Lisa Adams and Anahi Guedes de Mello discuss the intersections of disability rights, feminism, and social justice in Brazil. They explore how ableism and gender discrimination intersect, highlighting advocacy strategies for inclusive policies and activism.
Anahí Guedes de Mello is a Brazilian anthropologist with a PhD in Social Anthropology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). She is currently a collaborating researcher at the Center for Disability Studies (NED) with UFSC’s Department of Psychology, and an associate researcher at Anis – Institute of Bioethics, based in Brasilia. She is a deaf and lesbian activist in the disability rights and LGBTI+ social movements in Brazil. Ms. Guedes de Mello is also coordinator of the Brazilian Association of Anthropology (ABA) Committee on Disability and Accessibility and a member of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) Working Group for Critical Studies on Disability.