UO Today interview: Britney Wilson, Law, New York Law School

Britney Wilson is an associate professor of Law and Director of the Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic at New York Law School. Prior to her current position, Professor Wilson was a staff attorney at the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, a Bertha Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, and a Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellow in the Racial Justice Program at the American Civil Liberties Union. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Wilson has written and spoken extensively about disability and the intersection of race and disability for various media outlets including The Nation, Longreads, and This American Life, NPR, PBS Newshour, Colorlines, and The Huffington Post. Professor Wilson has also testified about issues facing people with disabilities before both local and international governing bodies, including the New York City Council and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Also, an accomplished writer and artist, Wilson has published and performed short stories, creative nonfiction essays, and poetry, including on the HBO series Brave New Voices. On May 16th, 2023, Britney Wilson will give a talk “Down for the Cause: Grace, Space, and Belonging in Social Movements” as a guest of the Oregon Humanities Center and part of the 2022–23 “Belonging” series.