CategoryDVP News and Events

Graphic with a white background with text that reads: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction, Sunday, December 9, 2018, 1 pm Pacific/ 2 pm Mountain/ 3 pm Central, 4 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @mariekeyn and @brigityoung Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com or nicolagriffith.com. On the left is an illustration of a young Black woman lying down on a pink pillow reading a book. She is wearing a pink tank top and gray leggings and headband. On the right is an illustration of a stack of 4 books, aqua, purple, orange, and gray from top to bottom.

12/9 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction

You are invited to the fifteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith, and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on Sunday, December 9, 2018, 4 pm Eastern. … Continue Reading 12/9 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Disability & Fabulous New YA and MG Fiction

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Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

Ableism Is Trash giveaway!

11/13/18 Update: Thank to everyone. All of the giveaway items are claimed! Thanks to one generous anonymous donor, the Disability Visibility Project is excited to giveaway 6 beautiful Ableism Is … Continue Reading Ableism Is Trash giveaway!

Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health & Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

You are invited to the fourteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific. We are … Continue Reading 11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

Posted 1 month ago DVP News and Events

11/19 #CareChat: Care Work, Families, and Interdependence

In partnership Caring Across Generations and the Disability Visibility Project invites you to a Twitter chat on care work, families, caregiving, and interdependence on November 19, 2018, 4 pm Eastern. … Continue Reading 11/19 #CareChat: Care Work, Families, and Interdependence

Posted 2 months ago DVP News and Events

11/1 #DONetwork Twitter Chat on Voting Rights and Accessibility

#DOnetwork Twitter Chat Voting Rights and Accessibility Thursday, November 1, 2018 3-4 PM Pacific In partnership with the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, the Disability Visibility Project® will host a Twitter … Continue Reading 11/1 #DONetwork Twitter Chat on Voting Rights and Accessibility

Graphic with a white background a black Twitter bird icon on the left and an illustration of a hand holding a wrapped gift on the right. Text in the center reads: #FundDisAdvocacyTwitter Chat, Disability Advocacy & Philanthropy, October 12, 2018, 7 pm Eastern, 4 pm Pacific, @DisVisibility & @IngridTischer, Guest hosts: @IrmaDHerrera @WITHfoundation @Noorain, For more: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

Posted 2 months ago DVP News and Events

10/12 #FundDisAdvocacy Chat: Disability Advocacy & Philanthropy

The Disability Visibility Project will be co-hosting a Twitter chat with disabled activist, development professional of 25+ years, and A Crip in Philanthropy blogger Ingrid Tischer on Friday, October 12, … Continue Reading 10/12 #FundDisAdvocacy Chat: Disability Advocacy & Philanthropy

Posted August 20, 2018 DVP News and Events

9/13 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Forum on LTSS

California Governor Forum on LTSS (Long Term Services and Supports) Thursday, September 13, 2018 3-4 PM Pacific In partnership with the Disability Organizing Network, the Disability Visibility Project® will … Continue Reading 9/13 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Forum on LTSS

Illustration by artist Micah Bazant featuring a midnight blue sky with little white stars. Text reads: ‘Resistance & Hope.’ The ‘o’ in ‘Hope’ looks like a full moon.

Posted July 26, 2018 DVP News and Events

New from the DVP: Resistance and Hope

Hello friends! On the 28th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I am excited to share with you the first-ever publication by the Disability Visibility Project, Resistance and Hope: … Continue Reading New from the DVP: Resistance and Hope

Long white-sleeved t-shirt with the each of the following words on top of one another in rows: BELIEVE DISABLED PEOPLE. PERIOD. All the text is black except for PERIOD which is dark blue.

Posted July 23, 2018 DVP News and Events

New apparel for sale! Happy 28th Anniversary of the ADA!

Brand New! Believe Disabled People. Period. July 26, 2018 is the 28th anniversary of the ADA! To mark this occasion, the DVP has new merch for sale. This campaign came … Continue Reading New apparel for sale! Happy 28th Anniversary of the ADA!

Graphic with white background and text that reads DO Network Twitter Chat in partnership with the Disability Visibility Project® - California Disability Issues and Organizing Strategies, August 15, 2018, 3-4 pm Pacific, For more: https://disabilityorganizing.net/. Above is a blue bird icon for Twitter with a speech bubble with an icon of person in a wheelchair and an illustration of the bear on the California Flag with a speech bubble of a hashtag. Below is #DONetwork

Posted July 9, 2018 DVP News and Events

8/15 DO Network Twitter Chat: California Disability Issues and Organizing Strategies

In partnership with the Disability Organizing Network, the Disability Visibility Project® will be organizing and hosting a series of Twitter chats for Californians with disabilities about civic participation, community … Continue Reading 8/15 DO Network Twitter Chat: California Disability Issues and Organizing Strategies

Graphic with a white background and black text that reads: #CripLit Twitter Chat, New Non-Fiction, June 10, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, Guest host: @thinkfreestyle, Details: http://DisabilityVisibilityProject.com. On the left is an illustration of two hands typing on a laptop. On the right is an illustration of 3 books stacked on top of each other.

Posted June 1, 2018 DVP News and Events

6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

You are invited to the 12th #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

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Posted June 1, 2018 DVP News and Events

Affect Conf: Ticket giveaway for the DVP community

UPDATE: We gave the tickets away on 6/2 and they are no longer available. Thank you for your interest!! Affect Conf is an annual conference founded and organized by … Continue Reading Affect Conf: Ticket giveaway for the DVP community

Graphic with white background and black text that reads: Live Tweet United Shades of American Episode on Disability and Deaf Communities, CNN, May 20, 2018, 10 pm Eastern/ 7 pm Pacific #UnitedShades https://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america On the left is a black icon of a bird for Twitter and on the right is a black illustration of a tv set

Posted May 19, 2018 DVP News and Events

5/20 #UnitedShades of America Live Tweet!

Hey ya’ll!! CNN’s United Shades of America will have an episode featuring the Deaf and disabled people on May 20, 2018, 10 pm Eastern/ 7 pm Pacific. If you … Continue Reading 5/20 #UnitedShades of America Live Tweet!

graphic with a yellow background and text in black that reads “#CripLit TwitterChat New Fiction, May 19, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, Featuring @nicolaz & @Anne_Finger.” On the left is an illustration of a stack of books and on the right is an illustration of an ink pen. Both illustrations in black.

Posted May 7, 2018 DVP News and Events

5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

You are invited to the eleventh #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

Graphic with light blue background and black text that reads: #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat, Rooted in Rights & Disability Visibility Project®, May 9, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, @rootedinrights @DisVisibility. On the left is an illustration of a baby carriage in black. On the right is an illustration of 2 baby footprints in black.

Posted April 29, 20183 Comments DVP News and Events

5/9 #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat

#DisabledMamas Twitter Chat Wednesday, May 9, 2018 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern In partnership, Rooted in Rights and the Disability Visibility Project® invites you to participate in a … Continue Reading 5/9 #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat

Posted April 23, 2018 DVP News and Events

Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability

The California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability (CAPED) is excited to partner with the Disability Visibility Project® with this call for stories for the CAPED community. The CAPED storytelling … Continue Reading Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability