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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

Posted January 27, 2019 Podcast

Ep 43: Disabled “Fakers”

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_43_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about disabled “fakers,” that is, the misconceptions and stereotypes of disabled people exaggerating … Continue Reading Ep 43: Disabled “Fakers”

Posted January 13, 2019 Podcast

Ep 42: Employment

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_42_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about is employment with two professors from the University of Illinois at Chicago … Continue Reading Ep 42: Employment

Posted December 30, 2018 Podcast

Ep 41: Deaf in Prison

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep41_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about is about D/deaf people in prison. My guests are Claudia Center and … Continue Reading Ep 41: Deaf in Prison

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 Blog Posts and Essays

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

Black woman with black hair and black glasses is wearing a white shirt and smiling in front of a green flowered wall. Photo credit: Reid Beels

Posted December 16, 2018 Podcast

Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep_40.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about disabled writers with Keah Brown, journalist, freelance writer, and creator of the … Continue Reading Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown

An outdoor patio with Alice Wong [left], an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair. She is wearing a mask over her nose connected to a tubing for her ventilator. She is wearing a long-sleeved navy shirt and a sporty aqua blue vest and holding a paper coffee cup. On the right is Judith Heumann, an older white woman with short wavy brown hair. She is sitting in a power chai and wearing glasses, a dark green short-sleeved top and a scarf tied into a knot. Both are looking at the camera and smiling.

Posted December 13, 2018 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Judith Heumann and Alice Wong

On January 9, 2018, Alice Wong interviewed Judith Heumann for the Disability Visibility Project® with the StoryCorps app. Judy talked about growing up as a Jewish disabled girl in Brooklyn, … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Judith Heumann and Alice Wong

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

On the left, Alice Wong an Asian American woman wearing a black jacket and black scarf with little white daggers. She is wearing a mask over her nose attached to a gray tube which is connected to her ventilator. On the right is Jennifer Justice, young white woman with very light long blonde hair pulled back. She is wearing a heather gray scoopneck shirt. She is smiling at the camera.

Posted December 4, 2018 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Jennifer Justice and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Jennifer Justice for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on May 21, 2016. Jennifer shares her experiences learning about other disabled artists during art school and … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Jennifer Justice and Alice Wong

On the left, Alice Wong an Asian American woman wearing a bright green rain jacket. She is wearing a mask over her nose attached to a gray tube which is connected to her ventilator. She is sitting closely next to Antoine Hunter, a self-described handsome, dark milk chocolate, African American Man. He has long Ebony dreadlocks hair tied to back with a full Ebony-colored beard and full brown lips. He is wearing a black hoodie that says, “I [heart] Being BLACK.”

Posted December 4, 2018 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Antoine Hunter and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Antoine Hunter for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on January 7, 2017. Antoine recalls an important moment as a teenager when he performed a solo … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Antoine Hunter and Alice Wong

Posted December 3, 2018 Podcast

Ep 39: Sex Education

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/01_Ep_39_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about sex education with Julia Bascom and Robin Wilson-Beattie. Both Julia and Robin … Continue Reading Ep 39: Sex Education

On the left is Sky Cubacub, a non-binary queer and disabled Filipinx human wearing colorful chainmaille headpiece in magenta, purple, turquoise and yellow. She is wearing a sleeveless purple mesh tank and a necklace that looks like chains in purple and magenta. On the right is Alice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair. She is wearing a top with a geometric print with stripes, in aqua, black, white, and red. She is wearing a mask over her nose attached to a tube for her ventilator.

Posted December 1, 2018 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Sky Cubacub and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Sky Cubacub for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on September 29, 2016. Sky talks about her work as a chainmaille artist and how she learned … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Sky Cubacub and Alice Wong

On the left is Ing Wong-Ward, a Chinese Canadian disabled woman with short black hair and a cream top with black decorative print on the sleeves. She is in a wheelchair with a belt across her chest. On the right is Alice Wong, A Chinese American disabled woman with short black hair and a black shirt with small white cat paw prints. She is in a wheelchair and wearing a mask over her nose attached to a tube for her ventilator.

Posted December 1, 2018 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Ing Wong-Ward for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 25, 2016. Ing shares with Alice how she became a journalist and a disabled parent. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Posted November 19, 2018 Podcast

Ep 38: Food Accessibility

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/38_Ep_38_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about food accessibility with Shona Louise, a disabled writer and activist from the … Continue Reading Ep 38: Food Accessibility