San Francisco Disability Cultural Center

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We host virtual programming that celebrates the joy, creativity, and brilliance of disability communities in San Francisco and beyond. dcc.page/links

Tue. 2 | 6:00 - 7:30 | Care Circle: Anxious Queers (virtual) Thu. 4 | 1:00 - 3:00 | Emergency Preparedness Pop-Up (hybrid) Thu. 4 | 5:30 - 7:00 | Blind Posse Meet-Up (in-person) Sun. 7 | 12:00 - 4:00 | Crips-mas Market (in-person) Wed. 10 | 5:30 - 6:30 | Grief in Motion (virtual) Thu. 11 | 4:00 - 5:30 | Care Work as Mutual Aid (virtual) Thu. 18 | 4:00 - 7:00 | Holiday Tea + Cookie Swap (in-person) Fri. 19 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Cafe Crip: Check-in (virtual) *All events are in Pacific Time. Slide 1: On a white background with a brown border, the DCC logo is at the top followed by brown text that reads “December Events.” Within a dark-brown frame, events for the month of December are listed in black font. Details the same as caption. Colorful snail graphic at the bottom of the graphic.
☀️ Thursday, December 11 ⏰ 4:00 - 5:30 📍 Zoom ✅ dcc.page/mutual-aid 💗 ASL, CART, Deaf interpreters, Virtual, Recorded Description: Slide 1: Atop a purple background with various comfort items drawn in a single-line whimsical style multiple cream boxes display event information and is titled “Care Work Domestic As Mutual Aid.” Below are text boxes with the event details listed in the caption and another that reads: “We are our greatest strength and, in these times, our means of survival. Mutual aid, as a practice, maps our personal and collective abundances with our needs and creates unbreakable networks of care.” Below cream boxes with the names and photos of the panelists: Moderator Alan Pelaez Lopez , Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Tiezst “Tie” Taylor.
Slide 1 image description: on a black background with outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items on the sides, a photo of Alice Wong, an Asian American woman in a wheelchair wearing an olive green jacket, black and white floral pants, cozy socks, booties, and a sultry burgundy lip. She looks directly at the camera — supported, relaxed, and confident. The background is brick. Taken at the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and Disability Visibility's first event together: SFMOMA Disability Portrait Day. Photo credit: Mia Charnelle.
Tuesday | November 11 | CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY Wednesday | November 12 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 1:30 – 3:30 PT | Pop-up! Mending with Rosemary (hybrid) 5:00 - 6:30 PT | QTBIPOC Together Time: Feelings (virtual, registration closed, email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org if you missed the deadline) Thursday | November 13 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 12:30 – 2:00 | Liberation Lunch: Tacos (in-person) Friday | November 14 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 6:30 - 8:30 PT | Open Mic (hybrid) Saturday | November 15 | CLOSED Sunday | November 16 | Sins Invalid Screening | Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire Event info: dcc.page/calendar Slide 1: Schedule slide with purple background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is Schedule | Week of November 10. 165 Grove Street. Details the same as above. Slide 2: DCC logo at the top. The slide reads The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center is a proud project of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope in partnership with San Francisco Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services. Colorful snail graphic below.
On a dark-purple background, white large bold text reads “M Eilo’s Shared Skins Collective Art Installation.” Below is an image of M Eilo, who is illuminated by a stage spotlight with a dark background dressed in various wearable art pieces of different fabrics and colors they have created. They hold two ends of a belt-like piece in each of their hands. The DCC logo is at the top left of the image. At the bottom of the image, “Shared Skins” is written in large bold lavender-purple text. Smaller text follows below and reads “Textile Building Blocks to Fit Any Body, Any Space.” Details below: Local artist M Eilo is showcasing their newest work, Shared Skins, at the DCC. As they say, “Wearable art but make it community-engaged, participatory, and can be remade into thousands of different arrangements.” You’ll get to create wearable art from the pieces crafted by M and have your portrait taken at the DCC. Pop in or RSVP at dcc.page/shared-skins M Eilo’s Shared Skills Community Art Installment Pop-Up | Tuesday, October 28 | 2:00 - 4:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person at 165 Grove Street | Masks Required | Materials Provided | Outside Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen.
n a black background, six orange and gray blocks display event details and spooky halloween images. At the top, large bold orange text reads: ACCESS HORROR MOVIE NIGHT! Below it, in smaller white text, it says: A Hybrid Event. One orange block in the middle displays two cartoon figures dressed up as white ghosts holding hands; one wears a bow and the other holds a balloon with an evil jack-o-lantern face. Below to the left, a red block displays a black spikey word bubble that reads Access Horror in red and white text.. To the right, an orange block shows a white skeleton delicately dancing in a ballet pose. Text is the same as details above.
