TagBlack disability history

Text reads “Andraea LaVant in conversation with Dr. Keisha Blain. November 3rd, 2021, 5:00-6:00pm EST. Live captioning & ASL.” Below are headshots of Andraea LaVant, a Black woman seated in a motorized wheelchair wearing cateye glasses, and Dr. Blain, a Black woman wearing black framed rectangular glasses. Centered is the cover for the book “Until I Am Free”, featuring a photo of Fannie Lou Hamer.

Posted October 24, 2021 DVP News and Events

3 Online events celebrating the life and work of Fannie Lou Hamer

The Disability & Intersectionality Summit and the Disability Visibility Project invite you to a series of three free online conversations about the life and work of Fannie Lou Hamer, a … Continue Reading 3 Online events celebrating the life and work of Fannie Lou Hamer

Graphic with a yellow background featuring a photo of a Black woman with curly natural, black hair and glasses in a blue chambray suit and white and blue polka dot top standing on crutches in an office.

Posted July 25, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Major Keys

Major Keys Britney Wilson In my sophomore year of high school I was nominated to attend the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) in Washington, D.C. The four-day conference … Continue Reading Major Keys

Biracial woman with curly black hair is smiling for the camera. She has black-rimmed glasses and is wearing a blue, flowered romper. She is seated in a coffee shop, backs of patrons visible behind her.

Posted July 19, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

The Future Liberation of Disability Movements

The Future Liberation of Disability Movements Valerie Novack Plain language summary https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Valerie_Novack-The_Future_Liberation_of_Disability_Movements.mp3 The room is full of young nursing students eager to learn more about disability. I have sat through … Continue Reading The Future Liberation of Disability Movements

Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, a black transmasculine person with medium brown skin, a septum ring, and a big smile stands in front of a hydrangea bush that is behind a white picket fence on a sunny day. It’s so bright his eyes have squinted closed. He is wearing black shortalls, a gold triangle necklace, and a silky, floral black shirt rolled up to the elbows. Photo by J.D. Stokely

Posted May 14, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

A Paradoxical History of Black Disease

A Paradoxical History of Black Disease Cyrée Jarelle Johnson Content notes: slavery, white supremacy, racism, genocide, violence, death Just two months after the Civil War ended, freedmen … Continue Reading A Paradoxical History of Black Disease

White graphic with black text that reads, “#BlackDisabilityHistory Twitter Chat, February 28, 2018, 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern, Follow @VilissaThompson @Imani_Barbarin @nealcarter and @DisVisibility” On the left is an illustration of the Twitter bird icon in black. On the right is an illustration of a fist raised in defiance in black.

Posted February 23, 2018 Uncategorized

2/28 Black Disability History Twitter Chat

Vilissa K. Thompson, Imani Barbarin and Neal Carter are co-hosting a Twitter chat on Black disability history. The Disability Visibility Project® will be playing a supporting role in this chat. … Continue Reading 2/28 Black Disability History Twitter Chat