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Dr. Kirsty Liddiard is a postdoctoral research associate researching disability, sexuality, gender, embodiment and childhood. Here is a video she posted on YouTube on November 9, 2014 giving an overview … Continue Reading (S)exploring Disability by Kirsty Liddiard
Our labor has value! This is a blog post by Carly Findlay first published on November 10, 2014. Below are a few excerpts from that post. I was asked to … Continue Reading Why I won’t provide disability advice for free by Carly Findlay
We are thankful to have the Institute on Disability Culture as our 80th media partner! Steven E. Brown and Lillian Gonzales Brown, Institute on Disability Culture Co-Founders, have worked in the … Continue Reading Media Partner #80: Institute on Disability Culture
The Disability Visibility Project posted many articles in the past about inspiration porn and misconceptions about people with disabilities. One thing is for sure—disability is multidimensional and nuanced. Extreme caricatures about … Continue Reading By s.e. smith: “Disabled Children Aren’t Burdens — or Angels”
Nina G interviewed her parents, Kathy and Jerry G on September 11, 2014, at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. This is the second of two blog posts … Continue Reading DVP: Nina, Kathy and Jerry G, Part 2
Nina G interviewed her parents, Kathy and Jerry G on September 11, 2014, at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. This is the first of two blog posts … Continue Reading DVP: Nina, Kathy and Jerry G
The Disability Visibility Project kicked off in July 2014 and since it’s almost the midpoint of our project, I’d like to express my gratitude to the many people who recorded their … Continue Reading Happy New Year from the Disability Visibility Project
Lainey Feingold interviewed Josh Miele at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 21, 2014 for the Disability Visibility Project. This is the last of two blog posts. Below are some excerpts … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Lainey Feingold and Josh Miele, Part 2
Lainey Feingold interviewed Josh Miele at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 21, 2014 for the Disability Visibility Project. This is the first of two blog posts. Below are some excerpts … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Lainey Feingold and Josh Miele
Many people on twitter have been tweeting lately about #BlackLivesMatter in light of recent events this year. Persephone Jones, @galvezmiro, has been tweeting the names and photos of black and disabled people killed … Continue Reading #DisabledBlackLivesMatterToo by Persephone Jones
Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project, interviewed Eric Koenig, former Director of the Office of Student Life at the University of California, San Francisco, on October 25, … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Eric Koenig, Part 2
Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project, interviewed Eric Koenig, former Director of the Office of Student Life at the University of California, San Francisco, on October 25, … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Eric Koenig, Part 1
There are SO many great tumblrs out there by people with disabilities. Letters to Thrive was created by Sandy Ho and this is one you should definitely explore. From their … Continue Reading Letters to Thrive: Letters by Women with Disabilities to their Younger Selves
It’s Our Story is a national initiative to make disability history public and accessible. Scott Cooper recorded and collected over 1,300 video interviews from disability leaders across the country since … Continue Reading Disability History: Elmer Bartels and Fred Fay, Boston, MA
Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project, had a chance to interview her friend and former ramp taxi driver Mike Rothstein on September 18, 2014 at StoryCorps San … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mike Rothstein, San Francisco, CA
The Disability Visibility Project loves it when people reach out to us and share their projects on disability history. Sarika D. Metha is a Producer for APA Compass on KBOO 90.7 FM, specializing … Continue Reading Deaf South Asian Americans: Karthik’s First Days