We Need Power to Live
Remarks by Stacey Milbern at Light up the Blackouts: A Vigil and Community Gathering -Oakland October 10, 2019 Whether it is fascism or environmental climate crisis created by greed, disabled people — … Continue Reading We Need Power to Live
Ep 61: Poetry
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Q & A with Pia Justesen on Disability and Human Rights
Below is an interview with Pia Justesen, author of a new book featuring oral histories of people with disabilities, From the Periphery: Real-Life Stories of Disability, published by Lawrence Hill … Continue Reading Q & A with Pia Justesen on Disability and Human Rights
Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education
Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education Krys Méndez Ramírez Six years ago, when I first started applying to graduate school programs as someone with … Continue Reading Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education
![[Left] Photo of Srin Madipalli, a South Asian man with short black hair and a black beard. He is sitting in a power chair wearing an olive green hoodie. He is smiling at the camera. [Right] Image of a lightskinned Indigenous and white queer with short black hair, black-rimmed glasses, a button-up black polo, and a black pleather jacket leaning against a green wall and looking away from the camera. Image by Neha Gautam Photography.](https://i0.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Srin-Bani.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Ep 60: Travel
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_60_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS Today’s episode is on travel with Bani Amor … Continue Reading Ep 60: Travel
![Two photos [left] A young Black boy, Leroy Moore, with short black hair smiling at the camera. He is wearing a red and white striped shirt. [Right] An illustrated headshot of Ashanti Fortson, an Afro-Latinx person with light brown skin and black curly hair. They're wearing light blue planet-shaped earrings, a periwinkle knit turtleneck, and large light blue glasses. They're smiling at the camera, and some sparkles float next to them.](https://i2.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Comics.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Ep 59: Comics
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/59_FINAL_Ep59.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS Today’s episode is about comics with Ashanti Fortson … Continue Reading Ep 59: Comics
Q&A with Haben Girma on her new memoir
I’ve known Haben Girma for years and got to record her oral history for the DVP in 2015. I was delighted to interview her again about her new memoir, Haben: … Continue Reading Q&A with Haben Girma on her new memoir
![Two photos. [left] black-and-white headshot of white person with short platinum blond hair and light eyes. They are wearing a dark grey sweater, round wire-framed eyeglasses, and dark lipstick, and are smiling slightly at the camera. [Right] Black woman with curly natural hair wearing a white top with streaks of pink, red, and gray. She is smiling at the camera.](https://i0.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Twitter-chats.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Ep 58: Twitter Chats
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Ep 57: Disabled Writers
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Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan
Tell me a little about yourself! Frances: I’m a journalist and wheelchair user based in Nottingham, England. I write a weekly column for the U.K. Guardian, typically about disability, poverty, … Continue Reading Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan
![[left] Heather Watkins, a light-complected Black woman shown shoulders up wearing hair in a bun atop her head, blue button earrings, makeup with red lipstick and smiling. She is wearing olive-colored blazer and blue and white patterned blouse with long necklace of various blue-colored pendants. [right] Eliza Hull, young white woman with curly long brown hair sitting in front of large rocks wearing a blue denim shirt with a large round pendant around her neck.](https://i2.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Parenting-twitter.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Ep 56: Parenting
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/56_Ep_56_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSToday’s episode is on parenting with Eliza Hull and … Continue Reading Ep 56: Parenting
A Tale of Two Netroots
A Tale of Two Netroots Neal Carter When I arrived in Philadelphia for Netroots Nation 2019 I had mixed feelings. #ThatConference is an annual political convention for American … Continue Reading A Tale of Two Netroots
![Graphic with white background and 2 photos. [Left] Photo of Finn Gardiner, a black man wearing a button-down shirt and smiling. [Right] Photo of Noor Pervez. He 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. Photo credit: Les Talusan photography](https://i1.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Noor-and-Finn-Twitter.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Ep 55: Self Advocacy
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/55_Ep_55_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS There are all kinds of advocacy within the … Continue Reading Ep 55: Self Advocacy
Korey Wise Represents So Much More in “When They See Us”
Korey Wise Represents So Much More in When They See Us Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Content notes: trauma, systemic racism, mass incarceration When They See Us has … Continue Reading Korey Wise Represents So Much More in “When They See Us”
Rest in Power: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward
2019 has been a rough year with the recent deaths of three amazing disabled people: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward. All three were badass activists, generous, kind, … Continue Reading Rest in Power: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward
Disabled & Transgender in Australia: Q&A with Annabelle Oxley
Below is a Q&A with Annabelle Oxley, a disabled transgender woman from Australia. She describes some of the challenges & issues she faces with the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), … Continue Reading Disabled & Transgender in Australia: Q&A with Annabelle Oxley