Documenting The Movement, Seeing Intersectionality

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on June 16 for the killing of George Floyd in May 2020. While protests and unrest followed Floyd's death, what made these events visually different was the increased participation of people with disabilities, with interpreters provided for those with hearing disabilities at almost every protest.

The disability community has become more vocal about the intersectionality between law enforcement-related brutality cases and disabilities, with rising awareness of the high percentage of people with disabilities affected by such incidents.

The fear persists within the disability community that compliance with orders may be impossible for various reasons, leading to fatal encounters with law enforcement. The ongoing protests are part of a broader movement to address law enforcement brutality and advocate for change in longstanding practices that directly impact people with disabilities.