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Ep 90: Disabled Immigrants

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Graphic showing a picture of Eiko Kimura, a Japanese woman in a wheelchair. She has long black hair and wearing a navy jacket and a white shirt. A beige blanket is on her lap. On the right in Japanese 参議院議員木村英子is text translated: Upper House Member (or member of the House of Councillors), Kimura Eiko.

Posted 3 weeks ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答

Q&A with Eiko Kimura, disabled politician and Upper House member of The Diet in Japan 重度の障害を持つ日本の政治家、れいわ新選組所属の参議院議員、木村英子様との質疑応答。 Disabled people all over the world are engaged politically and making a difference. I … Continue Reading Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答

A short-statured woman with long brown curly hair and brown eyes stands in the middle of a white cube gallery space, smiling at the camera. She is wearing red lipstick to match the red and white scarf wrapped around her neck. On every wall of the gallery space hangs contemporary art that includes brightly-colored photographs of abstract shapes, a round wooden ring hanging from the ceiling, a black and white video installation of a sign language interpreter and a low-lying red lounge chair on a mat. The ceiling is exposed so all the beams, wiring and fan ducts are visible.

Posted 4 weeks ago Podcast

Ep 89: Museums

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Posted 1 month ago Podcast

Ep 88: Policy

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A black and white newspaper clipping of a young little curly-haired blonde, covered by a plastic helmet, lying on the floor on her stomach with her metal walker in the background. She holds her chin up with one of her hands and looks forward. There are physical therapy balls surrounding her.

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Dear Kevin Hart, The MDA is Heartless

Dear Kevin Hart, The MDA is Heartless Emily Wolinsky Dear Mr. Hart, I’m writing this letter because you and I share some important commonalities, and I hope my letter … Continue Reading Dear Kevin Hart, The MDA is Heartless

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

A Very Kind Conversation Between a Cyborg and Some Biohackers

A Very Kind Conversation Between a Cyborg and Some Biohackers The Cyborg Jillian Weise in conversation with Berkelly Gonzalez, Cobalt Barnett, Hylyx Hyx, Jacob Boss and Ryan O’Shea & with … Continue Reading A Very Kind Conversation Between a Cyborg and Some Biohackers

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 87: Climate Action

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A white woman with curly brown hair is standing at a microphone, smiling. She is wearing a green dress and a simple gold necklace. Photo credit: John Livzey.

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 86: Transportation

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A young white woman with long curly brown hair and brown eyes smiles at the camera. She stands beside a brown tree trunk and is wearing an emerald green tunic top and a white cardigan sweater.

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

“Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame”: Why I Call Myself a Disabled Writer Amanda Leduc From 2008 – 2010, I lived for a time in Edinburgh, Scotland. … Continue Reading Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

Left: Caleb, a fat brown disabled femme, places their hands on their hips and looks at the camera defiantly. They are wearing blue plants, a blue bomber jacket with pink florals, and a black t-shirt that reads GORDA in a cursive script. Right: Max Airborne, a fat white person wearing blue jeans, an aqua t-shirt, a red knit beanie and round glasses, sits on a scooter in front of San Francisco ICE headquarters, speaking through a bullhorn. Resting on the front of their scooter is a large cardboard sign hand-painted with the words "No Body Is Disposable." On their left someone is interpreting in ASL, and on their right someone is recording audio using a handheld device.

Posted 3 months ago Podcast

Ep 85: Fat Liberation

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Posted August 26, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

A Preface to Advocacy

Below is an excerpt from A Preface to Advocacy: What You Should Know as an Advocate, a guide by Erin Gilmer. You can read the entire document here as a … Continue Reading A Preface to Advocacy

Leah looks at the camera in a garden in South Seattle in August. She has long curly brown, silver and green hair, dark magenta lipstick and light brown skin, and is grinning in front of a garden wall covered in blooming jasmine. Photo credit: Jesse Manuel Graves

Posted August 24, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Cripping The Resistance: No Revolution Without Us

Cripping The Resistance: No Revolution Without Us Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Dedicated to my beloved friend and long time comrade in disability justice, Stacey Park Milbern, who cripped the … Continue Reading Cripping The Resistance: No Revolution Without Us

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Posted August 23, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Ode to A Spit Cup

Below is a short excerpt of an essay I wrote that is part of an anthology edited by Kelly Jensen available now by Workman Publishing, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore … Continue Reading Ode to A Spit Cup

Posted August 23, 2020 Podcast

Ep 84: Anthologies

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Slide showing a black square graphic with text in the lower half that reads: McEDIT, Custom Gene Editing. Above the text is a scissor with short lines representing stitch marks. On the upper right corner are scissors arranged diagonally

Posted August 14, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Message from the Future: Disabled Oracle Society

View this post on Instagram “Disability is a generative force. It's magic. It really teaches me to be more thoughtful and aware of myself, and my body, my body-mind … Continue Reading Message from the Future: Disabled Oracle Society

Jaipreet Virdi, a South Asian woman with dark hair, smiles at the camera. Her head is slightly turned. She is wearing a black blazer and dark top. There are some trees in the blurred background.

Posted August 10, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Jaipreet Virdi

Below is an interview with Jaipreet Virdi, Assistant Professor at the Department of History at the University of Delaware where she teaches courses on disability histories, the history of medicine, … Continue Reading Q&A with Jaipreet Virdi