CategoryDVP Blog Posts and Essays

2 individuals in wheelchairs in front of a StoryCorps listening booth. The person on the left is a middle-aged African American man in a black jacket w/ short braids. The person on the right is a middle-aged Asian American woman wearing a green jacket and glasses. Both are smiling at the camera.

Posted January 6, 2016 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Kenzi Robi and Alice Wong

On November 5, 2015, Alice Wong interviewed her friend Kenzi Robi at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. On … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Kenzi Robi and Alice Wong

two women of color in wheelchairs in front of a recording booth. The woman on the left is wearing a green jacket, glasses, and has black hair. The woman on the right has long curly dark hair, a black and magenta top and a tray attached to her wheelchair. Both are smiling.

Posted December 14, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Patty Berne and Alice Wong

On November 19, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Patty Berne at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Patty Berne and Alice Wong

Two Asian American sitting side-by-side. The woman on the left is in a wheelchair; she is wearing a green rain jacket and glasses. The woman on the right has short black hair, glasses and is wearing a striped-t-shirt. They are both smiling at the camera.

Posted December 12, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Alice Wong and Ellen Wu

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

Asian American woman on the left in a black hoodie and wearing glasses. On the right is a young African American woman with long black hair and a short sleeve floral print top

Posted December 7, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Haben Girma and Alice Wong

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

Image of two people standing next to each other. On the left is an older white woman with long brown curly hair. She is wearing a red sweater. Next to her is a tall older Hispanic man wearing a brown leather jacket. He has white hair and eyeglasses. His hand is around her shoulder.

Posted September 22, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Janni Lehrer-Stein and Tony Coelho

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

Image of two people facing each other in a recording booth with microphones in front of them. On the left is a middle-aged white woman with short red hair. She is wearing red-print shirt and blue jeans. On the right is an older white man with short brown hair. He is wearing a dark shirt with suspenders.

Posted August 23, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Steve Silberman

Shannon Des Roches Rosa interviewed Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, on June 20, 2015 for the Disability Visibility Project at the … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Steve Silberman

Image of two white women in a recording studio. The one in the center has a mohawk w/ pink highlights. She is wearing glasses. The woman on the right side has short red hair and she is smiling.

Posted July 23, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Liz Henry

Shannon Des Roches Rosa interviewed her longtime friend Liz Henry on April 11th, 2015 for the Disability Visibility Project at StoryCorps San Francisco. Below are condensed excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Liz Henry

Posted July 19, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Alice Wong and Tony Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Tony Wong (no relation) at StoryCorps San Francisco on July 2, 2015. Below are edited and condensed excerpts from their conversation for the Disability Visibility Project. On … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Alice Wong and Tony Wong

Image of two people standing next to each other. On the left is a young white woman with blonde hair tied back in a ponytail. She is wearing a black hoodie and pink t-shirt. To her right is an older white man with a gray beard. He is wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt.

Posted July 16, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview on KALW radio!!

Wow, the Disability Visibility Project is thrilled to hear another story recorded for our project broadcast on public radio. Many thanks to local San Francisco public radio station KALW 91.7 FM … Continue Reading DVP Interview on KALW radio!!

Posted June 30, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Olivia Davis and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Olivia Davis at StoryCorps San Francisco on May 18, 2015. Below are edited excerpts from their conversation for the Disability Visibility Project. History of the Are Cripples … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Olivia Davis and Alice Wong

Image of two women in wheelchairs. On the left is an Asian woman with glasses and wearing a red hoodie. On the right is an African American woman with short black hair and a black shirt.

Posted June 23, 20152 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Yomi Wrong and Alice Wong

On April 11, 2015, Alice Wong interviewed Yomi Wrong for the Disability Visibility Project at StoryCorps San Francisco. Below are short excerpts from their conversation. On Yomi’s birth, racism, and … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Yomi Wrong and Alice Wong

Image of two women sitting side by side. On the left is an Asian woman with glasses and black hair. She is wearing a green jacket. The woman on the right is white and she has long brown hair and glasses. She is wearing a black puffy winter coat and a green sweater.

Posted June 15, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Dominika Bednarska and Alice Wong

On December 13, 2014, Alice Wong interviewed Dominika Bednarska for the Disability Visibility Project at StoryCorps San Francisco. Below are short excerpts from their conversation. On queer and disability identities/communities … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Dominika Bednarska and Alice Wong

Two Asian American women sitting side-by-side smiling at the camera. The woman on the right is wearing a black jacket and glasses. The woman on the right is wearing a white shirt and has long black hair.

Posted May 10, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Jisun Lee and Alice Wong

Below are some excerpts of an interview with Jisun Lee and Alice Wong for the Disability Visibility Project. Their interview was recorded at StoryCorps San Francisco on January 29, 2015. These … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Jisun Lee and Alice Wong

Two people smiling at the camera sitting side-by-side. On the left is an Asian woman wearing a green jacket and glasses. On the right is a white woman with brown hair with purple highlights and glasses.

Posted May 3, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Meriah Nichols and Alice Wong

Below are some excerpts of an interview with Meriah Nichols and Alice Wong for the Disability Visibility Project. Their interview was recorded at StoryCorps San Francisco on November 1, 2014. These … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Meriah Nichols and Alice Wong

Image of two people in a recording booth with microphones angled near their faces. On the left is a Latino man in a wheelchair using a nasal mask for respiratory support. On the right is an Asian woman in a wheelchair with glasses. They are in conversation with one another.

Posted April 26, 20152 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Victor Pineda and Alice Wong

Below are some excerpts of an interview with Victor Pineda and Alice Wong for the Disability Visibility Project. Their interview was recorded at StoryCorps San Francisco on December 17, 2014. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Victor Pineda and Alice Wong

Photo of an older white man who is bald with a beard holding a microphone. He is holding a drawing that has flowers and the words 'Disability Pride.' Next to him is a young woman with long blond hair and a white cane. She is also holding a drawing up.

Posted March 5, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Jessie Lorenz and Herb Levine

Jessie Lorenz, Executive Director of the Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco interviewed her friend and former Executive Director of the Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco, Herb Levine at … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Jessie Lorenz and Herb Levine