MonthMay 2019

Rows of books on a bookshelf at a library

Posted May 23, 2019 DVP News and Events

Disability Visibility: New anthology coming summer 2020

Hey friends! These last few months have been BUSY. I’m delighted to announce that I got a book deal! I am the editor of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the … Continue Reading Disability Visibility: New anthology coming summer 2020

Jeff Thomas, an urban Iroquois man with brown hair with touches of gray and a beard. He is smiling at the camera. Photo credit: Justin Wonnacott

Posted May 19, 2019 Podcast

Ep 51: Disabled Artists

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_51_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode features an interview with Jeff Thomas, an urban Iroquois photographer, artist, … Continue Reading Ep 51: Disabled Artists

Image description by Azza: Azza, a Black woman, wears a bright red and gold hijab with an East African print, red blazer, and black button down blouse. She is smiling at the camera.

Posted May 13, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge.

I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge. Azza Altiraifi Content notes: discussion of food/allergies, eating disorders, and restrictions, anorexia, trauma, mental health, recovery, anxiety, … Continue Reading I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge.

Posted May 6, 2019 Podcast

Ep 50: Disabled Lawyers

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/50_FINAL_Episode50.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about disabled lawyers with Hamza Jaka and Britney Wilson. Hamza … Continue Reading Ep 50: Disabled Lawyers

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. Photo credit: Les Talusan photography

Posted May 5, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden

I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden Noor Pervez The first time I consciously stimmed was in a La Quinta in north Texas. Muslims were packed … Continue Reading I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden

Graphic with a white background with text: “#DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat, Civic Participation & the Disability Community, May 22, 2019, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Co-hosts: @LurieInstitute @IntersectedCrip @DisVisibility” On the left is a black Twitter bird and on the right is a computer screen with two caption bubbles coming out.

Posted May 1, 2019 DVP News and Events

5/22 #DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat

You are invited to participate in the #DisabilityCivics Twitter chat co-hosted by Sandy Ho of the Lurie Institute and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project on May 22, 2019, … Continue Reading 5/22 #DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat