Julia Havard, Ph.D.

Pronouns: they/ them and ze/ zir

Hi! I’m a queer, disabled access worker and independent scholar working at the intersections of disability arts and sexual cultures. I love cultivating spaces where people feel like they belong, while valuing differing identities, cultures, needs, abilities, and desires.

I work with arts and nonprofit organizations and institutions, as well as individual teachers, organizers, and artists to promote a holistic, expansive, intersectional, and achievable approach to accessibility for my clients.

My goal is to FRACTURE assumptions, norms, and barriers to access so that we can creatively rebuild more just worlds.

Because the world was not built for people with bodies, minds, and experiences that diverge from “normal,” it can take time, ingenuity, community collaboration, and teamwork to engineer ways to navigate the systemic ableism that inform our everyday practices. As an educator, my approach takes into account both process and results, considering the path toward greater access as an important learning experience in itself.

I received my PhD in Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and was formerly a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Theater at Dartmouth College. I received my BA from Harvard University.

For information about my other work and background, click here.