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On June 4, 2015 Ellen Wu interviewed her childhood friend Alice Wong at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Alice Wong and Ellen Wu
On September 19, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Haben Girma at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Haben Girma and Alice Wong
Travel Tips: A Seriocomic Guide for Wheelchair Users… By Avery Olmstead Recently, I went on a trip to Washington D.C. DC itself was great and I would definitely go back … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Travel Tips: A Seriocomic Guide for Wheelchair Users…
The Disability Visibility Project, in partnership with Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), will be hosting a Twitter chat on Sunday, December 6, 5 pm Eastern/ 2 pm Pacific, … Continue Reading 12/6 DVP Twitter Chat on Ableism, Disability & End of Life Issues
Emergency preparedness is a major issue facing people with disabilities. We are glad to have Portlight Strategies, Inc. as our most recent media partner! From their About page: Portlight Strategies, … Continue Reading Media Partner #94: Portlight Strategies, Inc.
We’re excited to have another Bay Area organization as one of our media partners: Senior and Disability Action! From their About page: San Francisco Senior and Disability Action mobilizes and … Continue Reading Media Partner #93: Senior and Disability Action
My name is Sam, and I have a condition called pectus carinatum. I call it ‘pigeon chest’, partly because that is what it looks like, and partly because it makes … Continue Reading Guest blog post: My Pigeon Chest Story by Sam Williamson
Thank you to WheelchairTravel.org for encouraging their members to record stories about travel & disability! From their About page: WheelchairTravel.org was founded to open up the world of travel to … Continue Reading Media Partner #92: WheelchairTravel.org
The Disability Visibility Project, in partnership with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, will be hosting a Twitter chat on Monday, October 26, 4 pm Eastern/ 1 pm Eastern, … Continue Reading 10/26 Twitter Chat: Employment and Youth with Disabilities
We are proud to partner with the organizers of “Breaking Silences, Demanding Crip Justice: Sex, Sexuality, and Disability,” a conference taking place November 4-6, 2015 at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. … Continue Reading Media Partner #91: Sex and Disability Conference, Wright State University
Life On Hold Anne Cohen Depression is something that I had experienced before. I had sat with this companion briefly at different times in my life — the menace of … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: “Life On Hold” by Anne Cohen
Many thanks to the Inland Empire Disabilities Collaborative, our 89th media partner, for inviting the Disability Visibility Project to have a booth at the Inland Empire Disabilities Expo this past … Continue Reading Media Partner #90: Inland Empire Disabilities Collaborative
On July 16, 2015, Janni Lehrer-Stein interviewed Tony Coelho with the StoryCorps app for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed excerpts from their conversation. To listen to the … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Janni Lehrer-Stein and Tony Coelho
The Disability Visibility Project welcomes Indigo Mind, our 89th media partner! Taking place September 26-November 5, 2015 and curated by Cara Levine + Arianne Gelardin, “Indigo Mind is an ambitious … Continue Reading Media Partner #89: Indigo Mind
The Disability Visibility Project Listening Event Wednesday, October 14, 2015 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, Illinois 6065 Join The Disability Visibility … Continue Reading 10/14 Chicago: DVP Listening Event
In observance of National Preparedness Month, the Disability Visibility Project in partnership with the National Council on Disability will be conducting a Twitter chat about “Emergency Preparedness and People with … Continue Reading 9/15 Twitter Chat: Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities