Q&A with Kay Ulanday Barrett
Editor’s note: Below is an interview with Kay Ulanday Barrett, someone I admired for a long time from afar about a new book of poetry by Kay, More Than Organs, available … Continue Reading Q&A with Kay Ulanday Barrett
Disabled Oracles and the Coronavirus
Disabled people know what it means to be vulnerable and interdependent. We are modern-day oracles. It’s time people listened to us. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, systems have always … Continue Reading Disabled Oracles and the Coronavirus
Q&A with Marieke Nijkamp: The Oracle Code
Q&A with Marieke Nijkamp: The Oracle Code *This Q&A contains spoilers for the graphic novel, The Oracle Code available March 10, 2020, DC Comics Content warnings: eugenics, institutionalization, ableism, … Continue Reading Q&A with Marieke Nijkamp: The Oracle Code
Q&A with Amanda Leduc on Fairy Tales and Disability
Tell me a little about yourself! I’m a disabled Canadian writer with cerebral palsy currently living in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I’ve always been interested in the weird and wonderful—my first … Continue Reading Q&A with Amanda Leduc on Fairy Tales and Disability
DVP 2019: Year in Review
Hello friends! Time flies, seriously. In 2014 the Disability Visibility Project (DVP) started a year before the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and here we are about … Continue Reading DVP 2019: Year in Review
Book excerpt from Nadina LaSpina’s memoir “Such a Pretty Girl”
The following is a short adapted excerpt from Chapter 24 in a new memoir by Nadina LaSpina, Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride. Chapter … Continue Reading Book excerpt from Nadina LaSpina’s memoir “Such a Pretty Girl”
Q&A with Day Al-Mohamed on fantasy and queer disabled representation
Below is an interview with Day Al-Mohamed, author of The Labyrinth’s Archivist: A Broken Cities Novella (2019). You can hear more from Day in a 2018 episode of the Disability … Continue Reading Q&A with Day Al-Mohamed on fantasy and queer disabled representation
Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice
Below is an interview with Dr. Michelle Nario-Redmond, author of a new book, Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice (2019, Wiley-Blackwell). Tell me a little about yourself! I’m … Continue Reading Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice
Call for Stories: #PowerToLive
The Disability Justice Culture Club, a house of disabled Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the San Francisco Bay Area, invites anyone impacted by the PG&E shutoffs and wildfires … Continue Reading Call for Stories: #PowerToLive
We Need Power to Live
Remarks by Stacey Milbern at Light up the Blackouts: A Vigil and Community Gathering -Oakland October 10, 2019 Whether it is fascism or environmental climate crisis created by greed, disabled people — … Continue Reading We Need Power to Live
Q & A with Pia Justesen on Disability and Human Rights
Below is an interview with Pia Justesen, author of a new book featuring oral histories of people with disabilities, From the Periphery: Real-Life Stories of Disability, published by Lawrence Hill … Continue Reading Q & A with Pia Justesen on Disability and Human Rights
Q&A with Haben Girma on her new memoir
I’ve known Haben Girma for years and got to record her oral history for the DVP in 2015. I was delighted to interview her again about her new memoir, Haben: … Continue Reading Q&A with Haben Girma on her new memoir
Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan
Tell me a little about yourself! Frances: I’m a journalist and wheelchair user based in Nottingham, England. I write a weekly column for the U.K. Guardian, typically about disability, poverty, … Continue Reading Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan
Rest in Power: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward
2019 has been a rough year with the recent deaths of three amazing disabled people: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward. All three were badass activists, generous, kind, … Continue Reading Rest in Power: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward
Disabled & Transgender in Australia: Q&A with Annabelle Oxley
Below is a Q&A with Annabelle Oxley, a disabled transgender woman from Australia. She describes some of the challenges & issues she faces with the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), … Continue Reading Disabled & Transgender in Australia: Q&A with Annabelle Oxley
The Olmstead Decision & Me
On June 26, 2019, I was on a panel hosted by The Kelsey, “Disability, Inclusion, and Community Life: A Conversation in San Francisco,” along with moderator Danh Trang and co-panelists … Continue Reading The Olmstead Decision & Me