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Aubrie on a film set in front of a green screen and with a boom mic pointed at her. She wears a teal blouse, white lace skirt, and black glasses. She rides a power wheelchair.

Posted October 12, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

20 Questions for Disability-Inclusive Employers

20 Questions for Disability-Inclusive Employers Aubrie Lee We deserve better We deserve the best We deserve to get out of bed We deserve to rest We deserve to work … Continue Reading 20 Questions for Disability-Inclusive Employers

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Posted October 19, 2020 Podcast

Ep 88: Policy

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/88_Ep_88_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS With Election Day just two weeks away in the United … Continue Reading Ep 88: Policy

Posted August 26, 2020 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

Asian American woman in a power chair sitting at a patio with a red hoodie and a floral print handkerchief around her mouth. She’s wearing a mask over her nose attached to a gray tube.

Posted April 29, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Coronavirus Stories

What is life? 2020 has certainly taken a turn. Like, seriously! Storytelling is more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic as we see disabled, sick, and immunocompromised share their … Continue Reading DVP Coronavirus Stories

Graphic with a green background with 2 photos. Left: A light-skinned woman with long wavy brown hair stands, smiling. Her face fills almost the entire photo frame. She has brown-colored eyes, brown eyeshadow, and purple lipstick while wearing a black leather jacket. Behind her is an off-white colored wall. Right: A light-skinned woman with straight red hair and bangs stands, smiling. She has brown eyes, red lipstick, a gold necklace with little moon and star charms on it. Her dress is gray and sparkly with long bell-sleeves and a black and rose-gold belt. Behind her are a ton of green trees

Posted December 1, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later

The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later Amy Gaeta & Haley Moss The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to … Continue Reading The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later

A young white woman with chin-length brown hair smiles at the camera. She wears a white shirt and sits in a black motorized wheelchair. Behind her are several blooming cherry blossom trees.

Posted November 19, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

America’s Medicaid Trap Anna Landre Most nondisabled people I meet seem to assume that the U.S. government provides disabled Americans all the services and supports we need to survive, … Continue Reading America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

Posted September 3, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Haben Girma on her new memoir

I’ve known Haben Girma for years and got to record her oral history for the DVP in 2015. I was delighted to interview her again about her new memoir, Haben: … Continue Reading Q&A with Haben Girma on her new memoir

Graphic with white background and 2 photos. [Left] Photo of Finn Gardiner, a black man wearing a button-down shirt and smiling. [Right] Photo of Noor Pervez. He sits in a wheelchair in front of a fountain. He has a curly black undercut and medium golden tan skin. He wears thick glasses, and a sleeveless pink shirt with a set of budgie collar pins. Photo credit: Les Talusan photography

Posted July 14, 2019 Podcast

Ep 55: Self Advocacy

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/55_Ep_55_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS There are all kinds of advocacy within the disability community. … Continue Reading Ep 55: Self Advocacy

Posted June 24, 2019 Advice Column

Disability Visibility: A Healthline.com Column

Hey there! I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be a monthly columnist for Healthline.com. Got a question about being disabled or specific issues such as healthcare advocacy, personal assistance … Continue Reading Disability Visibility: A Healthline.com Column

A woman with long wavy brown hair stands, smiling. Her face fills almost the entire photo frame. She has brown-colored eyes, brown eyeshadow, and pink lipstick while wearing a long sleeve black turtleneck shirt. Behind her is an office wall covered with small artworks and photographs.

Posted June 3, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Cripping Emotional Labor: A Field Guide

Cripping Emotional Labor: A Field Guide Amy Gaeta During my first months of graduate school, without ever applying or asking, I was given an unpaid job: campus disability … Continue Reading Cripping Emotional Labor: A Field Guide

Graphic with text in the upper left corner that reads “Disability Organizing Network Twitter Chat with the Disability Visibility Project®, Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 3 pm Pacific” below are the logos for Disability Action Coalition, “Gear up for Disability & Aging Capitol Action Day!” and DO Network, “For more: DOnetwork.org” On the right is an illustration of a capitol building with a dome and two Twitter bird icons in green and blue with speech bubbles that read #DOnetwork

Posted April 29, 2019 DVP News and Events

5/7 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials

In partnership, the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, Disability Action Coalition, and the Disability Visibility Project® will host a Twitter chat on disability advocacy with public officials on Tuesday, May 7, … Continue Reading 5/7 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials

Posted January 29, 2019 DVP News and Events

2/14 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Solidarity As Love

In partnership with the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, the Disability Visibility Project® will host a Twitter chat on solidarity as a form of love. We are thrilled to have writer/activist … Continue Reading 2/14 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Solidarity As Love

Posted December 3, 2018 Podcast

Ep 39: Sex Education

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/01_Ep_39_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about sex education with Julia Bascom and Robin … Continue Reading Ep 39: Sex Education

Graphic with a white background a black Twitter bird icon on the left and an illustration of a hand holding a wrapped gift on the right. Text in the center reads: #FundDisAdvocacyTwitter Chat, Disability Advocacy & Philanthropy, October 12, 2018, 7 pm Eastern, 4 pm Pacific, @DisVisibility & @IngridTischer, Guest hosts: @IrmaDHerrera @WITHfoundation @Noorain, For more: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

Posted October 3, 2018 DVP News and Events

10/12 #FundDisAdvocacy Chat: Disability Advocacy & Philanthropy

The Disability Visibility Project will be co-hosting a Twitter chat with disabled activist, development professional of 25+ years, and A Crip in Philanthropy blogger Ingrid Tischer on Friday, October 12, … Continue Reading 10/12 #FundDisAdvocacy Chat: Disability Advocacy & Philanthropy

Posted August 20, 2018 DVP News and Events

9/13 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Forum on LTSS

California Governor Forum on LTSS (Long Term Services and Supports) Thursday, September 13, 2018 3-4 PM Pacific In partnership with the Disability Organizing Network, the Disability Visibility Project® will … Continue Reading 9/13 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Forum on LTSS

Posted June 3, 2018 Podcast

Ep 26: Future of Independent Living

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_26_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Today’s episode is on the future of independent living with … Continue Reading Ep 26: Future of Independent Living