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Left: Caleb, a fat brown disabled femme, places their hands on their hips and looks at the camera defiantly. They are wearing blue plants, a blue bomber jacket with pink florals, and a black t-shirt that reads GORDA in a cursive script. Right: Max Airborne, a fat white person wearing blue jeans, an aqua t-shirt, a red knit beanie and round glasses, sits on a scooter in front of San Francisco ICE headquarters, speaking through a bullhorn. Resting on the front of their scooter is a large cardboard sign hand-painted with the words "No Body Is Disposable." On their left someone is interpreting in ASL, and on their right someone is recording audio using a handheld device.

Ep 85: Fat Liberation

Posted 3 weeks ago Guest Blog Posts

A Preface to Advocacy

Below is an excerpt from A Preface to Advocacy: What You Should Know as an Advocate, a guide by Erin Gilmer. You can read the entire document here as a … Continue Reading A Preface to Advocacy

Leah looks at the camera in a garden in South Seattle in August. She has long curly brown, silver and green hair, dark magenta lipstick and light brown skin, and is grinning in front of a garden wall covered in blooming jasmine. Photo credit: Jesse Manuel Graves

Posted 4 weeks ago Guest Blog Posts

Cripping The Resistance: No Revolution Without Us

Cripping The Resistance: No Revolution Without Us Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Dedicated to my beloved friend and long time comrade in disability justice, Stacey Park Milbern, who cripped the … Continue Reading Cripping The Resistance: No Revolution Without Us

Black and white photo of an outdoor protest with one sign that says RESIST in white letters against a black piece of cardboard

Posted June 6, 2020 Uncategorized

26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets (June 2020 update)

26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets. (a list) June 2020 updates Contributors Ejeris Dixon, Piper Anderson, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Ro Garrido, Emi Kane, Bhavana Nancherla, … Continue Reading 26 ways to be in the struggle, beyond the streets (June 2020 update)

The photo shows the head and shoulders of a white woman, with make up and red lipstick, staring directly at you with her dark brown eyes. A slim woman, her navy blue long sleeved top frames her bare neck and her straight, dark brown hair frames her face and her high forehead.

Posted December 29, 2019 Podcast

Ep 67: Disabled Actors

Posted July 7, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Rest in Power: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward

2019 has been a rough year with the recent deaths of three amazing disabled people: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward. All three were badass activists, generous, kind, … Continue Reading Rest in Power: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward

Photo of Annabelle Oxley, a young white woman draped in a trans flag and her assistance dog Jasper, a golden retriever.

Posted July 1, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disabled & Transgender in Australia: Q&A with Annabelle Oxley

Below is a Q&A with Annabelle Oxley, a disabled transgender woman from Australia. She describes some of the challenges & issues she faces with the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), … Continue Reading Disabled & Transgender in Australia: Q&A with Annabelle Oxley

Cropped photo of Bess Williamson, a white woman with brown hair and glasses, standing in front of a window and a rainbow thread artwork by Gabriel Dawe.

Posted June 17, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Bess Williamson: Accessible America

Tell me a little about yourself! Bess Williamson: I am a professor of design history, meaning I study architecture, products, and other stuff in modern society. I work at the … Continue Reading Interview with Bess Williamson: Accessible America

A young, white woman with short blonde hair is pictured outside. She is wearing a pink tee-shirt, black skirt with pink and green design, and matching heels. She is smiling toward the camera and seated in a black power wheelchair.

Posted March 24, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Is Here

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Is Here: What you need to know and how to get involved Kendra Scalia The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law December 2016, requires … Continue Reading Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Is Here

Posted March 17, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice

Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice Jen Deerinwater Content notes: genocide, colonization, suicide, death, medical neglect, discrimination, racism, settler colonialism, rape, sexual assault, murder, eugenics, forced sterilization, trauma, intergenerational trauma, historical … Continue Reading Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice

A mixed race Korean and white queer person smiles head on at the camera. She has big glasses and is wearing a crewneck. Her trach and wheelchair can be seen.

Posted March 10, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements

On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements Stacey Milbern My favorite boots are socks. Crip socks. Made out of brown leather to … Continue Reading On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements

Posted February 10, 2019 Podcast

Ep 44: Disabled Writers with Carly Findlay

Graphic with a white background with black text that reads “Access Is LOVE" with a red heart as the ‘O’ in LOVE. Below are four images in a row, left to right: an aqua blue onesie with black text that reads Solidarity Is LOVE" with a red heart as the ‘O’ in LOVE, a canvas tote bag with black text that reads "Access Is/ Solidarity Is/ Disability Justice Is/ LOVE" with a red heart as the ‘O’ in LOVE, a black short-sleeved tee-shirt, and a white mug with black text that reads “Access Is LOVE.” At the bottom, centered: #AccessIsLove

Posted February 1, 2019 DVP News and Events

Sikh man wearing a black turban, a black leather jacket and a light blue shirt underneath. He has a beard with black hair and standing outdoors with a gray background. Photo credit: Les Talusan

Posted August 7, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

American Hate: Interview with Arjun Singh Sethi

Activist Arjun Sethi reached out to me last year about a series of interviews for a book about hate in America. I’m glad that he included a disabled person in a … Continue Reading American Hate: Interview with Arjun Singh Sethi