Programs
Crip Writers Collective
A Disabled Artist incubator program providing financial support, visibility, and skill-building opportunities for Disabled writers and artists. CWC sponsors participants to vend and facilitate workshops at zine fests throughout Southern California. Participants also take part in our art development workshops, led by community-sourced facilitators reflecting the lived experiences of our collective.
Peer Support Groups
Welcoming, peer-led spaces where community members can connect, share their experiences, and offer mutual aid and support. Together, participants build resilience, exchange tools for navigating life, and find validation.
Crip Reads Book Club
A virtual book club joining participants to share in meaningful conversations, and learn disability justice history and theory. Selected books are written by Disabled authors centering Disabled experiences. We make this program accessible by offering members books in their format of choice.
LASC Fellows
LASC is committed to remaining community-rooted and community-led, and does so by maintaining leadership and policies inclusive of those most impacted by systems of oppression. We invest in the skills, labor, and leadership of our low-income, BIPOC, Disabled, Transgender, and Queer community, before sourcing outside. The Fellowship program is our strategy for expanding organizational capacity, deepening community investment, and ensuring programming is run by-and-for disabled people. Fellows contribute to LASC by supporting operations, co-create programming, and engage with our broader community.
Listening Sessions
Our community members help us shape upcoming programming, guide how funds are allocated, and nominate organizations or collectives for future collaboration and financial support.
Open House
We host two Open Houses each year for the community to learn about LASC’s current programming, meet the organizers, and meet other Disabled folks.
Spoonie Garden Social
A seasonal event that provides participants access to green spaces, which are often inaccessible to those with chronic illnesses and disabilities. These events foster wellness through nature and community connection, while also cultivating political safety and inclusion through visibility.
Community Workshops
We offer online, hybrid, and in-person workshops with rotating topics led by community members to provide increased access to arts and wellness.
Social Gatherings
Accessible in-person and online gatherings where community members can spend time together and have fun. Events vary from movie nights, karaoke, game time, and picnics at the park.
Online Community
Our Discord server is a social gathering place where community members can exchange resources and provide peer support.