At the top of the graphic, on a background with wavy shades of beige, is a yellow-gold outline of San Francisco’s skyline. To the top left is an illustration of two documents. To the right is a network of circles with various sizes and lines that connect them. A figure drawing of a person is enclosed in the larger circles. Toolworks logo at bottom of skyline. Below, white text reads “Toolworks Resource Workshop Tomorrow!” Details the same as above in white text and a green background. At the bottom of the graphic, enclosed in a yellow-gold rectangle, is the DCC logo (bottom left) and SF Human Services Agency: Department of Disability and Aging Services logo (bottom right). Event Details: Hi San Francisco! Get assistance with IHSS and DOR applications, regional center information, job placement services, Deaf services, discounted Clipper/transit cards, SSI and SSDI benefits counseling. We're offering in English and ASL, with other translation services as well. No need to RSVP, just pop in, grab a snack, and get help from our Toolworks friends, experts in navigating city services for disability community! Toolworks Resource Workshop Pop-Up | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person at 165 Grove St | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen.
Graphic for Urban Jazz Dance Company’s Home Season 2025, with large block letters in neon yellow, neon pink, and neon green over a layered background of dancers, bubbles, lighting, and shadow. The central image features Deaf dancer Zahna Simon illuminated in a pool of greenish light with her face tilted upward and one hand raised, surrounded by bubbles giving the image an underwater feel. Above her, two dancers are mid-air, pulling on opposite ends of a braided rope in a dance game of tug-o-war. Neon green, pink, and yellow text reads "Urban Jazz Dance Company Home Season 2025.Featuring: The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education; Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible; Produced by Guerilla Opera in collaboration with Urban Jazz Dance Company and Elisabet Curbelo.” QR code to register for event is at center right of graphic. Event Details: Friday, October 24 | 7:30 PM The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Post-Show Panel | ASL / English/ Spanish Interpretation | CART | Live Captions Saturday, October 25 | 7:30 PM The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education and Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible | ASL/English Interpretation | Subtitles | Audio Descriptions Sunday, October 26 | 3:00 PM Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible | Sun, Oct 26 | 3:00 PM | ASL/English Interpretation | Subtitles Access icons at bottom left include: Wheelchair access, Spanish language, Audio Description, Captions, Sign Language Interpretation Photos at bottom right show Yoko Hagino, Angela Lam, and Mike Williams. At the bottom of the flyer is a row of funder and collaborator logos including: Zellerbach, Borealis Philanthropy, San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC), CounterPulse, Sins Invalid, Intersection for the Arts, Deaf Spotlight, Urban Jazz Dance Company, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Guerilla Opera, and Grants for the Arts. Photo credits: Robbie Sweeney and Peche Turner.
The background is a soft blue and purple gradient. At the top left corner, dark bold text reads “Cafe Crip” followed by black font in all caps that reads “Superfest.” In the top right corner, two figures are holding coffee. Below the figures, a dark-green banner with white text reads “Tomorrow!” At the bottom is a picture of Bianca, a fat, light-skinned, disabled, queer AfraLatina who is smiling and looking to the right. She’s wearing heart-shaped glasses, big earrings, red lipstick, and curls piled on top of her head. DCC logo on bottom right. Event details below: Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. This month’s topic is Superfest! We’re closing out the festival with an opportunity to discuss the films and chat with their creators. Learn their stories and share your own. We encourage you to join us at Superfest before Cafe Crip, you can watch the films on Vimeo (our streaming platform), at a Zoom screening, or come in person. Facilitator Bianca Laureano leads the group through community agreements and access principles to ensure everyone can join this informal community-building hangout. Register: dcc.page/cc-superfest Cafe Crip Superfest | Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 4:30 - 6:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Virtual | Spanish
Slide 1: On a black background, six orange and gray blocks display event details and spooky halloween images. At the top, large bold orange text reads: ACCESS HORROR MOVIE NIGHT! One orange block in the middle, displays two cartoon figures dressed up as white ghosts holding hands; one wears a bow and the other holds a balloon with an evil jack-o-lantern face. Below to the left, another orange block displays the Access Horror logo. To the right, an orange block shows a white skeleton delicately dancing in a ballet pose. Text is the same as details above.
