DisCrit

DisCrit (Disability Critical Race Studies) is a theoretical framework that merges Disability Studies with Critical Race Theory to analyze how racism and ableism are interdependent systems that work together to marginalize people at the intersection of race and disability. Developed by scholars including Subini Annamma, David Connor, and Beth Ferri, DisCrit examines how the social constructs of race and ability operate in tandem — for example, how students of color are disproportionately labeled as learning disabled, or how disability has historically been used to justify racial discrimination. In accessibility research, DisCrit challenges the field to move beyond studying disability in isolation and to consider how racial identity shapes experiences of disability, technology access, and accommodation.