Note: info. below is taken from Sno-Isle Libraries’ press release.
SHANE & HANNAH BURCAW | INTERABLED: True Stories About Love and Disability.
Friday, March 21, 7:30 pm | Whidbey Island Center for the Arts – Free Public Lecture
Authors, YouTubers, and disability advocates Shane and Hannah Burcaw share a hilarious and heartfelt presentation about the reality of being in an interabled relationship, including some highlights and lowlights from their own personal love story. Their intention is to identify and debunk the damaging misconceptions and stigmas that society holds about disability. Their first co-authored book Interabled was released in January 2025 and is available for purchase at the event by Moonraker Books.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. Seating is first-come, first-served. Overflow seating will be provided in WICA’s Zech Hall and Lobby
Founders of the popular YouTube channel Squirmy & Grubs, Shane & Hannah Burcaw have inspired over 4 million social media followers on their mission to identify and debunk the damaging misconceptions and stigmas that society holds about disability.
This year’s focus is on changing attitudes toward disability, and we are very excited about our presenters. Here is a recent feature in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/well/family/interabled-relationships-burcaw.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p04.wq8e.SnPJ8CYkEns5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
We anticipate their presentation to be very popular.
Additionally, Kimber Cross is an incredibly inspiring young adaptive climber and a climb lead for the Mountaineers.
KIMBER CROSS | CAN’T. WILL. DID. How resiliency and representation shaped an adaptive athlete’s journey to professional alpinism.
Friday, March 14, 4:00 pm | Coupeville Library – Free Public Lecture
Kimber Cross is an adaptive climber and a climb leader for The Mountaineers who uses a custom prosthetic ice tool to climb alpine ice routes in Washington State and across the country. Kimber was the first disabled climber to use a prosthetic ice tool on the Kautz Route on Mount Rainier/Tahoma. As a kindergarten teacher, her passion is to teach children about the outdoors with her story of resilience and inclusion.
Learn more about Kimber at www.kimberbelle.com.
Trudy Sundberg was a lifelong community organizer, taught high school English in Oak Harbor, was a columnist for the Whidbey News Times, an author and a playwright. In the wake of her legacy of community service, the Sno-Isle Libraries foundation created a lecture series in her honor starting in 2016. Sundberg passed in 2013. Each year, the series features a free public lecture by a renowned speaker, and an event at a Whidbey Island school.The series is made possible thanks to generous contributions by individuals, businesses, community organizations, and support from the Trudy J. Sundberg Memorial Fund, established in Trudy’s honor.
Additionally, the Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series is 100% funded by community donations. The series is offered as a benefit to our community and would not be possible without the continued generosity of individuals, businesses, and community organizations. To help support the lecture series with a tax-deductible contribution, please click on the donate button above or mail a check in Trudy’s honor to:
Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation
7312 35 Avenue NE
Marysville, WA 98271
Please email Foundation@sno-isle.org or call (360) 651-7074 with any questions or need to make changes to your rsvp.