Schedule slide with dark purple background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of October 13. Details below. Yellow arrow with yellow text that reads “Swipe for more events” at bottom right. Event Details: Tuesday | October 14 | CLOSED Wednesday | October 15 | CLOSED Thursday | October 16 | Superfest Opening Night! 12:00 – 1:30 PT | Drop-In Tech Support(virtual) 6:30 – 8:15 PT | Superfest Opening Night (hybrid) Friday | October 17 | Superfest! 12:00 – 1:30 PT | Call to Action Screening + Panel (virtual) Saturday | October 18 | Superfest: An Evening with Blind Filmmakers 4:30 – 6:00 PT | Pre-Screening Party (in person) 6:00 – 8:15 PT | Screening + Panel(hybrid) Sunday | October 19 | Superfest: Hybrid Screening + Cafe Crip 1:30 – 3:45 PT | Sunday Hybrid Screening + Panel (hybrid) 4:30 – 6:00 PT | Cafe Crip: Superfest(virtual) ** Superfest 24/7 Virtual Access | Thursday to Sunday ** Event info: dcc.page/calendar
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film. Below that is artwork of Brad Lomax, a Black man in a wheelchair, holding a microphone to make a speech. The streets of Oakland, CA are in the background. Text below the image reads: Directors: Cashmere Jasmine, Marsha Hallager, Markus Essien Producers: Marsha Hallager, Tameka Citchen-Spruce, Markus Essien At the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo.
Graphic with illustrations of a plate of muffins and cookies, a teapot and various teacups filled with tea, and two green teaspoons throughout a wood-grain brown background. Green leaves at the left top corner and bottom right corner. Below, on a bright orange background, white text reads “Tea & Treats Tomorrow!” The DCC logo is at the bottom of the graphic. Event details: It’s the end of the week, and we’re celebrating with fresh-baked treats and a cup of tea. The DCC team is closing our computers early, baking sweet things, sipping tea, and chatting. Bring a friend, bring a colleague, or come solo and hang out with us. We’d love to see you! Tea and Treats Pop-up | Friday, October 10, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person | Masks Optional | Outside | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen.
On a cream background with a bright orange border, the DCC logo is at the top followed by orange text that reads “October Events.” Within a bright orange frame, events for the month of October are listed in black font. Details in Caption. Colorful snail graphic at the bottom of the graphic. The bottom right of the graphic has a black arrow pointing toward the right with black text that reads “Swipe for Superfest Info!” Event details: Thu. 16 - Sun. 19 | Superfest Disability Film Festival Check out the full Superfest schedule at dcc.page/screenings Thu. 16 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Superfest Tech Support (virtual) Thu. 16| 6:30-8:15 | Superfest Opening Night Screening (hybrid) Fri. 17 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Call to Action Screening + Panel (virtual) Sat. 18 | 6:00 - 8:15 | Saturday Evening Screening + Panel (hybrid) Sun. 19 | 1:30 - 3:45 | Sunday Afternoon Screening + Panel (hybrid) Sun. 19 | 4:30 - 6:00 | Cafe Crip: Superfest (virtual) Thu. 30 | 5:30 - 8:00 Access Horror Screening: Halloween Edition (hybrid)
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "The Letter." Below that is an image of a white woman with a beige beret, sweater, and coat looks worriedly at a piece of paper that she holds. Behind her are the walls of a home. Text below the image reads: Director: Samuel Dore, Producer: Justin Edgar A synopsis follows: “As the Nazi’s rise to power in pre WW2 Germany, a young German man named Johan decides to marry his sweetheart Ingrid. Johan’s father Karl is a member of the Nazi party and Johan fears that his father will not allow them to be married because he doesn’t want Johan to marry a Deaf girl, so keeps this a secret from him. The persecution of the Deaf community escalates and Lina’s father runs a Deaf club which becomes a target to be brought under Nazi control. When Karl finds out about their romance, Johan is forced to make a choice between his father’s will and his heart.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo.
A background with wavy shades of beige. At the top center is the SFMTA logo. A water-color illustration of the BART transit lines at the center. To the top right is a gray and blue streetcar trolley. The top left features a map with location points in orange, pink, blue, and green. A side profile of a white and blue BART train sits at the bottom right. To the bottom left is a front view of a red bus. Below, on a brown background, beige text reads “SFMTA’s Access for All Program Tomorrow!” Event details below: Learn from and talk with access leaders at San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency about their Access for All program, access on-demand services, fixed-route accessibility, service performance, and other available resources. SFMTA Access for All Program pop-up | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 1:00 - 3:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | In-Person | Masks Optional | Outside | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen.
Slide 1: The background fades from purple to blue. In the middle are a series of pictures of each of the films screening: Audio Description, Little Monsters, Rising Tides Raising Voices, Contours, The Letter, and Kisses. At the bottom right, a filmstrip graphic contains the date and time.
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Voice Notes from Palestine." Below that is a black slide with the title ‘Voice notes from Palestine.” Underneath are the words in Arabic. Text below the image reads: Director: Amal Al-Groobi | Producers: Dr. lain Overton, Dr. Nazmi Al-Masri, Eng. Sharehan Al-Massry, Dr. Itab Shuayb A synopsis follows: “A short film by Amal Al-Agroobi and Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), features the testimonies of several Palestinian students with disabilities from the Islamic University of Gaza. The students recount their experiences in occupied Gaza under siege and bombardment by the Israeli military.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo.
Bold white text on a black background reads “Accessible Strength and Mobility.” “Hybrid” in black text within a cream rectangle with curved edges at the top right. Below on a cream background and dark-green border, a banner reads “Tomorrow!” in black text. On a white background, black text reads, “with Dr. Marcia Dernie, founder of Disabled Girls Who Lift.” In a photo to the left, Marcia sits on a guardrail in front of a lake. The DCC logo at bottom center. Event details below: Whether you’re reclining, sitting, or standing, Dr. Marcia’s all-level strength and mobility class is for you! Dr. Marcia is a physical therapist, founder of Disabled Girls Who Lift podcast and community, and author of “Movement for Everybody.” No equipment necessary, but if you have bands, weights, or household objects, we can add those in. Make sure you have water and what you need to be comfortable - pillows, blankets, rolled towels – you do you! We’re offering this one in-person and virtually. For in-person folks, we have some blocks and mats, but please bring your own if you have them! Registration: dcc.page/strong Accessible Strength & Mobility | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | In-person at 165 Grove St. or Online via Zoom | Masks Optional
Schedule slide with dark green background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of October 6. Details as follows: Join us at 165 Grove St, San Francisco for this week’s open hours and activities! Tuesday | October 7 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 5:00 – 6:00 PT | Accessible Strength and Mobility (hybrid) Wednesday | October 8 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 1:00 – 3:00 | Pop-Up! SFMTA’s Access for All Program (hybrid) Thursday | October 9 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 Friday | October 10 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 3:00 – 4:30 | Pop-Up! Tea and Treats (in-person) Event info: dcc.page/calendar
Slide 1: A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Kisses" Below that is an image black and white image from the film which shows a young woman in a wheelchair with her hair pulled back in a curly ponytail in a sleeveless black dress. She sits at a restaurant table looking at the young man opposite her with a loose T-Shirt. There are flowers on the table and the background is blinds. Text below the image reads: Director: Ziwei Li | Producer: Qing Li A synopsis follows: “Mia, a young woman who uses a wheelchair and lives with her conservative father, is curious about love. When James, a young man with secrets, unexpectedly enters her life, she embarks on a bold journey of intimacy and self-discovery. However, an unexpected twist forces them to confront everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo.
A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Equal World?" Below that is an image from the film which shows two young women in wheelchairs in the center of a large paved area with a domed Pakistani gazebo in the background and lush green trees. Text below the image reads: Director: Tom Jenkinson | Producer: Dela Anderson A synopsis follows: “Follow disability advocate Abia Akram in Pakistan as she platforms the voices of young people with disabilities around the world: Tapiwa, Taqwa and Basiru. It shows their daily lives and talks to what is needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and an inclusive society.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo.
A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Access the Unknown." Below that is an image from the film which shows Dr. Mona Minkara wearing full scuba gear with goggles over her face. She stands next to her Filipino scuba instructor Arnel. The background is the ocean and a blue sky. Text below the image reads: Director/Producer: Mona Minkara | Director: Benjamin Jimenez A synopsis follows: “In this documentary short, Dr. Mona Minkara, a blind traveler and adventurer, takes on the challenge of scuba diving, proving that with adaptation, trust, and a willingness to access the unknown, the beauty of the world can be experienced in more ways than one.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo.
A graphic with a gradient background of blue, purple, and light pink. A white box at the top has the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo and the title of the film "Little Monsters." Underneath it says "Best of Festival Fiction." Below that is an image from the film which shows three people sitting in an accessible van with the grates of a folded ramp behind them. The driver is a woman with a sweater and a zebra steering wheel. In the passenger seat is a bored teenager with glasses and a blue hoodie. Behind them is a kid in a wheelchair. Text below the image reads: Director: Pablo Leridon | Producer: Eliott Khayat A synopsis follows: “Visually impaired teenager Erwan can't wait to get to school to declare his love for Agathe. Unfortunately, he has to share a medical transport van with David, a wheelchair-bound suck-up who tries to make sure they never arrive. So war is declared.” And at the bottom, bold text in a white box reads: “Get your free pass today – Superfestfilm.org.” In the lower-right corner in a TV with antennas is the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo.
Five people sit in a circle around a wooden table in the DCC indoor space. The DCC logo is at the bottom left of image. Below, in a bright pink background, white text reads “Co-Working Today!” Details the same as the caption above.
Video Description: A video of AV Vilavong signing the DCC event, Accessible Strength and Mobility, in ASL. AV is a person with short dark hair wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, signing in front of a plain green background.
The top half features a burlap fabric background with dark-brown torn pieces of paper and various images in beige, brown, green, and yellow, including flowers, a butterfly, leaves, a bluebird perched on a wooden fence, and yellow-green trees. Below, in a dark brown background, white text reads “Decoupage + Collage Tomorrow!” The DCC logo is at the bottom. Event details as follows: We love collage as a medium of expression – there are no rules, it’s accessible, it’s for all skill levels, and it gives us space to interpret images, textures, and colors in our own way. When you think of decoupage, you might think flowers and filigree, but decoupage can be whatever you like! Join Liz Henry for a creative afternoon and make something new and uniquely you. You don’t need any experience – come just as you are. We’ll have magazines, fabrics, a photo printer, and fun objects you can decoupage and take with you. Haven’t heard of decoupage? That’s okay! Decoupage is a craft that involves cutting out paper or fabric, adhering it to an object, and applying a topcoat of sealant to create a durable, decorative finish. It’s basically a way of collaging objects and preserving your work. Decoupage + Collage | Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 | 1:00 - 3:30 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Masks Optional | Outside | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have an on-call interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen.
Slide 1: A flyer with a soft purple and blue gradient background announces the Superfest Disability Film Festival – Screenings. The top features the Superfest logo in bold, with the word “Disability” in multicolored letters. Framing the logo is a blue bar of white lights at the top and bottom.
A graphic with a thick forest green border and a beige background has various playful illustrations in the middle that create a circle. Some of the illustrations are snails, flowers, leaves, face masks with floral patterns, and a pair of headphones. The images form a circle around the event title and description. At the top of the circle is a banner with a forest green border, white background, and black text that reads “Tomorrow!” There is a large green box underneath the circle with more information about the event. The DCC logo is at the bottom. Event details as follows: Now feels like a good time to create something new. DCC is hosting a hybrid crafting circle tomorrow! Crafters, aspiring crafters, lapsed crafters looking for inspiration, craft appreciators – all are welcome. If you come in person, we’ll have some supplies on hand, but please feel free to bring your own work! Share wisdom, questions, and ideas for a cozy and creative crafting. Register: dcc.page/crafting Crafting Circle | Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 12:00 - 2:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required for In-Person
The background is vibrant orange. At the top left corner, dark green bold text reads “Cafe Crip” followed by white font in all caps that reads “Boundaries.” In the top right corner, two figures in dark green are holding coffee. A dark green banner with text in white font reads “tomorrow!” At the bottom is a picture of Bianca, a fat, light-skinned, disabled, queer AfraLatina who is smiling and looking to the right. She’s wearing heart-shaped glasses, big earrings, red lipstick, and curls piled on top of her head. DCC logo on bottom right. Event details as follows: Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. For September, we are talking about boundaries! Those amazing, elusive practices that we hold, expand, and contract so we can be in nourishing relationships. Let’s dig into how we develop and hold boundaries with ourselves, family, work, community, and caregivers. We send readings in advance, but they are optional, and there will be plenty of opportunities to jump in if your capacity doesn’t allow for reading them. Facilitator Bianca Laureano leads the group through community agreements and access principles to ensure everyone can join this informal community-building hangout. Facilitated by Bianca Laureano, an award-winning educator, curriculum writer, and sexologist. She is a co-foundress of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network and ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school. Register: https://dcc.page/cc-09-2025 Cafe Crip: Boundaries | Friday, September 26, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PT | ASL (online interpreter) | Captions | Virtual
A cream-colored background with a brown border. A brown banner with cream text reads “Today!” at the top. On the left of the image is a large treble clef formed out of scattered brown musical notes. The text is on the right. DCC logo at bottom right.
Bold white text on a black background reads “Accessible Strength and Mobility.” Below on a cream background, black text reads, “with Dr. Marcia Dernie, founder of Disabled Girls Who Lift.” In a photo to the left, Marcia sits on a guardrail in front of a lake. Details same as caption above. The DCC logo at bottom center. Event Details as Follows: Whether you’re reclining, sitting, or standing, Dr. Marcia’s all-level strength and mobility class is for you! Dr. Marcia is a physical therapist, founder of Disabled Girls Who Lift podcast and community, and author of “Movement for Everybody.” No equipment necessary, but if you have bands, weights, or household objects, we can add those in. Make sure you have water and what you need to be comfortable - pillows, blankets, rolled towels – you do you! We’re offering this one in-person and virtually. For in-person folks, we have some blocks and mats, but please bring your own if you have them! Registration: dcc.page/strong Accessible Strength & Mobility | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | In-person at 165 Grove St. or Online via Zoom | Masks Optional
Slide 1: A graphic with a purple and blue gradient background. At the top, a lens flare sheds light on the Superfest Disability Film Festival logo, with the word Disability in multicolored letters. A curved, diagonal strip of film frames runs along the right edge, filled with stills from various films.
As Whitney Houston says, “I wanna dance with somebody, with somebody who loves me.” We love you, we love all the bodies - let’s dance! The DCC’s very own DJ Kahlo is spinning sweet sweet jams all the way from Mexico, we’re hosting in person in San Francisco, and Shaina Ghuraya will be holding down the virtual space on Zoom. No matter where you are in the world – it’ll be a party! Thank you so much to Alice Wong and the Disability Visibility Project for making this event possible. Registration: https://dcc.page/dance Hybrid Dance Party! | Fri, Oct. 3, 2025 | 7:00 - 9 PT | ASL | captions | hybrid Slide 1: A vibrant purple and pink flyer with large disco balls at the very top varying in shapes, sizes and colors! On top of one of the discoballs is a wheelchair user who is popping a wheelie. At the center of the image are three people with long black hair in different dance positions. The person in the middle has a prosthetic leg.
Graphic with various fruits and vegetables, including apples, lettuce, tomatoes, and other greens. In a light green banner, white text reads “Tomorrow!” Below, event details are written in white text on a light green solid background. The DCC logo is at the bottom of the graphic. Event Details as Follows: We’d love to treat you to lunch tomorrow! Salads can be so tasty and feel really good in the body, but they take so much effort! There’s the chopping, the mixing, the forks, the flavor combos—just all the things. Dagny Brown, DCC co-director and vegetable enthusiast, is hosting an easy salad-making pop-up. Learn all the tips and tricks by making your own perfect salad, which you can eat with a spoon, in a tortilla, or (if you’re a traditionalist) with a fork. We’ll have lots of different options, including proteins. Everything you need to enjoy a beautiful, healthy, delicious lunch—our treat! Spoonie Salad Making Pop-Up | Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 12:00 - 2:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Covid testing required | Masks Optional | Outdoor | Pop-up Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have a video interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen.
On a cream and brown background with leaves and snails, white text reads “Become a DCC Member” within a dark brown rectangle. An image of a wood table with a white circular sticker that features the DCC logo sits in the middle. At the top of the sticker is a colorful garden with a snail graphic. The back of a quarter featuring Stacey Park Milbern sitting in a power wheelchair, wearing glasses and boots, and reaching one hand out while keeping the other hand close to her chest is positioned to the top left and bottom right of the sticker.
The Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) is conducting the 2025-26 Dignity Fund Community Needs Assessment — and they need your help! DAS is gathering input from older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, caregivers, and service providers across the city to better understand their needs. This feedback will directly shape how we fund and provide services in the best way to meet community needs over the next four years. DAS is teaming up with the DCC to offer a virtual forum in ASL, Cantonese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Registration: dcc.page/dignity-fund Needs Assessment Forum | Thurs, Sept. 18, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL | captions | virtual Take the short survey at sfhsa.org/DFCNA by Tuesday, September 30. It’s available in multiple languages and only takes 10 minutes to complete and includes a raffle for $50 gift cards. Slide 1: Atop a beige rectangle with a border that is varied shades of light to dark green, a title in bold dark green reads "Town Hall! Needs Assessment." Below is a cute multicolored graphic of a snail amongst plants. DCC logo is at the top. Details same as in the caption.⁠
Atop a dark green and beige background, a beige banner with dark green text reads “Today!” Below, a title reads "Care Circle Chronic Pain." The title is surrounded by a circle of outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items. DCC logo at the bottom. Event details as follows: There is so much beauty and joy in disability – and there can also be so much pain. It’s hard work to get through flares and manage the daily levels – it feels impossible in a culture that doesn’t acknowledge our reality. Our facilitator, LOTUS BOY, will guide our third Chronic Pain Care Circle today. We’ll focus on how we can access relief and care through our sense of taste. Please feel free to bring a favorite simple, nourishing recipe or come as you are – this community holds space for all of it. Registration: dcc.page/cpcc Chronic Pain Care Circle | Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:30 PT | ASL | captions | virtual
A graphic with a thick forest green border and a beige background has various playful illustrations in the middle that create a circle. Some of the illustrations are snails, flowers, leaves, face masks with floral patterns, and a pair of headphones. The images form a circle around the event title and description. There is a large green box underneath the circle with more information about the event. The DCC logo is at the bottom. Event Details: Register: dcc.page/crafting Crafting Circle | Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 12:00 - 2:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required for In-Person
