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A photo featuring Maia Scott, Ron Jones, and Maia's guide dog was taken on August 14, 2014: close up portrait of a guide dog, a woman and man all sitting next to each other looking at the camera. The guide dog on the far left is a golden retriever with its nose and face pointed at the camera. The woman in the middle appears to be white and has long brown hair. The man on the right appears to be white, is bald, wearing glasses, dressed in a black shirt, and smiling at the camera.

Posted January 2, 2017 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Maia Scott and Ron Jones

Ron Jones interviewed Maia Scott at StoryCorps for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps in San Francisco on August 14, 2014. Here is one audio clip with text transcripts from … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Maia Scott and Ron Jones

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Posted January 1, 20173 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

2016: DVP Year in Review

2016 was an amazing year and here are some highlights from the Disability Visibility Project™. The Latest -In November I started the process of editing and preparing blog posts featuring short … Continue Reading 2016: DVP Year in Review

A photo featuring Anthony Tusler and Fran Osborne taken on June 16, 2016: Two people sitting next to each other. The woman on the left is Fran Osborne who appears to be white. She has long dark hair pulled back, with eye glasses on top of her head. She is wearing a black and white striped shirt with an orange scarf tied around her neck. The man on the right is Anthony Tusker who appears to be white. He is wearing a light blue button-down shirt with a black t-shirt inside. He is smiling, and his hair is white and combed back.

Posted December 25, 2016 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Anthony Tusler and Fran Osborne

Fran Osborne interviewed Anthony Tusler for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps San Francisco on June 16, 2016. In this clip, with text transcript below, Anthony and Fran talk about … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Anthony Tusler and Fran Osborne

Posted December 20, 20161 Comment DVP Blog Posts and Essays

#CrippingTheMighty 1 Year Later: Disabled Writers on Publishing

Time flies! In 2015 several disabled writers began to publicly speak out about their experiences writing for and interacting with The Mighty. Reading about their activism and the pushback they received, … Continue Reading #CrippingTheMighty 1 Year Later: Disabled Writers on Publishing

Posted December 15, 2016 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Nina G and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Nina G for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps San Francisco on October 2nd, 2014. In this clip, Nina talks about her experience as America’s only female … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Nina G and Alice Wong

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Posted December 4, 20161 Comment DVP Blog Posts and Essays

#DVPpower: Culture, Community, Pride

DVP Power: Culture, Community, Pride The Disability Visibility Project™ (DVP) is a living and evolving organism. The disability community powers the DVP with their energy, love, and enthusiasm. I am constantly … Continue Reading #DVPpower: Culture, Community, Pride

Image description: graphic with a bright yellow background and black text centered that reads: #CripTheVote Twitter, Chat Mapping Our Intersectional Futures, December 7, 2016, 7 pm Eastern, Guest Hosts: Dominick Evans, Sandy Ho, Talila “TL” Lewis and Vilissa K. Thompson

Posted December 2, 20161 Comment DVP News and Events

12/7 #CripTheVote Chat: Mapping Our Intersectional Futures

#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Mapping Our Intersectional Futures December 7, 2016, 7 pm Eastern Guest Hosts: Dominick Evans, Sandy Ho, Talila “TL” Lewis and Vilissa K. Thompson Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and … Continue Reading 12/7 #CripTheVote Chat: Mapping Our Intersectional Futures

Light green graphic with black text that reads: #CripLit Twitter Chat Resistance Through Writing, December 4, 2016, 7 pm Eastern Co-Hosts: @Nicolaz and @DisVisibility

Posted November 28, 20161 Comment DVP News and Events

12/4 #CripLit Chat: Resistance Through Writing

#CripLit Twitter Chat Resistance Through Writing Sunday, December 4, 2016 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern Co-Hosts: Nicola Griffith @Nicolaz and Alice Wong @DisVisibility Co-partners of #CripLit, novelist Nicola Griffith … Continue Reading 12/4 #CripLit Chat: Resistance Through Writing

