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The Disability Visibility Project is so excited to have Oakland-based AXIS Dance Company as our 39th media partner! Change the way you think about dance & disability forever! From their website: … Continue Reading Media Partner #39: AXIS Dance Company
A big thank you to the Community Living Campaign of San Francisco, our 38th media partner! The Community Living Campaign strengthens and mobilizes individuals and organizations to assure every person’s … Continue Reading Media Partner #38: Community Living Campaign of San Francisco
Lucia Rios is a Community Access Specialist at Disability Network Lakeshore. The following is an excerpt of an article she wrote for the blog AbleBodies on June 25, 2014. The … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Makings of an Advocate by Lucia Rios
We LOVE Twitter here at the Disability Visibility Project. We recently came across this re-tweet by Sara Hendren that we co-sign a million times! “Movements begin with the telling … Continue Reading People We Love: Sara Hendren, Cambridge, MA
Andrew Pulrang is the writer and creator of Disability Thinking, a blog that’s about: “Thinking about disability … in news, politics and policy, advocacy, ideas and philosophy, personal stories, and … Continue Reading Media Partner #37: Andrew Pulrang of Disability Thinking
Because disability history is about the past, present and future, check out the photo posted above of people taking action. This photo captures the very real barriers that people with … Continue Reading Disability History: Access for Montreal, July 25, 2014
Nick Dupree is a blogger and artist who happens to love bunnies (we love bunnies too at the DVP). From his website: I’m Nick, a 32 year-old disability rights and … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Hey Everyone, I Almost Died … Again by Nick Dupree
Cathy Kudlick, Director of the Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University blogged about the unique contributions by the Bay Area disability community in the fight for civil … Continue Reading Disabled People’s Forgotten Revolution: The 504 Occupation
We aim to encourage a diversity of representation in the Disability Visibility Project’s stories and participants. However, we are mindful of our limitations: The project cannot reach all towns and … Continue Reading Limitations of the Disability Visibility Project: Keeping It Real
People We Love: Rebecca Cokley, Washington, DC. Rebecca describes herself this way on Twitter: “Exec Director of the National Council on Disability, a 2nd generation disability advocate, and the proud … Continue Reading People We Love: Rebecca Cokley, Washington, DC
This is the last of our guest blog posts about the 24th anniversary of the ADA. Blane Beckwith has a blog called Crippled Politics: “A Place for Political Discussion | … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Mixed Feelings: 24th Anniversary of The Americans With Disabilities Act by Blane Beckwith
I first met Susan Miller at a talk for medical students on healthcare for people with disabilities at UC San Francisco moderated by her son, BJ Miller. Many moons ago, … Continue Reading Our First Donation!! Thank you Susan and Bruce Miller, St. Louis, MO
Ingrid Tischer and Ken Stein are both active members of the San Francisco Bay Area disability community. They’re also married to one another! On July 24, 2014, Ingrid and Ken … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Ingrid Tischer and Ken Stein, Berkeley, CA
This is a GREAT quote from Alana Theriault about changes in the independent living philosophy: The latest incarnation of Independent Living includes increased case management. Don’t ask me how many … Continue Reading People We Love: Alana Theriault, Berkeley, CA
Please welcome Sarah Levis, our 29th media partner! A writer, advocate, activist and educator, Sarah draws on 20 years of combined volunteer and work experience with people with disabilities to … Continue Reading Media Partner #29: Sarah Levis, Haliburton, Ontario
Anita Cameron is an activist and a member of ADAPT. She describes herself this way: “I’m a disability rights activist, CERT instructor/Program Manager, writer and cat lover who has been … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Anita Cameron, ADAPT History Project