CategoryDVP News and Events

Disability Visibility: A Healthline.com Column

Hey there! I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be a monthly columnist for Healthline.com. Got a question about being disabled or specific issues such as healthcare advocacy, personal assistance … Continue Reading Disability Visibility: A Healthline.com Column

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Posted May 23, 2019 DVP News and Events

Disability Visibility: New anthology coming summer 2020

Hey friends! These last few months have been BUSY. I’m delighted to announce that I got a book deal! I am the editor of Disability Visibility, an anthology of first-person … Continue Reading Disability Visibility: New anthology coming summer 2020

Graphic with a white background with text: “#DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat, Civic Participation & the Disability Community, May 22, 2019, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Co-hosts: @LurieInstitute @IntersectedCrip @DisVisibility” On the left is a black Twitter bird and on the right is a computer screen with two caption bubbles coming out.

Posted May 1, 2019 DVP News and Events

5/22 #DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat

You are invited to participate in the #DisabilityCivics Twitter chat co-hosted by Sandy Ho of the Lurie Institute and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project on May 22, 2019, … Continue Reading 5/22 #DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat

Graphic with text in the upper left corner that reads “Disability Organizing Network Twitter Chat with the Disability Visibility Project®, Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 3 pm Pacific” below are the logos for Disability Action Coalition, “Gear up for Disability & Aging Capitol Action Day!” and DO Network, “For more: DOnetwork.org” On the right is an illustration of a capitol building with a dome and two Twitter bird icons in green and blue with speech bubbles that read #DOnetwork

Posted April 29, 2019 DVP News and Events

5/7 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials

In partnership, the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, Disability Action Coalition, and the Disability Visibility Project® will host a Twitter chat on disability advocacy with public officials on Tuesday, May 7, … Continue Reading 5/7 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials

Yellow graphic with a black Twitter bird icon on the left and an illustration of a tv on the right. In the center text: #ODAATandDisability Twitter Chat, April 18, 2019, 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern, Co-hosts: @DisabledLatinx @DisVisibility #SaveODAAT

Posted April 5, 2019 DVP News and Events

4/18 One Day at a Time & Disability Twitter Chat

You are invited to a Twitter chat about disability representation in the Netflix series One Day at a Time with Liz Lopez of the National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities … Continue Reading 4/18 One Day at a Time & Disability Twitter Chat

White graphic with a photo on the left of 3 disabled Asian Americans, Mia Mingus, Alice Wong and Sandy Ho (from left to right). Mia is wearing glasses and large hoop earrings. Alice is wearing a brightly colored scarf and an army-camouflage-print jacket. She is wearing a mask over her nose with a tube for her Bi-Pap machine. Sandy has wavy short hair and is wearing a black sweater. Behind them is a concrete wall with a door. On the right, text that reads “ACCESS IS LOVE” with “O” as a red heart, “Twitter Chat, March 26, 2019, 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern, Co-hosts: @IntersectedCrip @MiaMingus @DisVisibility, Guest host: @houseofgg1 #AccessIsLove”

Posted March 13, 2019 DVP News and Events

3/26 #AccessIsLove Twitter Chat

Join Mia Mingus, Sandy Ho, and Alice Wong for a conversation about access from a disability justice perspective on March 26, 2019, 4 pm Pacific with guest host House of … Continue Reading 3/26 #AccessIsLove Twitter Chat

Posted March 13, 2019 DVP News and Events

3/28 #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter Chat

You are invited to participate in the #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter chat co-hosted by Liliana Palacios of San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR), Patty Berne of Sins Invalid, and Alice Wong of … Continue Reading 3/28 #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter Chat

Graphic with an aqua blue background with black text that reads: #CripTheStage Twitter Chat, Disabled Performers & Accessibility, April 3, 2019, 3 pm Pacific/ 4 pm Mountain/ 5 pm Central/ 6 pm Eastern, Co-hosts: @GaelynnLea @wcsportscamp @DisVisibility. On the left is an illustration of a microphone. On the right is an illustration of a cat singing with musical notes above the cat.

Posted March 11, 2019 DVP News and Events

4/3 #CripTheStage Twitter Chat

Please join disabled artists Gaelynn Lea and Kalyn Heffernan and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project for a conversation on accessibility and disabled performers on April 3, 2019, 3 … Continue Reading 4/3 #CripTheStage Twitter Chat

Posted February 1, 2019 DVP News and Events

Access Is Love

I’m excited to announce the launch of a new project in collaboration with Mia Mingus and Sandy Ho: Access Is Love. Access Is Love aims to help build a world … Continue Reading Access Is Love

Posted January 29, 2019 DVP News and Events

2/14 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Solidarity As Love

In partnership with the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, the Disability Visibility Project® will host a Twitter chat on solidarity as a form of love. We are thrilled to have writer/activist … Continue Reading 2/14 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Solidarity As Love

Black background with snowflakes a little white dots of snow. On the left is an image of an Asian American woman in a red hoodie wearing a gray and white knit cap in an wintery pattern with two little round pom poms on top in white and gray. On the right is text in white: “Thank You and Happy 2019! DisabilityVisibilityProject.com”

Posted December 16, 2018 DVP News and Events

DVP 2018: Year in Review

Hello friends! This has been an exciting year both personally and professionally for me. I am astonished at how the Disability Visibility Project® has grown and evolved since 2014. Many … Continue Reading DVP 2018: Year in Review

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.

Posted December 6, 2018 DVP News and Events

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 November 12, 2018 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 November 4, 2018 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 November 2, 2018 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