Five people sit in a circle around a concrete table in the DCC outdoor space. Below, in a dark purple background, white text reads “Co-Working Today!” The DCC logo is at the bottom. Event details are as follows: Hybrid Event: Virtual: dcc.page/discord. In-Person: 165 Grove Street, San Francisco. Co-Working Pop-Up | Tuesday, September 15, 2025 | 12:00 - 5:00 PT | ASL (on-call interpreter) | Captions | Hybrid | Masks Required for In-Person
Schedule slide with dark green background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of September 15. Details are as follows: Tuesday | September 16 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 Pop-up! Co-Working | 12:00 – 5:00 (in-person) Wednesday | September 17 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 4:00 Chronic Pain Care Circle | 5:00 – 6:30 PT (registration closed) Thursday | September 18 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 4:00 Pop-up! Spoonie Salads | 12:00 – 2:00 (in-person) Dignity Fund Needs Assessment Forum | 5:00 – 6:00 (virtual) | San Francisco-only Friday | September 19 | Open Hours: 2:00 – 5:00 SF Arts Commission Grants Info Session | 12:00 –1:30 (hybrid) | lunch served in person Event info: dcc.page/calendar
The background is vibrant orange. At the top left corner, dark green bold text reads “Cafe Crip” followed by white font in all caps that reads “Boundaries.” In the top right corner, two figures in dark green are holding coffee. At the bottom is a picture of Bianca, a fat, light-skinned, disabled, queer AfraLatina who is smiling and looking to the right. She’s wearing heart-shaped glasses, big earrings, red lipstick, and curls piled on top of her head. DCC logo on bottom right. Event Details: Cafe Crip is a monthly gathering to talk about important topics within our disability communities. For September, we are talking about boundaries! Those amazing, elusive practices that we hold, expand, and contract so we can be in nourishing relationships. Let’s dig into how we develop and hold boundaries with ourselves, family, work, community, and caregivers. We send readings in advance, but they are optional, and there will be plenty of opportunities to jump in if your capacity doesn’t allow for reading them. Facilitator Bianca Laureano leads the group through community agreements and access principles to ensure everyone can join this informal community-building hangout. Facilitated by Bianca Laureano, an award-winning educator, curriculum writer, and sexologist. She is a co-foundress of the Women of Color Sexual Health Network and ANTE UP! a virtual freedom school. Register: https://dcc.page/cc-09-2025 Cafe Crip: Boundaries | Friday, September 26, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PT | ASL (online interpreter) | Captions | Virtual
The top half is an image of four people standing around a table with small ceramic pots and plants in the DCC outdoor space. Below, event details are in white font on a dark green background. DCC logo at bottom. Details in caption.
A cream-colored background with a brown border. On the left of the image is a large treble clef formed out of scattered brown musical notes. The text is on the right. DCC logo at bottom right. Registration: dcc.page/symphony Symphony Comes to Us | Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:00 PT | In-person at 165 Grove Street | ASL | Captions | Masks Required
On a handmade paper background, dark blue reads San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and Collective Loss Adaptation Project: Mask Decorating and Collective Grief. White bolded text reads “Today!” and is enclosed in a dark green banner. In the middle, a picture in a circular frame of a piece of light pink cloth with a skull and ribcage with red and yellow stitches. Below, the event details and logos for Senior and Disability Action, Collective Loss Adaptation Project, and Disability Cultural Center. Details same as above.
DCC logo at the top. Under a banner image of green waves and a solid orange rectangle with “Yoga for All Bodies” in bold white font, is a photo of Tan smiling outside. Tan is a Black nonbinary person with shoulder-length locs, they are wearing circle-framed glasses, and a black sleeveless shirt. Green snail and leaves at bottom. Details the same as above.⁠
Graphics of various colors include books, a teacup, a tablet, a stack of papers, a spiral notebook, and a snail sitting atop pillows on a cream and textured parchment paper background. Below, on a dark green background, text in white font reads “Grad School Support Today!” The DCC logo is at the bottom. Details of Event: Grad School Support Pop-Up | Tues, Sept. 9 | 1:00 - 4:00 PT | ASL through online Interpreter | captions | masks required | in person at 165 Grove St Pop-ups are completely optional activities during open hours, with no advanced registration required. So, you can come by to work, snack, or join the pop-up if it interests you. If you require ASL to participate, we’d love a heads-up (email access@disabilityculturalcenter.org) to try and arrange for an interpreter, but if not we’ll have a video interpreter standing by. Captioning is available, just let us know when you arrive, and we’ll make it happen.
