The photograph displayed above is entitled "Carrie and Emma Buck at the Virginia Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, taken by A.H. Estabrook the day before the Buck v. Bell trial in Virginia." Credit: Arthur Estabrook Papers, M.E. Grenander Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany, SUNY. Carrie Buck is on the photograph's left, next to her mother.
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Third Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship Keynote Event – October 28, 2025
Reproductive Justice and Disability Justice are deeply connected, and honoring that connection strengthens individuals and communities. Laura Millar is an independent consultant and the co-executive director of the Blind Sexuality Access Network, whose work is focused on how blind and disabled people are systematically denied access – not just to sexual healthcare or education, but to autonomy, pleasure, relationships, and even basic conversations that should never have been out of reach in the first place.
Access doesn't begin with ramps or braille, it begins with permission. Permission to ask questions, to understand and hold boundaries, to name desires, to be curious, and to exist as sexual beings without shame. Access is often shut down before those conversations even start. It’s denied by systemic, internalized and sexual ableism; and the microaggressions disabled people experience every day. Laura discussed how consent is not just a yes-or-no moment, but a core component of Disability and Reproductive Justice. Laura recognizes that consent is a collective framework for how we relate to one another: with clarity, care, and cultural humility. For disabled people, consent culture can lead to true, holistic access and a richer, more fulfilling life.
"Permission, Pleasure, and Power: Consent as the Foundation for Disability and Reproductive Justice"
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Second Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship Keynote Event
The second Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship Keynote Event was held on March 7, 2024 as a discussion between Robin Wilson-Beattie and Rebecca Cokley of the Ford Foundation.
You may access the Keynote Event here.
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Inaugural Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship Keynote Event
Our first Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship keynote event was held in March 2023
Learn more about the fellowship, its background, and our inaugural recipient, Laurie Bertram Roberts, in the short video below. More about Laurie is found at the link following.
Learn more about the 2023 Carrie Buck Fellow, Laurie Bertram Roberts