Tag504 sit in

Image of two people standing next to each other. On the left is a young white woman with blonde hair tied back in a ponytail. She is wearing a black hoodie and pink t-shirt. To her right is an older white man with a gray beard. He is wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt.

Posted July 16, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview on KALW radio!!

Wow, the Disability Visibility Project is thrilled to hear another story recorded for our project broadcast on public radio. Many thanks to local San Francisco public radio station KALW 91.7 FM … Continue Reading DVP Interview on KALW radio!!

Posted July 15, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Q&A with Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne, Part Two

For the first time, an exhibit on the landmark 504 sit in that took place in 1997, “Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights,” in will be shown July 26-December … Continue Reading Q&A with Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne, Part Two

Two posters, on the left is a poster that says, "Patient No More" and then smaller text describing the exhibit. On the right is a black and white photo of people crowded in front of a building with one sign that says: "Sign 504 now"

Posted July 13, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Q&A with Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne, Part One

For the first time, an exhibit on the landmark 504 sit in that took place in 1997, “Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights,” in will be shown … Continue Reading Q&A with Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne, Part One

Photo of an older white man who is bald with a beard holding a microphone. He is holding a drawing that has flowers and the words 'Disability Pride.' Next to him is a young woman with long blond hair and a white cane. She is also holding a drawing up.

Posted March 5, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Jessie Lorenz and Herb Levine

Jessie Lorenz, Executive Director of the Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco interviewed her friend and former Executive Director of the Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco, Herb Levine at … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Jessie Lorenz and Herb Levine

A black-and-white image of an African-American man speaking at a lectern. He is facing a crowd and standing in front of a large American flag.

Posted January 19, 20151 Comment Guest Blog Posts

Disability Justice and Social Justice: Entwined Histories and Futures

This is a blog post originally published on January 16, 2014 for BK Nation, “Disability Justice and Social Justice: Entwined Histories and Futures” by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the … Continue Reading Disability Justice and Social Justice: Entwined Histories and Futures

Posted August 18, 2014 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Visibility Project: Ingrid and Ken, Berkeley, CA

Ingrid Tischer and Ken Stein are both active members of the San Francisco Bay Area disability community. They’re also married to one another! On July 24, 2014, Ingrid and Ken … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Ingrid and Ken, Berkeley, CA

Five panels representing different images from disability history with the text on the bottom: The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability

Posted August 6, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

Disabled People’s Forgotten Revolution: The 504 Occupation

Cathy Kudlick, Director of the Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University blogged about the unique contributions by the Bay Area disability community in the fight for civil … Continue Reading Disabled People’s Forgotten Revolution: The 504 Occupation

Picture outside a metal recording booth with a sign in the background that reads 'StoryCorps' in the front is a middle-aged woman in a wheelchair. She is clasping the arm of an older man who is next to her, bending his knees halfway down. He is wearing a hat and holding on to a walking stick.

Posted August 2, 2014 DVP Blog Posts and Essays