Affect started as a community conference examining social change. It is now a project with 2 programs: Disabled And Here, an interview and stock image series celebrating disabled BIPOC; and the Community Care Awards, small award grants given through community nominations.
Affect is a disability-led effort to amplify multiply marginalized people of color and embody disability justice. Our work has been widely adopted and used by various orgs and publications, including ADA.gov, Psychology Today, Disability Rights Oregon, and BBC News.
Elea Chang is a genderfluid Taiwanese disability justice advocate and lettering artist in Portland, Oregon. Elea serves on Equi Institute’s Community Guidance Council and has been published in Rooted in Rights and the Disability Visibility Project.