MonthJanuary 2015

A white woman in a red shirt standing in front of a microphone. Her hand is in the air and looking at something upward.

Posted January 30, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

The Power of Storytelling By Anne Thomas

Working way too many hours as a lawyer, I signed up for a storytelling class to make myself leave work at least once a week at a decent time. I … Continue Reading The Power of Storytelling By Anne Thomas

Teal green background with text that reads in white: "Did I Stutter?"

Posted January 28, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

It’s time to take back our speech: Did I stutter? By Joshua St. Pierre

Joshua St. Pierre, Zach Richter and Erin Schick created the Did I Stutter Project, a disability activist project for stutterers by stutterers. Below are excerpts of a blog post by … Continue Reading It’s time to take back our speech: Did I stutter? By Joshua St. Pierre

Middle aged white woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She has sunglasses on with reflective lenses and a black blazer and purple t-shirt

Posted January 23, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Disability: The Power and the Pride by Susan Mazrui

Earlier last November the Disability Visibility Project posted a poem by one of our media partners, Susan Mazrui. With her permission, here is a re-post of another poem: Disability: The Power and the Pride. Disability: The Power and … Continue Reading Disability: The Power and the Pride by Susan Mazrui

Black and white image of a woman reclining on a large tricycle that she uses due to her paralysis. She's surrounded by police officers.

Posted January 22, 20155 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Rosa May Billinghurst: Suffragette on Three Wheels by Sheila Hanlon

Historian Dr. Sheila Hanlon’s research interests include Victorian and Edwardian cycling history and the WWI and WWII Women’s Land Army, both in Canada and Britain. She is also curator of … Continue Reading Rosa May Billinghurst: Suffragette on Three Wheels by Sheila Hanlon

A South Asian woman using sign language. Below is a caption: "And luckily, it's strange, I always find someone willing to help out.'

Posted January 21, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Deaf South Asian Americans: Shazia’s First Days

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: Shazia’s First Days

Photo of an Asian woman in a wheelchair w/ glasses wearing a red hoodie. She is on the left-hand side and on the right is a white woman with long brown hair and a magenta short-sleeve top. Both are smiling.

Posted January 21, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Nina G and Alice Wong, Part 2

Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project interviewed Nina G on October 2, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is the last of two blog posts about their interview. Below … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Nina G and Alice Wong, Part 2

Image of two women smiling at the camera standing close to each other. On the left is a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes and on the right is a woman, her mother, with long brown hair and brown eyes

Posted January 20, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

DVP on NPR!

The Disability Visibility Project is thrilled to have one of our stories recorded for StoryCorps featured on NPR’s Morning Edition on January 16, 2015. Thank you to the good folks … Continue Reading DVP on NPR!

Posted January 20, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Nina G and Alice Wong

Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project interviewed Nina G on October 2, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is the first of two blog posts about their interview. Below … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Nina G and Alice Wong

Image for It's Our Story project. You see an American flag with the picture of the United States that's inside the upper right side of the flag instead of white starts. On the right side it says: Power. Passion. Pride.

Posted January 19, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Disability History: Jack Catlin, Chicago, IL

It’s Our Story is a national initiative to make disability history public and accessible. Scott Cooper recorded and collected over 1,300 video interviews from disability leaders across the country since … Continue Reading Disability History: Jack Catlin, Chicago, IL

A black-and-white image of an African-American man speaking at a lectern. He is facing a crowd and standing in front of a large American flag.

Posted January 19, 20151 Comment Guest Blog Posts

Disability Justice and Social Justice: Entwined Histories and Futures

This is a blog post originally published on January 16, 2014 for BK Nation, “Disability Justice and Social Justice: Entwined Histories and Futures” by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the … Continue Reading Disability Justice and Social Justice: Entwined Histories and Futures

Latina with dark brown hair wearing a blue sweater and a green and black scarf. She is smiling at the camera.

Posted January 14, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Sigue Y Sigue by Dior Vargas

This is a blog post by Dior Vargas about her experience as a Latina feminist dealing with depression first published on August 19, 2014. Below are a few excerpts from … Continue Reading Sigue Y Sigue by Dior Vargas

Black and white image of a white woman with dark brown hair.

Posted January 12, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

(S)exploring Disability by Kirsty Liddiard

Dr. Kirsty Liddiard is a postdoctoral research associate researching disability, sexuality, gender, embodiment and childhood. Here is a video she posted on YouTube on November 9, 2014 giving an overview … Continue Reading (S)exploring Disability by Kirsty Liddiard

Young woman with curly short brown hair. Her skin is bright pink. She is wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt w/ a rainbow pin.

Posted January 8, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Why I won’t provide disability advice for free by Carly Findlay

Our labor has value! This is a blog post by Carly Findlay first published on November 10, 2014. Below are a few excerpts from that post. I was asked to … Continue Reading Why I won’t provide disability advice for free by Carly Findlay

Posted January 6, 2015 Uncategorized

Media Partner #80: Institute on Disability Culture

We are thankful to have the Institute on Disability Culture as our 80th media partner! Steven E. Brown and Lillian Gonzales Brown, Institute on Disability Culture Co-Founders, have worked in the … Continue Reading Media Partner #80: Institute on Disability Culture