Welcome to Season 4 of Contra*! We’re back with new episodes from the Remote Access Archives. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spoke with a number of scholars and activists about mutual aid and pandemic times. This season we’re sharing some of those conversations. 

For an episode transcript, please visit criticaldesignlab.com.

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? Aimi’s conversation with Hector Ramirez, a disabled, queer and Two-Spirit, and biracial disability rights advocate focuses on how remote access has transformed during the pandemic, and the implications of the pandemic on his disability community and culture. 

Themes: 

• Disability politics and advocacy

• Remote access and workplace participation

• COVID-19 pandemic era 

• institutionalization and isolation 

• Public policy and access

Links: 

• Hector Ramirez

• Hector Ramirez on Linkedin