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Graphic with a white background and black text that reads: #CripLit Twitter Chat, New Non-Fiction, June 10, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, Guest host: @thinkfreestyle, Details: http://DisabilityVisibilityProject.com. On the left is an illustration of two hands typing on a laptop. On the right is an illustration of 3 books stacked on top of each other.

6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

You are invited to the 12th #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

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Posted 3 weeks ago DVP News and Events

Affect Conf: Ticket giveaway for the DVP community

UPDATE: We gave the tickets away on 6/2 and they are no longer available. Thank you for your interest!! Affect Conf is an annual conference founded and organized by … Continue Reading Affect Conf: Ticket giveaway for the DVP community

Posted 4 weeks ago Podcast

Ep 25: Disabled Actors

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Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

5/20 #UnitedShades of America Live Tweet!

Hey ya’ll!! CNN’s United Shades of America will have an episode featuring the Deaf and disabled people on May 20, 2018, 10 pm Eastern/ 7 pm Pacific. If you … Continue Reading 5/20 #UnitedShades of America Live Tweet!

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Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

You are invited to the eleventh #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

Posted 1 month ago Podcast

Ep 24: Disability Justice and Community Organizing

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Posted 2 months ago5 Comments DVP News and Events

5/9 #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat

#DisabledMamas Twitter Chat Wednesday, May 9, 2018 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern In partnership, Rooted in Rights and the Disability Visibility Project® invites you to participate in a … Continue Reading 5/9 #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat

Posted 2 months ago DVP News and Events

Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability

The California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability (CAPED) is excited to partner with the Disability Visibility Project® with this call for stories for the CAPED community. The CAPED storytelling … Continue Reading Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 23: Paratransit

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Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 22: Public Transit

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Posted 3 months ago Podcast

Ep 21: Disabled Comedians

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Posted March 14, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Medical Education and Students with Disabilities: Interview with Neera R. Jain

The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (UCSF) released a report on March 13, 2018 titled, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in … Continue Reading Medical Education and Students with Disabilities: Interview with Neera R. Jain

Posted March 11, 2018 Podcast

Ep 20: Asian American Women and Mental Health

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Posted February 25, 2018 Podcast

Ep 19: Storytelling

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Posted February 23, 2018 Uncategorized

2/28 Black Disability History Twitter Chat

Vilissa K. Thompson, Imani Barbarin and Neal Carter are co-hosting a Twitter chat on Black disability history. The Disability Visibility Project® will be playing a supporting role in this chat. … Continue Reading 2/28 Black Disability History Twitter Chat

This image features a dark blue background with a lone figure in the center. The figure is an anthropomorphic character with sketched flowers filling up the space of its body, and a red face. Bold text reads: CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments. By artist Mark Wang.

Posted February 21, 20181 Comment DVP Blog Posts and Essays

CORPUS Comics Anthology: Interview with Nadia Shammas

I am a lover all all types of media, including graphic novels and comic books. Here’s an interview with Nadia Shammas about her current project, CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily … Continue Reading CORPUS Comics Anthology: Interview with Nadia Shammas