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Queer, Neurodivergent Access Intimacy: Conversations with Katya Vrtis and the Cast of JC Pankratz\u27s Seahorse
Get PDFThis audio essay uses director Nicolas Shannon Savard\u27s experimental approach to ensemble-based audio description in a 2023 production of JC Pankratz\u27s Seahorse as the starting point for investigating where intimacy direction, disability aesthetics, and queer storytelling overlap. Reflections from both the director and actors involved in the production aim to model possibilities for how consent-based, trauma-informed practices can foster access intimacy in the rehearsal room and open up additional pathways to nuanced, fully human portrayals of queerness, neurodivergence, and madness on stage. The case study is framed by a discussion with disability and performance scholar Katya Vrtis, exploring the broader implications of access intimacy as an approach to creating more human-centered artistic and academic spaces
Evaluation Of Volunteer Care Recipient And Caregiver Experiences In Ventura County
Get PDFWhile much research has focused on paid and family caregiving, little has been devoted to exploring the impacts of volunteer caregiving (i.e., unpaid services provided by community volunteers). Volunteer caregiving can provide a viable alternative to paid and family caregiving when such services are too costly or unavailable, and volunteer caregiving has the potential to positively impact both care recipients and volunteers. Utilizing a community-based approach, students of a senior-level Health Science Capstone class at California State University Channel Islands examined services offered by a local volunteer caregiving organization and evaluated the experiences of caregivers and care recipients. Data came from mail-in surveys administered to care recipients (2008-2011, 2022) and volunteers (2022) through the nonprofit Caregivers (Ventura County, CA). Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from care recipients (N= 394) showed that care recipients most frequently utilized transportation services, reported a positive relationship with their volunteers, were worried about financial and physical independence, and enjoyed services (particularly intergenerational programming). Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from volunteers (N= 47) showed that many were older adults themselves, most often provided transportation, and were overwhelmingly satisfied with their participation with Caregivers. Findings show that volunteer caregiving organizations provide a vital resource for community-dwelling older adults and an avenue for civic engagement among community members
Place Matters: Memory, Community and Displacement in Oxnard’s Wagon Wheel Neighborhood
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Latino residents of Wagon Wheel Trailer Lodge were threatened with eviction in 2004 when their 169-space mobile home park and surrounding area was purchased by a land developer with plans to build new housing units and retail shops. Residents refused to move, so they organized a campaign for fair compensation and relocation rights and to be treated fairly by the developer and city officials. Residents secured the assistance of a local attorney to negotiate a fair settlement. After ten years of court battles and lobbying to the Oxnard City Council, residents of Wagon Wheel negotiated a settlement in summer 2014 that gave residents priority at the Wagon Wheel Family Apartments. This new housing complex included 120 units of affordable housing for low-income residents. Beyond a fair settlement, Wagon Wheel residents were interested in preserving the history of their tight-knit neighborhood. CSUCI students and Professor Alamillo conducted a community-based research (CBR) project to document the history of the Wagon Wheel Trailer Lodge community. For three semesters, students worked with members of the Wagon Wheel Residents Committee to document the stories of community unity, memories of struggle and resilience, discrimination, and displacement. It is important to recover the forgotten history Wagon Wheel residents to ensure that future working-class Latino/a neighborhoods are not easily displaced and erased from history
