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Graphic with a black background featuring a photo of Thomas Reid, a brown skin Black man with a clean-shaven bald head and full neat beard, smiles into the camera. He wears dark shades and a black and white checkered button up shirt.

Posted April 12, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

Making a Case for Self-Description: It’s Not About Eye Candy

Making a Case for Self-Description: It’s Not About Eye Candy Thomas Reid When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the world changed … Continue Reading Making a Case for Self-Description: It’s Not About Eye Candy

Posted November 15, 2020 Podcast

Ep 90: Disabled Immigrants

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/90_Ep_90_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Every political issue is a disability issue and as the … Continue Reading Ep 90: Disabled Immigrants

Graphic with a bright yellow background. At the top in black text: ‘Disability Visibility’. In the center: illustration by artist Mike Mort featuring an Asian American woman with black hair, red lips, and red headphones over her head. She is wearing a Bi-Pap mask that covers her nose and attached to a gray tube. She is also wearing a pair of purple sunglasses Below in black text: ‘Politics Culture Media Hosted by Alice Wong’ with a red dot between ‘politics’ and ‘culture’ and one between ‘culture’ and ‘media’.

Posted October 1, 20176 Comments Podcast

Ep 3: Assistive Technology

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep3_96.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS This episode is on assistive technology. All technology is assistive … Continue Reading Ep 3: Assistive Technology

The words Structured Negotiation are printed in large white text on a vibrant red band (color contrast checked for readability). The subtitle appears below in black text, with my name under that. The background of the cover is made up of three dimensional and shaded white and gray hexagons. A hexagon is a six-sided shape. There is text on two of the hexagons on the bottom left corner. One hexagon says ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. The other says ABA Commission on Disability Rights.

Posted January 16, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Lainey Feingold: Technology, Access, & Structured Negotiation

I’m always interested in the latest books on disability, technology, and accessibility. Longtime friend of the DVP and Bay Area disability rights lawyer Lainey Feingold recently authored Structured Negotiation, a Winning … Continue Reading Interview with Lainey Feingold: Technology, Access, & Structured Negotiation

Picture of two individuals standing in front of a StoryCorps recording booth. A man is on the left side wearing a purple shirt and black pants. He is holding a cane The woman next to him has long white and dark hair and wears glasses. She is wearing a black cardigan sweater. Both are smiling at the camera.

Posted December 27, 2014 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

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 last of two blog posts. Below are some excerpts … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Lainey Feingold and Josh Miele, Part 2

White woman wearing dark sunglasses holding a white cane. She is standing outside of a house and holding a bike.

Posted November 6, 2014 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Visibility Project: Cathy Kudlick and Georgina Kleege, Part 2

Cathy Kudlick and Georgina Kleege recorded an interview together at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 21, 2014. This is the second of two parts. Below are approximate excerpts from their … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Cathy Kudlick and Georgina Kleege, Part 2

Painting of an older white man holding a child on one arm and a walking cane on the other. A dog with a leash is attached to him as well.

Posted November 6, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

“How blind Victorians campaigned for inclusive education” by David Turner

The Disability Visibility Project couldn’t agree more with the following quote by blogger David Turner for the BBC: “Disabled people’s voices are often missing from mainstream history…” Below are excerpts … Continue Reading “How blind Victorians campaigned for inclusive education” by David Turner

A woman with white hair and a gray blazer with black pants standing at a lectern. She is holding a white cane and screen is to the left of her showing a slide.

Posted November 5, 2014 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Visibility Project: Cathy Kudlick and Georgina Kleege

Cathy Kudlick and Georgina Kleege recorded an interview together at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 21, 2014. This is the first of two parts. Below are approximate excerpts from their … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Cathy Kudlick and Georgina Kleege