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[left] a photo of Bri M, a prince wearing a purple sweater with green hair smirks at the camera. [right] a photo of Thomas Reid, an African American man with a clean shaven head and goatee in shades smiles at the camera while seated at a desk. The desk holds a laptop and other equipment including an audio mixer and microphone. A framed picture of the original World trade Center hangs on the wall above a black Fender electric guitar.

Posted June 2, 2019 Podcast

Ep 52: Podcasting

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_52_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is all about podcasting with two disabled podcasters: Bri M. and Thomas Reid. … Continue Reading Ep 52: Podcasting

Rows of books on a bookshelf at a library

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: First-Person Stories from the … Continue Reading Disability Visibility: New anthology coming summer 2020

Jeff Thomas, an urban Iroquois man with brown hair with touches of gray and a beard. He is smiling at the camera. Photo credit: Justin Wonnacott

Posted May 19, 2019 Podcast

Ep 51: Disabled Artists

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_51_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode features an interview with Jeff Thomas, an urban Iroquois photographer, artist, researcher, public speaker, … Continue Reading Ep 51: Disabled Artists

Image description by Azza: Azza, a Black woman, wears a bright red and gold hijab with an East African print, red blazer, and black button down blouse. She is smiling at the camera.

Posted May 13, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge.

I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge. Azza Altiraifi Content notes: discussion of food/allergies, eating disorders, and restrictions, anorexia, trauma, mental health, recovery, anxiety, … Continue Reading I Have Food Allergies and Anorexia. Balancing Them Is A Lethal Challenge.

Posted May 6, 2019 Podcast

Ep 50: Disabled Lawyers

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/50_FINAL_Episode50.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about disabled lawyers with Hamza Jaka and Britney Wilson. Hamza is a recent … Continue Reading Ep 50: Disabled Lawyers

Noor sits in a wheelchair in front of a fountain. He has a curly black undercut and medium golden tan skin. He wears thick glasses, and a sleeveless pink shirt with a set of budgie collar pins. Photo credit: Les Talusan photography

Posted May 5, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden

I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden Noor Pervez The first time I consciously stimmed was in a La Quinta in north Texas. Muslims were packed … Continue Reading I’m Disabled, I’m Muslim, and I Am Not Your Burden

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

Picture of a Black man with blonde dreadlocks smiling at camera wearing a black ribbed sweater jacket with grey fur collar, white t-shirt and two silver necklaces. Photo credit: RJ Patel

Posted April 22, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Saccharine Sweet Lies of Special, a Netflix original series

The Saccharine Sweet Lies of Special D’Arcee Charington Neal Content notes: rape, sexual abuse, self-loathing, internalized ableism, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts If you could’ve told me that … Continue Reading The Saccharine Sweet Lies of Special, a Netflix original series

Posted April 21, 2019 Podcast

Ep 49: Young Adult Literature

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSDiverse representation in literature is incredibly important for young people in their formative years and today’s … Continue Reading Ep 49: Young Adult Literature

Diana Elizabeth Jordan, a Black woman with short hair in twists smiling at the camera. She is wearing a black scoop neck shirt with a floral print.

Posted April 14, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disabled Film Directors: Interview with Diana Elizabeth Jordan

Below is an interview with actor, director, producer, and activist Diana Elizabeth Jordan. Diana recently participated in the 2019 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge as the director of “I Can,” a … Continue Reading Disabled Film Directors: Interview with Diana Elizabeth Jordan

Posted April 14, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Below is an interview with Katherine Beattie, a writer for the CBS series NCIS: New Orleans. Katherine shares the behind-the-scenes story of an episode she wrote this season featuring a … Continue Reading Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Posted April 8, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

2019 tenBroek Disability Law Symposium: Interview with Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán

Below is an interview with Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán regarding a recent open letter by a group of lawyers, law students, and advocates to the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium Steering Committee. … Continue Reading 2019 tenBroek Disability Law Symposium: Interview with Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán

Leah looks at the camera in a garden in South Seattle in August. She has long curly brown, silver and green hair, dark magenta lipstick and light brown skin, and is grinning in front of a garden wall covered in blooming jasmine. Photo credit: Jesse Manuel Graves

Posted April 7, 2019 Podcast

Ep 48: Care Work

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/48_Draft4_Ep48.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is on care work with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, a writer, cultural worker, teacher, … Continue Reading Ep 48: Care Work

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

Da'Shaun is standing in a room with his head turned to the left glaring at something off camera. His hair is hanging down, he has on red and black glasses, and his mouth is opened slightly—a partial grin, of sorts

Posted April 2, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us

The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us Da’Shaun Harrison ***THIS ARTICLE DOES INCLUDE SPOILERS*** Jordan Peele’s sophomore film, Us, debuted just days ago, March 22, … Continue Reading The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us