DVP 2020: Year in Review
Hello comrades! I looked at my 2019 year in review and it felt like those events occurred eons ago. 2020 has been ROUGH for people all over the world. We are going through a historic moment and nothing will be the same again. Personally I experienced a lot of highs and lows and friendships and community kept me going. Thank you for your ongoing support.
This post recaps the major activities of the Disability Visibility Project (DVP) and some personal work. I have a lot of exciting things planned for the next two years and I can’t wait to share this adventure with you. May we all enter the new year with strength, care, hope, and solidarity.
Onward,
Alice
Encouraging, surprising, overdue, or weird? I'm in @Google's #YearInSearch on taking action against ableism.
"American searches for 'what is ableism' nearly doubled in 2020." https://t.co/ckLmSWcx3X #DisabilityVisibility #SuckItAbleism
— Alice Wong (@SFdirewolf) December 23, 2020
Publications
Edited Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, Vintage Books (2020).
Edited and curated Break The Story Volume IV: Disability Visibility for the Pop Culture Collaborative
“The Political Is Personal,” PEN America
“There Is No One Way,” Open Space
“Voters With Disabilities Face Barriers in 2020 From COVID-19,” Teen Vogue
“I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?” Vox
Essays, articles, and blog posts for the DVP
Message from the Future: Disabled Oracle Society
Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All
Disabled Oracles and the Coronavirus
7 Documentaries to Watch After Crip Camp
Loving Stacey Park Milbern: A Remembrance
#StaceyTaughtUs Syllabus: Work by Stacey Park Milbern co-authored with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarsinha
Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All
Conducted 9 Q&As with the following people for the DVP
Q&A with Amanda Leduc on Fairy Tales and Disability
Q&A with Marieke Nijkamp: The Oracle Code
Food Insecurity & COVID-19: Interview with Héctor M. Ramírez
Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答
Q&A with Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides
Published and edited #ADA30InColor
A series of 13 original essays on the past, present, and future of disability rights and justice by disabled BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers. Audio narration by Alejandra Ospina and plain language summaries by Finn Gardiner. Project Coordinator, Andraéa LaVant.
“ADA 30: No Justice for Disabled Native People” by Jen Deerinwater
“#BlackAutisticJoy in ADA 30” by Timotheus Gordon, Jr.
“Building Bridges as A Disabled Korean Immigrant” by Miso Kwak
“We Must Reimagine Ourselves” by Allison Masangkay
“Missing Step” by Reyma McCoy McDeid
“The Future Liberation of Disability Movements” by Valerie Novack
“They can take away the Mosque, but they’ll never take my faith” by Noor Pervez
“The burden and consequences of self-advocacy for disabled BIPOC” by Aparna R.
“After 30 Years the ADA Leaves People with Psychiatric Disabilities Behind” by Héctor M. Ramirez
“We Change, We Wait” by Lia Seth
“Decolonization as a Strategy for Accommodating Disabilities” by Rachel Setzer
“SixPointSeventyFive (6.75)” by Teefloetry
“How the ADA Gave Birth to a Black Sexpert” by Robin Wilson-Beattie
Edited and published 15 guest blog posts for the DVP
Dear Kevin Hart, The MDA is Heartless by Emily Wolinsky
A Very Kind Conversation Between a Cyborg and Some Biohackers by the Cyborg Jillian Weise in conversation with Berkelly Gonzalez, Cobalt Barnett, Hylyx Hyx, Jacob Boss and Ryan O’Shea & with help excerpting the transcript from Sandra Beasley
Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame by Amanda Leduc
Cripping The Resistance: No Revolution Without Us by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
…felt half seen by Vyoma Raman
Abolition Must Include Psychiatry by Stella Akua Mensah and edits by Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu
Interview with Hannah Gadsby on autism, accommodations and performing live by Sharon daVanport
Reasons to be Angry During a Pandemic by Hannah Soyer
A Paradoxical History of Black Disease by Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
My Life Has Quality by Elsa R. Sjunneson
Yom HaShoah in the times of COVID-19 by Zipporah Arielle
How Colonial Visual Cultures Have Worsened This Pandemic and What Needs To Change by Khairani Barokka
Fatphobia, Ableism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic by Finn Gardiner
Disabled Communities in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Amy Gaeta
Yes, It *Is* About Disability: Reflections on Disability and Media Criticism After Sundance 2020 by Laura Dorwart
Re-published the following on the DVP website
A Preface to Advocacy by Erin Gilmer
26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets (June 2020 update) by Ejeris Dixon, Piper Anderson, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Ro Garrido, Emi Kane, Bhavana Nancherla, Deesha Narichania, Sabelo Narasimhan, Amir Rabiyah, and Meejin Richart. Design by Alana Yu-lan Price. Accessible version adapted by Alejandra Ospina and Akemi Nishida.
