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The Disability Visibility Project loves it when people reach out to us and share their projects on disability history. Sarika D. Metha is a Producer for APA Compass on KBOO 90.7 FM, specializing … Continue Reading Deaf South Asian Americans: Shaji’s First Day
We’re fortunate to have the Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities as our 54th media partner! From EAPD’s website: The Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities (EAPD) is a non-partisan, non-profit … Continue Reading Media Partner #54: Employment Alliance for People with Disabilities
The following are some excerpts from an interview conducted by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the DVP, with Mia Mingus on August 23, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mia Mingus, Part 3
The following are some excerpts from an interview conducted by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the DVP, with Mia Mingus on August 23, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mia Mingus, Part 2
I’m the Evidence/Mental Health Campaign (ITE/MH) is a campaign to raise awareness about how each of us can positively impact the lives of people in mental health recovery, by honoring … Continue Reading Media Partner #53: I’m the Evidence
The following are some excerpts from an interview conducted by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the DVP, with Mia Mingus on August 23, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mia Mingus, Part 1
Jihan Abbas Originally posted August 29, 2014 from: http://communityresearcher.blogspot.com/2014/08/problematizing-down-syndrome-selective.html Richard Dawkins caused controversy last week for an offensive tweet about Down syndrome, prenatal screening and selective abortion. In what is … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: Problematizing the Down Syndrome & Selective Abortion Debate
The Disability Visibility Project loves all types of cripples and Mike Ervin is one of the best bloggers that gives an unvarnished, most un-inspiring look at the disability experience. From … Continue Reading Media Partner #52: Mike Ervin, aka Smart Ass Cripple
Message by John G. Paré Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind on their Facebook page on August 29, 2014: Yesterday ADAPT, APSE, LPA, NCIL, NFB, and … Continue Reading Disability History: Protesting Sub-Minimum Wages for People with Disabilities
In 2010, administrators at Sparksman Middle School (near Huntsville, Alabama) used a 14-year old girl with special needs as ‘bait’ to catch a 16-year old male, also a student with … Continue Reading Ableism & Sex Abuse: Interview with Heather Ure
The death of a disabled adult or child is a global problem. Too often, the media and ‘well-meaning’ allies express support and sympathy for the perpetrators rather than the actual … Continue Reading “Disability & Murder: Victim Blaming at Its Worst” by Stella Young
This quote from Stacey Milbern really speaks to the invisible forces that surround women of color and disabled women of color in particular. We know that women of color have … Continue Reading People We Love: Stacey Milbern, Berkeley, CA
This blog post by Kaley Roosen was published on December 10, 2013 by the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC), a Canadian non-profit providing resources on eating disorders & weight … Continue Reading Guest blog post: ‘Whose Body Is It Anyways?’ by Kaley Roosen
Thank you to Lucia Rios for reaching out to the Disability Visibility Project from our Facebook page! We are proud to have her as a media partner and for allowing … Continue Reading Media Partner #51: Lucia Rios, Holland, Michigan
While this is rare, StoryCorps San Francisco has two days where they have several reservations still open and available. They currently have 4 reservations open on both September 25th and … Continue Reading Available Reservations at StoryCorps SF: 9/25, 10/2
On September 15, 2014, Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project received a question about the accessibility of interviews posted on the website via twitter. A conversation began … Continue Reading FAQ: Access to full text and audio of interviews