Frequently Asked Questions

DisabiliT4T is an intentional community and non-monetary mutual aid network comprised of vetted, values-aligned Chronically Ill & Disabled Queer people, preparing to launch this fall. Our mission is to build radically accessible social spaces that center the needs and rights of Chronically Ill and Disabled, BIPOC trans adults, including the right to have fun!

The way we'll operate as a non-hierarchical, leaderless group is laid out in our Community Blueprints, which are a complete framework for the intentional community we're building. They include things like detailed conflict resolution plans, guidance on whose voices should be centered in a given decision-making process, and plans for racial and cultural safety. It's important to us that we know how we're going to keep our Members safe before we launch. The complete Blueprints are on our website at disabilit4t.org/blueprints.

DisabiliT4T is a non-hierarchical, leaderless collective.

Without hierarchical leadership, we'll make decisions as a collective, by deferring to those who will be most affected by the outcome of a given decision. For example, if we’re deciding on an amendment to our Community Blueprints to improve safety for Black Members, non-Black Members’ opinions would be considered irrelevant. Decisions will be discussed and reached at Quarterly Forums, which will be open to all Members. 

We believe that, contrary to a traditional leadership model, the decision-makers and the do-ers don’t need to be the same people. After decisions are reached by those most affected by the outcome, they'll be set in motion by those with the resources to perform the labor. At DT4T, we call these members, "Stewards." Stewards are modestly compensated based on a system that measures effort rather than hours or output, ensuring that those who are more disabled are compensated fairly for their contributions.

With no leadership handing down decisions about programming, the power will be in the hands of our Members to create the social spaces they need. Once we launch, any Member will be empowered to host accessible Events and Gatherings, virtually or in person, using DT4T's administrative resources. Events may include educational workshops, dance parties, craft markets, drag shows, outdoor adventures, peer support groups, ASL practice hours, and anything else our Members dream up!

The way we'll operate as a non-hierarchical, leaderless group is laid out in our Community Blueprints, which are a complete framework for the intentional community we're building. They include things like detailed conflict resolution plans, guidance on whose voices should be centered in a given decision-making process, details on our vetting procedures, and plans for racial and cultural safety. It's important to us that we know how we're going to keep our Members safe before we officially launch this fall. The complete Blueprints are on our website at disabilit4t.org/blueprints.

DisabiliT4T's home base is in NYC, but DisabiliT4T is open to all regardless of location. The bulk of our connection will take place on the DisabiliT4T App. Events and Gatherings can be virtual or in-person, in any city where there are enough Members for in-person happenings.

No, DisabiliT4T is not a mutual aid fund and we do not distribute financial resources.

Our intentional community doubles as a non-monetary mutual aid network, where we practice "from each according to their ability; to each according to their need." Our Members offer support to each other like running errands, helping out at home, advocating for each other at doctor's appointments, and redistributing material resources.

Our budget is and will always be 100% transparent.

You can view all of our expenses and revenue in our ledger. This document is updated at least once a month.

We believe in Land Back and an end to ethnic cleansing and genocide globally. Period.

We believe in a free Palestine, from the river to the sea, and the dismantling of the Israeli ethnostate.

We do not condemn any group of people who use violent means to fight back against their own violent oppression.

We do condemn Zionists globally who use straw man fallacies to justify overt genocide and decades of displacement, occupation, and brutality.

We believe that "never again" means never again.