2/28 Joint Letter to Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, CA Department of Health
Below is a joint letter written and organized by the Disability Justice League-Bay Area submitted as public comment to the Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, California Department of Public Health, on February 28, 2021. … Continue Reading 2/28 Joint Letter to Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, CA Department of Health
![Meme showing two images: [left] a scene from the Real Housewives Bravo tv show of a blond woman with her mouth wide open and hand pointing in accusatory rage with her friend by her side, another housewife with long brown hair. Text beneath: VACCINE PRIORITIZATION BY STATE. [right] a white cat sitting at a dining table with its ears flattened in irritation. A plate of cooked green vegetables is in front of the cat. Text beneath: HIGH RISK PEOPLE TRYING TO GET APPOINTMENTS](https://i0.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/4zpd6k.jpg?resize=700%2C326&ssl=1)
Vaccine Equity Memes
I faced some ups and downs lately with my search for a vaccine appointment as a high-risk person under 65. There are many others in California and everywhere in the … Continue Reading Vaccine Equity Memes
2/24 Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions
Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions We are very happy to see that the State of California shared a plan on February 12 to vaccinate … Continue Reading 2/24 Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions
Still In Texas
STILL IN TEXAS Emily Wolinsky Note: some of this essay was from a Facebook post by Emily Wolinsky posted on February 19, 2021. Interdependence. Most people with … Continue Reading Still In Texas
Q&A with Tory Cross
Social media can be trash but it’s not *all* trash. I learn so much from people I follow on Twitter such as Tory Cross. Here is an interview with Tory … Continue Reading Q&A with Tory Cross
Ep 97: Disabled Refugees
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_97_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Today I’m in conversation with Mustafa Rfat. Mustafa is a … Continue Reading Ep 97: Disabled Refugees
Year of the Tiger: New book in 2022!
I am delighted to share that I will be coming out with a new book next year, Year of the Tiger, published by Vintage Books. The title refers to the … Continue Reading Year of the Tiger: New book in 2022!
Joint Letter to Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, CA Department of Health
Below is a joint letter written and organized by the Disability Justice League-Bay Area submitted as public comment to the Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, California Department of Public Health, on … Continue Reading Joint Letter to Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, CA Department of Health
The King and Lies
The King and Lies Tinu Abayomi-Paul The day you realize as a Black person, that your people were enslaved, and are still being oppressed, in order to provide the … Continue Reading The King and Lies
Q&A with Sabrina Epstein
This has been a weird start to 2021, speaking for myself at least. As if surviving during a pandemic wasn’t challenging enough, high-risk people all over the US and globally … Continue Reading Q&A with Sabrina Epstein
2021 Vaccine Valentines
On January 25, 2021, Governor Newsom announced the elimination of the Phase 1C priority group for COVID-19 vaccination in favor of an age-based approach in California. I created the hashtag … Continue Reading 2021 Vaccine Valentines
Ep 96: Art and Technology
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_96_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Today’s episode is about art and technology featuring a conversation … Continue Reading Ep 96: Art and Technology
A Boy Like Me
A Boy Like Me Hari Srinivasan One morning in late November 2020, I woke up to find that my rather modest twitter account had somehow gained around 1500 followers … Continue Reading A Boy Like Me
Q&A with Rebecca Lamorte
A few months ago I read a great piece by Rebecca Lamorte in Teen Vogue about how she became involved in politics. As a co-partner in #CripTheVote, an online campaign … Continue Reading Q&A with Rebecca Lamorte
![[left] A photo of Jamison Hill, a young white man with an almost clean-shaven head with expressive blue eyes. He is looking away from the camera, slightly to the right and wearing a light blue, long-sleeved button down shirt. He is smiling. [right] Light blue book cover with white text that reads, WHEN FORCE MEETS FATE. In the middle is an image of a hospital ID bracelet with text, “A mission to solve an invisible illness.” At the top, “A riveting true-life story” - AJ Baime, New York Times bestselling author of The Arsenal of Democracy. At the bottom: JAMISON HILL, Foreword by Stephanie Land, New York Times bestselling author of Maid.](https://i2.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/JAMISON-TWITTER.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Q&A with Jamison Hill
Jamison Hill is a contributor to my anthology, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century (Vintage Books) and I was delighted to interview him about his new memoir which … Continue Reading Q&A with Jamison Hill
Ep 95: Black Doctors with Disabilities
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_ep_95.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS In today’s episode I’m in conversation with Dr. Justin Bullock. … Continue Reading Ep 95: Black Doctors with Disabilities