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An outdoor patio with Alice Wong [left], an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair. She is wearing a mask over her nose connected to a tubing for her ventilator. She is wearing a long-sleeved navy shirt and a sporty aqua blue vest and holding a paper coffee cup. On the right is Judith Heumann, an older white woman with short wavy brown hair. She is sitting in a power chai and wearing glasses, a dark green short-sleeved top and a scarf tied into a knot. Both are looking at the camera and smiling.

DVP Interview: Judith Heumann and Alice Wong

On January 9, 2018, Alice Wong interviewed Judith Heumann for the Disability Visibility Project® with the StoryCorps app. Judy talked about growing up as a Jewish disabled girl in Brooklyn, … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Judith Heumann and Alice Wong

Graphic with a white background with text that reads: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction, Sunday, December 9, 2018, 1 pm Pacific/ 2 pm Mountain/ 3 pm Central, 4 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @mariekeyn and @brigityoung Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com or nicolagriffith.com. On the left is an illustration of a young Black woman lying down on a pink pillow reading a book. She is wearing a pink tank top and gray leggings and headband. On the right is an illustration of a stack of 4 books, aqua, purple, orange, and gray from top to bottom.

Posted 1 week ago DVP News and Events

12/9 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction

You are invited to the fifteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith, and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on Sunday, December 9, 2018, 4 pm Eastern. … Continue Reading 12/9 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction

On the left, Alice Wong an Asian American woman wearing a black jacket and black scarf with little white daggers. She is wearing a mask over her nose attached to a gray tube which is connected to her ventilator. On the right is Jennifer Justice, young white woman with very light long blonde hair pulled back. She is wearing a heather gray scoopneck shirt. She is smiling at the camera.

Posted 2 weeks ago DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Jennifer Justice and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Jennifer Justice for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on May 21, 2016. Jennifer shares her experiences learning about other disabled artists during art school and … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Jennifer Justice and Alice Wong

On the left, Alice Wong an Asian American woman wearing a bright green rain jacket. She is wearing a mask over her nose attached to a gray tube which is connected to her ventilator. She is sitting closely next to Antoine Hunter, a self-described handsome, dark milk chocolate, African American Man. He has long Ebony dreadlocks hair tied to back with a full Ebony-colored beard and full brown lips. He is wearing a black hoodie that says, “I [heart] Being BLACK.”

Posted 2 weeks ago DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Antoine Hunter and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Antoine Hunter for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on January 7, 2017. Antoine recalls an important moment as a teenager when he performed a solo … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Antoine Hunter and Alice Wong

Posted 2 weeks ago Podcast

Ep 39: Sex Education

On the left is Sky Cubacub, a non-binary queer and disabled Filipinx human wearing colorful chainmaille headpiece in magenta, purple, turquoise and yellow. She is wearing a sleeveless purple mesh tank and a necklace that looks like chains in purple and magenta. On the right is Alice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair. She is wearing a top with a geometric print with stripes, in aqua, black, white, and red. She is wearing a mask over her nose attached to a tube for her ventilator.

Posted 2 weeks ago DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Sky Cubacub and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Sky Cubacub for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on September 29, 2016. Sky talks about her work as a chainmaille artist and how she learned … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Sky Cubacub and Alice Wong

On the left is Ing Wong-Ward, a Chinese Canadian disabled woman with short black hair and a cream top with black decorative print on the sleeves. She is in a wheelchair with a belt across her chest. On the right is Alice Wong, A Chinese American disabled woman with short black hair and a black shirt with small white cat paw prints. She is in a wheelchair and wearing a mask over her nose attached to a tube for her ventilator.

Posted 2 weeks ago DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Ing Wong-Ward for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 25, 2016. Ing shares with Alice how she became a journalist and a disabled parent. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Posted 4 weeks ago Podcast

Ep 38: Food Accessibility

Image description by @jeeheipark: Colorful, abstract background. Tote bag with circular floral illustration and overlaid text that reads “Ableism is trash.” Bottom text reads “Proceeds from this shop will go to the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to amplifying disability media and culture.”

Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

Ableism Is Trash giveaway!

11/13/18 Update: Thank to everyone. All of the giveaway items are claimed! Thanks to one generous anonymous donor, the Disability Visibility Project is excited to giveaway 6 beautiful Ableism Is … Continue Reading Ableism Is Trash giveaway!

Noor sits in a wheelchair in front of a fountain. He has a curly black undercut and medium golden tan skin. He wears thick glasses, and a sleeveless pink shirt with a set of budgie collar pins.

Posted 1 month ago Guest Blog Posts

Stop Killing Us: Reflections on Trans, Intersex, and Disabled Eugenics

Stop Killing Us: Reflections on Trans, Intersex, and Disabled Eugenics By Noor Pervez One afternoon, I was attempting to balance a small package of stim toys in one hand and … Continue Reading Stop Killing Us: Reflections on Trans, Intersex, and Disabled Eugenics

Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health & Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

You are invited to the fourteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific. We are … Continue Reading 11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

Posted 1 month ago Podcast

Ep 37: Political Participation

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_37_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSToday’s episode is about political participation featuring interviews with … Continue Reading Ep 37: Political Participation

Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

11/19 #CareChat: Care Work, Families, and Interdependence

In partnership Caring Across Generations and the Disability Visibility Project invites you to a Twitter chat on care work, families, caregiving, and interdependence on November 19, 2018, 4 pm Eastern. … Continue Reading 11/19 #CareChat: Care Work, Families, and Interdependence

Photo of Belo Cipriani and his guide dog, Oslo, a black lab.

Posted 2 months ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Belo Cipriani

This is an interview with Belo Cipriani, the editor and publisher of a new anthology featuring coming-of-age stories by disabled writers. Congratulations on the recent publication of Firsts: Coming of … Continue Reading Interview with Belo Cipriani

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 36: Disabled Entrepreneurs

Young white woman wearing pink-framed eyeglasses and a hoodie. She is also wearing headphones that look like black cat ears. Behind her is a wooden mantle full of cute nerdy stuffed creatures.

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Gauged Unable to Continue: By Ashley Kenyon-Pettit

The Disability Visibility Project announced a giveaway recently for an Xbox Adaptive Controller set from Microsoft for one member of the community. Congratulations to the winners of the giveaway: Ashley Kenyon-Pettit and Rosie Sachtschale! … Continue Reading Gauged Unable to Continue: By Ashley Kenyon-Pettit