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A white woman with curly brown hair is standing at a microphone, smiling. She is wearing a green dress and a simple gold necklace. Photo credit: John Livzey.

Ep 86: Transportation

A young white woman with long curly brown hair and brown eyes smiles at the camera. She stands beside a brown tree trunk and is wearing an emerald green tunic top and a white cardigan sweater.

Posted 2 weeks ago Guest Blog Posts

Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

“Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame”: Why I Call Myself a Disabled Writer Amanda Leduc From 2008 – 2010, I lived for a time in Edinburgh, Scotland. … Continue Reading Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

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Posted 1 month ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Ode to A Spit Cup

Below is a short excerpt of an essay I wrote that is part of an anthology edited by Kelly Jensen available now by Workman Publishing, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore … Continue Reading Ode to A Spit Cup

Posted 1 month ago Podcast

Ep 84: Anthologies

Slide showing a black square graphic with text in the lower half that reads: McEDIT, Custom Gene Editing. Above the text is a scissor with short lines representing stitch marks. On the upper right corner are scissors arranged diagonally

Posted 1 month ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Message from the Future: Disabled Oracle Society

View this post on Instagram “Disability is a generative force. It's magic. It really teaches me to be more thoughtful and aware of myself, and my body, my body-mind … Continue Reading Message from the Future: Disabled Oracle Society

IMAGE OF MIXED ABILITIES DANCE TEACHER INDIA HARVILLE. SHE IS AFRICAN-AMERICAN WITH HAIR IN LOCKS, WEARING ALL BLACK, SITTING ON THE FLOOR WITH HER HANDS CLASPED, SMILING AT THE CAMERA.

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 83: Disabled Dancers

Sara Hendren, a white middle aged woman with brown hair and brown eyes, sits in front of a weathered wood fence, wearing an olive linen jacket.

Posted 2 months ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Sara Hendren

Below is an interview with Sara Hendren, artist, design researcher, writer, and professor, who has a new book What Can A Body Do? How We Meet the Built World (Riverhead … Continue Reading Q&A with Sara Hendren

Three Asian Americans taking a selfie at an outdoor sidewalk. In the back is Luigi Villanueva, on the left is Alice Wong, a wheelchair user with a mask over her nose attached to a ventilator, on the right is Rochelle Kwan. Everyone is smiling.

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 82: Americans with Disabilities Act

Left: A light-skinned Black woman with a blonde buzzcut and a lavender dress sits on the grass in front of two Brown University buildings, one of which was built by enslaved Black people. She is looking into the camera. Right: A white femme-presenting person with dark blonde hair stands in front of a white board with a blue floral shirt and a jean jacket. The white board has red text on it, which states: “1. Notice: How much space are you taking? 2. What do you have to add? Do you need to speak on this topic? 3. Lean into discomfort. 4. Recognize power dynamics and privilege in this space.”

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Abolition Must Include Psychiatry

Abolition Must Include Psychiatry Stella Akua Mensah and Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu Content notes: sanism, racism, violence, state violence, incarceration, institutionalization, forced ‘treatment’, torture, medical coercion, restraint, seclusion, abuse, sexual violence, … Continue Reading Abolition Must Include Psychiatry

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Building Bridges as a Disabled Korean Immigrant

Building Bridges as a Disabled Korean Immigrant Miso Kwak Plain language summary https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Miso_Kwak-Building_Bridges_as_A_Disabled_Korean_Immigrant.mp3 The summer when I turned thirteen, my family of five – my parents, two younger brothers, and … Continue Reading Building Bridges as a Disabled Korean Immigrant

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Missing Step

Missing Step Reyma McCoy McDeid Plain language summary https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Reyma_McCoy_McDeid-Missing_Step.mp3 Author’s note: although several organizations- and my roles within them- are mentioned here, views and opinions expressed in this essay are … Continue Reading Missing Step

White, cis man with dwarfism smiles at the camera. He has a shaved head and short beard andis wearing dark rimmed glasses, a dark driver's cap, and dark cardigan over a light t-shirt.

Posted 3 months ago Podcast

Ep 81: Bioethics

Text reads: Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century Online Book Launch. July 25th, 2020. 4-5:15 pm PT. Join us for this webinar featuring a discussion and readings by the editor Alice Wong and contributors to the book from the Bay Area. 10 lucky participants will receive a free copy! Register: https://tinyurl.com/DVBookLaunch. Webinar co-organized by the Disability visibility Project and the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability. The image is of the book cover has multicolored triangles with the book title over it. Edited by Alice Wong.

Posted June 21, 2020 DVP News and Events

7/25 Disability Visibility Online Book Event

On June 30, 2020 I have a book coming out, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century from Vintage Books. It’s an anthology I edited featuring work by … Continue Reading 7/25 Disability Visibility Online Book Event

Posted June 15, 2020 Podcast

Ep 79: Disabled Candidates

Black and white photo of an outdoor protest with one sign that says RESIST in white letters against a black piece of cardboard

Posted June 6, 2020 Uncategorized

26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets (June 2020 update)

26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets. (a list) June 2020 updates Contributors Ejeris Dixon, Piper Anderson, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Ro Garrido, Emi Kane, Bhavana Nancherla, … Continue Reading 26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets (June 2020 update)

Picture of Sachin Pavithran, a South Asian man in a suit holding white cane outside the Capitol in Salt Lake City.

Posted June 1, 2020 Podcast

Ep 78: Hate Crimes