Seminar: Flexing Creativity by Challenging Ableist Language by Jazz Bell

Workshop Description: The literary world relies heavily on ableist language to communicate. This workshop is designed to guide writers in expanding their capacity to communicate beyond reliance on overused phrases based in ableism.

The workshop will aid writers in identifying ableist language. It will also briefly discuss how ableist language hurts the most marginalized (with a focus on how ableism blows back on Black people, Indigenous people, People of Color, queer folks, trans folks, and women). 

Finally, we will complete writing exercises to practice what we learned and have an opportunity to share with others. In this way, participants can engage with multiple examples of writing that utilizes creativity to write beyond ableism and toward specificity. Writers will leave with a list of resources on how to begin an exploration of concepts related to disability justice.

Tickets are $25 minimum for general admission and limited $10 tickets for writers-in-need. All…