((in)ter)dependence/Care
Care is a loaded term. It's being thrown around a lot these days in the arts and design sphere; everyone is talking about facilitation with care, curation with care, designing with care... The term 'care' has it's own difficult medical history. Especially for folks with disabilities, the associations with care and the medical-industrial system is often grim, riddled with abuse, and uneven power dynamics. The term cannot be simply tossed around (imho) without a sense of a dedication to it. But equally, because of its grim history, disability justice activists have often turned towards using interdependence instead to emphasize a world we can all work towards [1]. One in which relying on each other and building networks of care, is more important than independence.
(Un)availability
We live in a time where constant availability is expected, especially with social media. In Glitch Feminist Manifesto, Legacy uses AFK (away from keyboard) instead of IRL (in real life), because the the digital is as much a part of real life as the physical interactions we have are. But you are not given the option to be away from the keyboard or log off anymore. In working environments, it is stressed that it is your own responsibility to not reply outside of working hours. What has spoken to us is the line [a feminist server...] tries hard not to apologize when she is sometimes not available[2].