Co-organized 5 online book events with the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Podcast
Co-produced and hosted 28 episodes of the Disability Visibility podcast (episodes 68-93) with audio producers Geraldine Ah-Sue and Cheryl Green.
Ep 93: Indigenous Disabled Creators with Johnnie Jae
Ep 92: Disabled Afro-Latina Artists with Jen White-Johnson
Ep 91: Disabled Engineers with Emily Ackerman
Ep 90: Disabled Immigrants with Conchita Hernandez Legorreta
Ep 89: Museums with Amanda Cachia
Ep 88: Policy with Liz Weintraub
Ep 87: Climate Action with Kera Sherwood-O’Regan
Ep 86: Transportation with Maddy Ruvolo
Ep 85: Fat Liberation with Max Airborne and Caleb Luna
Ep 84: Anthologies with Kelly Jensen
Ep 83: Disabled Dancers with India Harville
Ep 82a: Americans with Disabilities Act with Conchita Hernandez Legorreta
Ep 82: Americans with Disabilities Act with Alice Wong
Ep 81: Bioethics with Joe Stramondo
Ep 80: Fashion with Stephanie Thomas
Ep 79: Disabled Candidates with Amanda Siebe
Ep 78: Hate Crimes with Sachin Pavithran
Ep 77: Mental Health Advocacy with Kathy Flaherty
Ep 76: Film Festivals with Alex Locust and Karen Nakamura
Ep 75: Coronavirus and Disaster Planning with Germán Luis Parodi and Valerie Novack
Ep 74a: Coronavirus and Spirituality with Elliot Kukla
Ep 74: Coronavirus and Caregiving with Heather Watkins and Dawn Gibson
Ep 73: Housing with Sean Betouliere and Ian Smith
Ep 72: Disabled Curators with Anna Berry
Ep 71: Games with André J. Daughtry and Cherry Thompson
Ep 70: Black Deaf Filmmakers with Jade Bryan
Ep 69: Theatre with Jason Dorwart and Samuel Valdez
Ep 68: Accessibility with Shannon Finnegan
NEW #WithFriendsLikeThese: @SFdirewolf joins @anamariecox to discuss what it means to be a part of the disabled community during a pandemic. They talk about the grassroots activism being done within the community & what able bodied folks can do better. https://t.co/GoLshnN8Dh pic.twitter.com/aOGAOWynP5
— With Friends (@crooked_friends) March 27, 2020
New pod! 🔊
With all the talk of medical rationing & ventilator shortages amid #COVID19….@offkiltershow sat down w/@aneeman @SFdirewolf & @sbagen to talk the value of disabled life—and the importance of disability non-discrimination in health care:https://t.co/W4PG68cJYc
— Off-Kilter Podcast (@offkiltershow) March 27, 2020
Activism
Co-hosted 13 #CripTheVote Twitter chats and live-tweets of the Democratic debates with Gregg Beratan and Andrew Pulrang on political participation and the disability community including two Twitter town halls with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg. Check out all the recaps here.
Other Delights
DISABILITY VISIBILITY author Alice Wong (@SFdirewolf) is on the cover of @BritishVogue, and we can't stop squealing!! 😍 https://t.co/Q2IGcz0bKW
— Vintage/Anchor Books (@VintageAnchor) August 4, 2020
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