Crip World-Making

Crip world-making, articulated by Robert McRuer and related disability theorists, describes the generative practices through which disabled people make hostile environments liveable - hacking, repurposing and reconfiguring tools, spaces and social norms to fit their bodyminds rather than accepting systems designed for non-disabled defaults. It pairs with crip technoscience in emphasising that disabled people are active knowledge-makers and designers, not passive recipients of accommodation. In HCI, the concept informs design approaches that centre disabled leadership, value tactics of refusal and repair, and treat accessibility as an ongoing collective achievement rather than a compliance checklist.