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Image description: a graphic with a bright yellow background. The top half of the image has 3 comic book characters with disabilities: Oracle, a woman in a wheelchair with a laptop on her lap with a large Batman symbol in the background, in the middle is Daredevil, a character in red in mid-air between buildings holding whips in both hands, on the right is Cyborg, an African American man with cybernetic implants ripping his shirt off with an American flag in the background. Below is text that reads: Disability Visibility Project Meet-Up and Discussion: Disabled Characters in Comics 3-4:30 pm, April 23, 2016 Mission: Comics and Art 2250 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Details: http://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2016/03/17/423-meet-up-disabled-characters-in-comics/

Posted March 17, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

4/23 Meet-Up: Disabled Characters in Comics

The Disability Visibility Project invites you to their first live event this April! We will meet-up and discuss disabled characters in comics at Mission: Comics and Art on April 23, … Continue Reading 4/23 Meet-Up: Disabled Characters in Comics

Graphic with a white background. In blue text, 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 March 17, 20163 Comments Guest Blog Posts

NYC: Call for Participants in Video for Huffington Post on Disabilities and Election 2016

#CripTheVote is excited to be collaborating with Huffington Post on this video! Call for Participants in Video for Huffington Post on Disabilities and Election 2016 The Huffington Post is seeking … Continue Reading NYC: Call for Participants in Video for Huffington Post on Disabilities and Election 2016

Bright aqua blue background with black text: #CripTheVote Our Voices, Our Vote Americans with Disabilities and Political Participation Twitter Chats Democratic Debate: March 9, 2016, 8 pm Eastern Republican Debate: March 10, 2016 8 pm Eastern Take our disability policy survey. Deadline April 30th: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QLWH79V

Posted March 7, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

#CripTheVote: Twitter Chats on Disability Policy 3/9 & 3/10

#CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote Americans with Disabilities and Political Participation Hosted by Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong, the two chats this March will focus on the preliminary … Continue Reading #CripTheVote: Twitter Chats on Disability Policy 3/9 & 3/10

Middle-aged Chinese American woman with long hair. She is wearing a green sweater and white-stripes. A living room background is behind her.

Posted February 21, 20162 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Guest blog post: Growing up Asian American with a Disability by Grace Tsao

The following is re-published with permission by the author and TASH.org. Growing up Asian American with a Disability By Grace Tsao TASH Connections 2009, Volume 35, Number 2, 25-27. Disability … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Growing up Asian American with a Disability by Grace Tsao

Posted February 21, 2016 Uncategorized

#CripTheVote: Upcoming Events (Feb-Mar)

Disability Visibility Project and Disability Thinking invites you to several upcoming #CripTheVote events! Online Survey Now available … the first #CripTheVote Disability Policy Survey. Please participate and tell us … Continue Reading #CripTheVote: Upcoming Events (Feb-Mar)

Image of a white piece of paper with the text "I [heart symbol] StoryCorps"

Posted February 12, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

I heart StoryCorps

Dear StoryCorps, Will you be my valentine? xoxo, Disability Visibility Project So Many Reasons There are a lot of reasons why I love StoryCorps, but I’ll speak from my experience … Continue Reading I *heart* StoryCorps

Bright yellow image with black text centered that reads: "#CripTheVote Twitter Chat: Our Voices, Our Vote Americans with Disabilities and Political Participation. #GOPdebate Twitter Chat February 13, 2016, 8 pm Eastern/ 5 pm Pacific Follow @AndrewPulrang @DisVisibility @GreggBeratan on Twitter"

Posted February 11, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

#CripTheVote: Republican Debate Twitter Chat 2/13

The Disability Visibility Project and Disability Thinking will host their second Twitter chat this year following the 2016 Presidential Election. Please join us! #CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote Americans with … Continue Reading #CripTheVote: Republican Debate Twitter Chat 2/13

Posted February 4, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

#CripTheVote: Democratic Debate Twitter Chat 2/11

The Disability Visibility Project and Disability Thinking will host their first Twitter chat this year following the 2016 Presidential Election. Please join us! #CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote Americans with … Continue Reading #CripTheVote: Democratic Debate Twitter Chat 2/11

Posted January 31, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part 2

This is the second of a two-part interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson about Dear Julianna: Letters to Children from Adults with Neuromuscular Disabilities (NMD). They talk at length about their experiences … Continue Reading Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part 2

Posted January 31, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part One

This is the first of two parts of an interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson about Dear Julianna: Letters to Children from Adults with Neuromuscular Disabilities (NMD). Read part two of … Continue Reading Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part One

Posted January 27, 201612 Comments Guest Blog Posts

#CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote

The Disability Visibility Project and Disability Thinking will host a series of Twitter chats this year following the 2016 Presidential Election and other local elections. #CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote … Continue Reading #CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote

two women in wheelchairs sitting side-by-side against a plain white background. The white woman on the left has curly red hair and is wearing glasses, a gray sweater an a green scarf wrapped around her neck. The Asian American woman on the right has her head tilted toward her friend, she has black hair and is wearing glasses and a green jacket.

Posted January 19, 2016 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Rachel Stewart and Alice Wong

On November 21, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Rachel Stewart at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Rachel Stewart and Alice Wong

Yellow background with black text that reads: Disability Visibility Project Twitter Chat, Disability in the Future & Science Fiction/Fantasy Saturday, January 16, 2016 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern #TheFutureIsDisabled #FilmDis

Posted January 8, 20161 Comment Guest Blog Posts

1/16: #TheFutureIsDisabled Twitter Chat

The Disability Visibility Project will be guest hosting the #FilmDis Twitter chat for Dominick Evans this January! Disability in the Future & Science Fiction/Fantasy Saturday, January 16, 2016 6 pm … Continue Reading 1/16: #TheFutureIsDisabled Twitter Chat

2 individuals in wheelchairs in front of a StoryCorps listening booth. The person on the left is a middle-aged African American man in a black jacket w/ short braids. The person on the right is a middle-aged Asian American woman wearing a green jacket and glasses. Both are smiling at the camera.

Posted January 6, 2016 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Kenzi Robi and Alice Wong

On November 5, 2015, Alice Wong interviewed her friend Kenzi Robi at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. On … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Kenzi Robi and Alice Wong

Posted January 1, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

DVP 2016: Donate, Swag Shop, and More!

January 1, 2016 Whew—it’s already 2016! This summer will mark the 2-year anniversary of the Disability Visibility Project (DVP) and I’m delighted to share some major updates and news. Extension … Continue Reading DVP 2016: Donate, Swag Shop, and More!

two women of color in wheelchairs in front of a recording booth. The woman on the left is wearing a green jacket, glasses, and has black hair. The woman on the right has long curly dark hair, a black and magenta top and a tray attached to her wheelchair. Both are smiling.

Posted December 14, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Patty Berne and Alice Wong

On November 19, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Patty Berne at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Patty Berne and Alice Wong