As an organization with many disabled and neurodivergent team members and community members we are deeply committed to disability justice and see access as a form of love; this means access is something we discuss often and strive to integrate into all of our spaces. We are not perfect, and still have room to grow and expand our accessibility infrastructure, and are very receptive to ideas or support from the community as we continue to offer more support systems. If there is something specifically that you need, please email us at bluelight.academy@timetospringup.org and we will strive to meet those needs to the best of our abilities.

"When I say 'liberatory access,' I mean access that is more than simply having a ramp or being scent free or providing captions. Access for the sake of access or inclusion is not necessarily liberatory, but access done in the service of love, justice, connection and community is liberatory and has the power to transform. I want us to think beyond just knowing the “right things to say” and be able to truly engage. I want us to not only make sure things are accessible, but also work to transform the conditions that created that inaccessibility in the first place. To not only meet the immediate needs of access—whether that is access to spaces, or access to education and resources, or access to dignity and agency—but also work to make sure that the inaccessibility doesn’t happen again." Mia Mingus