Created by DisArt and Oaklee Thiele, the My Dearest Friends Project is an international, disability-led art collaboration archiving disabled stories. The collected stories are featured as part of various exhibits, and the writers are compensated for their contribution. The site includes video and audio resources, and features the amazing drawings of Oaklee Thiele (see image above as an example).
Sections include:
- Submit a story
- Demand access,
- Exhibits
- Disability History
- Youth Resources
- and more...
I would like to say that the drawings that appear throughout this site are a real treasure, as is watching some of the videos in which Oaklee is creating drawings. The video I watched was descriptive - meaning, along with the closed captioning that captured the words the narrators and speakers spoke, another voice described what was happening on screen. This is something that is not often done, but useful to be more inclusive for those who are visually impaired.
https://mydearestfriendsproject.org/
Text in right-side panel says:
My Dearest Friends,
We mustn't let this be forgotten -
the time the world gained perspective on a small portion of our struggles.
We must make sure that this moment goes down in history
so that we can build a better world
a more accessible world
a world for everyone
a world for us.
-- Oaklee
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