Research Guides: What Can a Body Do? (First Year Read, 2024): CLOCK: Time in the Context of Disability

Clock

Image: clock by difatama from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0)

“Its units are mathematical, but its origins are cultural.”
(What Can a Body Do?, p. 175)

"Crip Time"

“Crip time is flex time not just expanded but exploded.”
(Alison Kafer, 2013, quoted in What Can a Body Do?, p. 168)

ALISON KAFER

Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9780253009418
Publication Date: 2013-05-16

ELLEN SAMUELS

Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time (E. Samuels, 2017)
"In this creative nonfiction essay, the author reflects on how 'crip time' has operated in their life, not only as a form of liberation, but also as a site of loss and alienation." (from the abstract)
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Samuels, E. (2017). Six ways of looking at crip time. Disability Studies Quarterly, 37(3). https://dsq-sds.org/index.php/dsq/article/view/5824/4684

SARA HENDREN

The Simplest Tool for Improving Cities Is Also Free (S. Hendren, July 21, 2021)
Discusses how several cities "designed with time" to create play space for children, seniors-only browsing hours, space for outdoor dining, etc.

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Cripping Time: Understanding the Life Course through the Lens of Ableism (Ljuslinder et al, Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2020)
This article explores crip time from a variety of different perspectives.
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Ljuslinder, K., Ellis, K., & Vikström, L. (2020). Cripping Time – Understanding the Life Course through the Lens of Ableism. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 22(1), 35–38. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.710

Singapore and Green Man+

Green Man+
Green Man + is an initiative by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to address the needs of elderly pedestrians and persons with disabilities who may require more time to cross the road.

The Green Man Plus: Crossing with Greater Ease (via YouTube)

Intellectual Disability, Productivity, Employment & Economic Time

"In a society that defines and confines all meaning and worth in terms of production, profit, and pervasive greed, intellectually disabled people will likely be exploited."
(James Trent, 1995, quoted in What Can a Body Do, p. 179)

Empowering People for Inclusive Communities Boston (EPIC)
EPIC is equipping a new generation of leaders, young people with disabilities, to celebrate their rights by making a lasting impact on their communities.

CREATIVELY SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS

The Bread Maker (Aberdeen, UK)
The Bread Maker is a social enterprise that gives opportunities to adults with learning disabilities. The Bread Maker helps people who would find it difficult to get a job or training in most ordinary businesses.
ExtraSpecialTeas (Housatonic & Great Barrington, MA)
Since 2016, a community-based nonprofit teahouse that employs young adults with learning differences, such as Autism and Down syndrome.
Howdy Mandmade (Howdy Handmade (TX, NC, LA IN, CO)
Howdy Handmade's mission is to reshape the way society views individuals with unique disabilities through our unwavering dedication to hiring, training and commitment to leadership and advancement.
Common Roots Farm (Santa Cruz, CA)
At Common Roots Farm, people with disabilities join with others to grow healthy food, beautiful flowers and create friendships that sustain everyone.

What Can a Body Do? (First Year Read, 2024)

Clock

Image: clock by difatama from Noun Project (CC BY 3.0)

"Crip Time"

ALISON KAFER

ELLEN SAMUELS

SARA HENDREN

MORE ABOUT "CRIP TIME"

Singapore and Green Man+

The Green Man Plus: Crossing with Greater Ease (via YouTube)

Intellectual Disability, Productivity, Employment & Economic Time

CREATIVELY SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS

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