Graphic with a white background. In text in rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue purple), it reads: #CripTheVote. On the right side is the graphic of a voting box with a marked ballot and the box has 4 quadrants with pictures of a wheelchair, 2 hands signing, a person using a cane and image of a person's brain

Posted November 17, 20167 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Looking Ahead: The Future of #CripTheVote

The 2016 Presidential election is officially over. This was an unprecedented election for many reasons. When #CripTheVote started this past February, our primary goal was “to engage both voters and … Continue Reading Looking Ahead: The Future of #CripTheVote

Graphic with a light blue background with black text that reads: #CripTheVote Post-Election Chat, November 10, 2016 7 pm Eastern, Where do we go from here? What's next? Hosts: @AndrewPulrang @GreggBeratan @DisVisibility

Posted November 10, 20161 Comment Guest Blog Posts

11/10 Post-Election #CripTheVote Chat: #WhatsNext

#CripTheVote Post-Election Chat Thursday, November 10, 2016 7 pm Eastern Hosted by Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong, #CripTheVote Twitter chats explored various policy issues important to people with … Continue Reading 11/10 Post-Election #CripTheVote Chat: #WhatsNext

Posted October 31, 2016 Uncategorized

Media Talk 3: “Martha and Sara” and Disability Narratives

This year the Clinton campaign featured an unprecedented number of ads featuring people with disabilities that were the subject of two DVP Media Talk blog posts here and here. As … Continue Reading Media Talk 3: “Martha and Sara” and Disability Narratives

White image with black text that reads: Disability Visibility Project™, #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat, Guest host: Sandy Ho @DIS_DPC, November 3, 2016 8 pm Eastern. In the lower left quadrant of the graphic is an image with a white background with 'DIS' in large letters in red, orange, and yellow respectively. Underneath 'DIS' are the words: Disability Intersectionality Summit. In the lower right quadrant of the graphic is an image with the yellow background with black text that reads: disability visibility project™

Posted October 29, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

11/3: #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat

Disability Visibility Project™ #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat Guest host: Sandy Ho Thursday, November 3, 2016 5 pm Pacific/ 8 pm Eastern The Disability Visibility Project is proud to partner with Sandy … Continue Reading 11/3: #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat

Pumpkin orange background with black text that reads: #CripTheVote Twitter Chat Healthcare October 30, 2016 7-8:30 pm Eastern Guest hosts: @aneeman @Mae_DayJ

Posted October 26, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

10/30 #CripTheVote chat: Healthcare

#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Healthcare Thursday, October 30, 2016 7-8:30 pm Eastern Guest hosts: Ari Ne’eman and Maelee Johnson Hosted by Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong, #CripTheVote Twitter chats … Continue Reading 10/30 #CripTheVote chat: Healthcare

Photo of an Asian American woman in a wheelchair holding a white piece of paper that says, "I Vote because...the Medicaid poverty trap needs to end."

Posted October 19, 20161 Comment Guest Blog Posts

Disability Visibility in Election 2016: The #CripTheVote Campaign

Alice Wong, Co-Partner in #CripTheVote and Founder and Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project™, created a video presentation for the opening panel of the Disability Rights Bar Association West Coast Conference, “Intersectionality … Continue Reading Disability Visibility in Election 2016: The #CripTheVote Campaign

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Posted October 17, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

#CripTheVote Interview: Thida Cornes for Mountain View City Council

On Election Day this November 8th, there will be local and state elections in addition to the one for President. Local elections are just as important as national ones. In … Continue Reading #CripTheVote Interview: Thida Cornes for Mountain View City Council

Posted October 17, 20165 Comments Uncategorized

Media Talk 2: Responses to Clinton campaign ad by disabled people

This year the Clinton campaign featured a number of people with disabilities in their ads (here and here for example)— quite possibly more than any candidate during any Presidential election. … Continue Reading Media Talk 2: Responses to Clinton campaign ad by disabled people