” The body reads “ To start, you should take inventory of who you are, your gender identity, sexual orientation, race, culture, class, disabilities or anything that makes you who you are. Think about anything that helps you form your opinions.”
A title reads “How do I practice this in my day-to-day? The body reads “Afterwards you should think about how these different aspects are connected. What are your intersecting identities?”

“We do not live single issue lives” –Audre Lorde

After reading this post, comment below what questions you still have on this! If you have no questions, tell us what are your intersecting identities?

I’ll start, I am a Neurodivergent Heterosexual Middle Class Mexican Latino Man. Who are you?

As Last weeks post states, we are going to further explore 10 principles of . In this post we Explore the first Principle, .

We invite you to take this journey with us as we explore the 10 Principles of Disability Justice. These principles are at the core of what we do. We feel like it’s important for you to also know these principles and implement them in your daily life!

To read ahead, check out . Their page has a lot of awesome resources! To see the 10 principles simply follow this link https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice

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Visual description:
The background is a light purple with a light orange in the middle, this remains the same for all posts.
1) A white title reads “IDJ Highlights the work of: Sins Invalid” with a picture below showing Sins Invalid’s 10 principles of Disability justice. Which are better described here: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice . At the bottom right is Indiana Disability Justice’s logo
2) Black title reads “what are the 10 Principles?” In the light orange box there is text also in black that reads “The 10 principles were created by Sins Invalid, a q***r, POC-led disability justice performance project. They are used as a framework for movement building. At IDJ we feel that these principles align very well with our own mission.”
3) Black title reads “Why is this important?” In the light orange box there is text also in black that reads “The 10 principles are important for all of us to understand so that we may better help each other as we fight for Disability Justice. Just as we have taken them into account at Indiana Disability Justice”
4) Black title reads “how can I educate myself?” In the light orange box there is text also in black that reads “Over the next few weeks we will be covering what these 10 principles are, and we will do a deep dive into how we can use these Principles in our everyday lives. If you want to skip ahead and read these for yourself you can find the principles on Sins Invalid’s website or by following the link below!”

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The Ableist Lens? Created by Stacye Robinson Image Description: A drawing of a woman with short red hair and wearing black glasses. Only her face above the mouth is seen. We don’t see her wheelchair. However, …