The Agency of Access by Amanda Cachia
A few weeks into the Sync program, I grabbed a copy of Amanda Cachia’s latest book called, The Agency of Access: Contemporary Disability Art & Institutional Critique, which has been on my list of books to read since it came out. I’ve nearly completed the introductory chapter, which goes through everything that the rest of the book will address, and I’m finding it so relevant to how I approach my practice in terms of disability advocacy and a unique multi-sensory language that unites audiences. It has a great explanation of disability rights history and art history, including institutional critique, and how this history has evolved to present day. I don’t often read dense, academic art theory materials, but I found this book to be easy to follow, practical to a disability-related art practice, and interesting to learn. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in disability arts justice.
