Deadline: 05 August 2022
CREA’s Disability, Sexuality, and Rights Online Institute (DSROI) is a six weeks long online course that provides a study of theory and practice at the intersection of disability, gender and sexuality with a focus on perspectives and experiences of persons with disabilities from the global South. Started in 2010, the Institute is, in majority, led by activists, community organizers and academics with disabilities from the global South. It is intended for activists from all human rights movements, practitioners, media and art specialists and donors.
About the Course
The DSROI focuses on a conceptual study of disability, gender and sexuality and its inter-linkages with feminism, sexual and gender diversity, race, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, media, art, representation and law, amongst others. The DSROI has a strong focus on activists’ initiatives to address disability rights in practice from global South perspectives. The overall framing for disability rights is grounded in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and how these rights intersect across diverse constituencies. The Institute is aimed at activists, practitioners, and human rights actors working in areassuch as disability rights, gender rights, development, sexual and reproductive health, sexuality, media, and law. The aim is to: create understanding on how disability, sexuality and gender intersect;build a political perspective on how the sexual rights of persons with disabilities can be upheld; strategize to combat ableism and provide knowledge on mechanisms and frameworks for building more inclusive and intersectional sexual rights advocacy. Participants develop their ability to work in inclusive and holistic ways that further human rights and social justice. After eight successful institutes, we now also have a wide-ranging alumni base spread across the globe.
The course is offered through an accessible online learning platform. (Completely online, 6 weeks, 8-12 hours per week)
Essential elements of the DSROI
- The course will look at why sexual and disability rights matter looking at evolving theories of sexuality, disability and human rights.
- We will center diversity of disability and sexuality representations and experiences across the globe.
- We will learn from diverse activists, academics, and educators with disabilities how to advance the sexual rights and dismantle ableism.
- We will discuss how to put rights into practice and in particular, those enshrined in the CRPD.
- We will examine efforts to end gender-based and ableist violence persons with disabilities face.
- Faculty are persons with disabilities from across the globe working at the intersection of disability and sexuality.
- We strive to create an accessible learning experience for diverse persons with disabilities and work with participants to provide the reasonable accommodations they need
The DSROI consists of live lectures and curated content (redings, videos, interviews). The institute allows for participants to work at their own pace downloading materials.This provides flexibility to manage the content on a timeframe that works best for you.
Participants
The Disability, Sexuality, and Rights Institute is open to activists, practitioners, journalists, donors or philanthropists, legal experts, community-based organizers and development actors engaged in feminist advocacy, sexual and reprodutive health and rights, sexual and gender diversity, disability rights, development, media and arts worldwide.
Who can apply
Participants will be selected based on:
demonstrated interest in disability and sexuality, and how the learning will apply to their work. Preference will be given to participants from the global South who work as activists and are connected to broader rights movements addressing sexual rights, disability and feminism; practitioners working on access to justice, sexual and reproductive health rights, gender-based violence; and donors or philanthropists with demonstrated commitment to supporting human rights.
We strongly encourage persons with disabilities to apply!
Costs
Participants are required to pay a registration fee of USD 60 to contribute towards course expenses. Fee waiver is available on request for a very small percentage of participants on need basis (please refer to the application form).
Format and Workload
The course will be conducted entirely online and in English. The online learning platform is fully accessible and lectures will be held using Zoom with live captioning in English and country specific Sign Language interpretation based on participant needs. There will be two live lectures each week which will be recorded and available online for participants unable to attend the live session. The course content will be available on the online learning platform for participants to review at their own pace each week. There will be live facilitated discussions and group exercises to allow for practical engagement in course content. The Institute will use diverse learning methods including: presentations, readings, videos (with subtitles), chats/ discussions, reading groups, practical exercises and video conferencing via Zoom. Participants will also be required to submit a final project. Although the course is introductory, the work will be challenging, including reading and discussion of complex theory. We encourage active engagement so participants can learn from each other’s thoughts and experiences. Course participation will require between 8-12 hours per week. Each week’s requirements can be completed at the convenience of participants as long as it is within broader time parameters. Participants will be expected to participate in the entire course and complete all assignments, as much as possibl
Applicants will be informed about the selection decisions by September 10 2022
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