A cream border with a beige background. At the top, “San Francisco Arts Commission” is written in bold black text with the outline of a garden under “San Francisco.” In the center are four framed boxes all of different sizes: a large vertical pink box with a spoon, a tiny green box with a spiral straw, a medium yellow box with a white face mask decorated with bright pink and orange flowers and a large horizontal box with the DCC logo and the red SF Arts Commission logo. Event Details: Registration: dcc.page/arts-grants San Francisco Arts Commission Grant Info Session | Fri, Sept. 19, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PT | ASL | deaf interpreter | captions | masks optional
Schedule slide with dark purple background enclosed in a gold yellow rectangle. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of September 8. Details are as follows: Join us at 165 Grove St, San Francisco for this week's open hours and activities! Tuesday | September 9 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 5:00 Pop-up! Grad School Support | 1:00 – 4:00 (hybrid) Wednesday | September 10 | Open Hours: 12:00 – 4:00 Thursday | September 11 | Open Hours: 5:00 – 7:00 Mask Decorating and Collective Grief | 3:00 – 5:00 (hybrid) | virtual sold out – in person available Friday | September 12 | 12:00 – 5:00 Pop-up! Plant Potting | 1:00 – 4:00 (in-person) Event info: dcc.page/calendar
Atop a beige rectangle with a border that is varied shades of light to dark green, a title in bold dark green reads "Town Hall! Needs Assessment." Below is a cute multicolored graphic of a snail amongst plants. DCC logo is at the top. Event details are as follows: DAS is teaming up with the DCC to offer a virtual forum in ASL, Cantonese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Registration: dcc.page/dignity-fund Needs Assessment Forum | Thurs, Sept. 18, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:00 PT | ASL | captions | virtual
A beige background with the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo at the top. The words San Francisco are curved in a half circle around a garden of plants, snails and stones. A vibrant pink banner with white text that reads “Today!” in all caps after the logo. In the center is a box with the details of the event, and at the left side of the box is a giant twisty straw. Behind the box are three shapes of all different sizes in pink, orange and green. Tea and Tour with the DCC | Fri. Sept. 5, 2025| 3:00 - 4:00 PT | ASL | Captions | Virtual Registration: https://dcc.page/tea-and-tour
The background is a deep, dark blue and at the top is a bold cream-colored banner with the title in large text. A turquoise banner with white text that reads “Today!” in all caps. The bottom left features the blue book cover for I, Spastic: The Autobiography of Neil Marcus. The cover shows multiple images of Neil in various dynamic poses. Text is the same as details above.
Atop a dark green and beige background, a title reads "Care Circle Chronic Pain." The title is surrounded by a circle of outlines of pillows, shirts, wheelchairs, and other care items. DCC logo at the bottom. Registration: https://dcc.page/cpcc Chronic Pain Care Circle | Wed, Sept. 17, 2025 | 5:00 - 6:30 PT | ASL | captions | virtual
Slide 1: A teal retro-style TV with pink accents is set against a magenta and periwinkle gradient background. The antennas are long with pink tips and point outward. On the TV screen, there is white text with the information. In the bottom right corner is a pink box with the DCC logo.
Five people sit together in a circle at a table in the DCC Grove St outdoor space. Below, on a cream-white background, in dark purple reads “Job Search Support Today!" DCC logo bottom center. Details the same as above.
A beige background with the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center logo at the top. The words San Francisco are curved in a half circle around a garden of plants, snails and stones. In the center is a box with the details of the event, and at the left side of the box is a giant twisty straw. Behind the box are three shapes of all different sizes in pink, orange and green.
On a light brown wood-grain background, images of pencils in various colors, two spiral notebooks, a laptop, highlighter and scissors in the foreground. A strip of glitter peach-pink paper follows. Below, cream text on a vibrant orange background reads "Works in Progress Today!!" DCC logo bottom center. Details the same as above.
At the top of the graphic there are ombre waves in shades of brown with DCC logo and text in bold white that reads, "Meditation for the Movement." A dark green banner with white text that reads “Tomorrow” in all caps. Picture of Dennis Billups, an elder with chocolate brown skin, sunglasses, and a radiant smile. Details same as above.
Schedule slide with magenta pink background. DCC logo at the top. Heading is week of August 24. Text in Schedule: Tuesday | August 26 | 11:00 – 4:00 Meditation for the Movement | 11:30 – 12:00 PT (hybrid) Wednesday | August 27 | 12:00 – 4:00 Pop-Up! Works-in-Progress | 1:00 – 4:00 (in-person) Thursday | August 28 | 3:00 – 7:00 Sustaining Us: Get Podcasting! | 5:00 – 6:30 PT (hybrid) Friday | August 29 | Virtual Event Only Cafe Crip: Science Fiction | 12:00 – 1:30 PT (virtual) No Open Hours at 165 Grove St.
The background is a deep, dark blue and at the top is a bold cream-colored banner with the title in large text. The bottom left features the blue book cover for I, Spastic: The Autobiography of Neil Marcus. The cover shows multiple images of Neil in various dynamic poses. Text is the same as details above.