UVC, Panel Discussion | Disabled Jesus, Disabled Love (Selections from John 11)

UVC openly celebrates how we are “perfectly imperfect.” Still, disability is often framed as something in need of healing. In our panel discussion facilitated by Pastor D'Angelo, we discuss how disability is not only a journey of acceptance, but a journey of deeply recognizing all of our emotions. The panelists discuss how faith expands our human capacity, not restricts it, and still, we have much work to do to dismantle all the ways access is restricted.

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Panelist Bios:

Ailsa Lipscombe, PhD, is a queer, disabled, and chronically ill academic working at the intersections of disability and music. Her work explores how who we are as individuals shapes how we listen to and within diverse environments. She is from Aotearoa, New Zealand, and lives in Chicago with her wife, Emily, and her service dog, Connie. 

 

Emma Trevor (she/her) has been a member of UVC for 7 years, since spring of 2015. She worshiped at the Wicker Park location until 2020. Emma has now made her "home site" the online worship space since the pandemic, and continues to worship from home as she prioritizes her health. Emma holds degrees in women's and gender studies, as well as interfaith dialogue and religious studies. She loves musicals, podcasts, her cat Twixie, and sending mail when the mood strikes. She identifies as both chronically ill and disabled. She uses a bright blue cane to support her mobility. Emma lives with a trio of inte-rrelated diagnoses called "the trifecta": consisting of POTS, hEDS, and MCAS. She will speak more about these in the panel today.

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Due to recording difficulties, parts of conversation are difficult to hear. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to address the issue. 

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