Virtual launch in summer 2024.
San Francisco brick and mortar location opening at 165 Grove Street in 2025.
Mission
By providing educational, artistic, and social networking opportunities, the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center brings diverse people with disabilities together to access resources, advance social justice, and foster Disability culture, community and pride.
Vision
Envision a city with a strong sense of Disability culture and identity, where the people with disabilities who live, work, and visit actively engage in the services and supports available to them, fully participate in civic life, and feel valued and proud of who they are.
Values
Community
Belief in building connections within and among Disability communities and with the public because no community should exist in isolation from others.
Leadership
Hold the leadership, expertise, and wisdom of people with disabilities at the core of everything the DCC does which honors the spirit of “Nothing About Us Without Us.”
Collective Access
Welcome the insights and participation of people with all types of disabilities and embrace interdependence in the pursuit of access. Respect and honor diverse experiences and share responsibility for creating access.
Social Justice
Strive to create a community and world in which all people with and without disabilities are treated with dignity and respect. Recognize that justice for people with disabilities is tied to the liberation of all people.
Intersectionality
Acknowledge and value people with disabilities who live at the intersections of multiple axes of oppression. Recognize that there is no singular idea of disability. Allow people to bring their full selves, with all identities and perspectives welcomed.
Joy
Pleasure, laughter, creativity, and innovation are central aspects of Disability culture and the lived experience.
Guiding Principles
Creating a space for diverse people with disabilities to come together.
Advancing social and Disability justice.
Celebrating Disability culture, community, and pride.
Providing information about and access to disability programs and services.