Communications – Disability Visibility Project

Graphic with a black background showing 3 cropped images horizontally. On the left is Laura Halvorson in her bipap breathing mask and power wheelchair wearing a turquoise ADAPT Disability Integration Act shirt. Next to her is another ADAPTer and police officers getting ready to exit the Dirksen Senate Building after getting arrested on June 22, 2017 outside Mitch McConnell’s office. She is holding a banner that says Medicaid = Life + Liberty 4 Disabled Americans. In the middle is Marilee Adamski-Smith, a woman with short blond hair, is in a wheelchair with a bar across her torso. She is wearing a black t-shirt that says "ADA 25 Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-2015." She does not have any arms or legs and has a joystick resting on her right shoulder for her wheelchair. On the right is a photo of Dominick Evans, a transgender man with short dark hair and glasses. He has stubble around his chin and neck. He is in a wheelchair with a black headrest behind him. He is wearing an argyle-print sweater in different shades of blue.

Posted September 11, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

The Power of ADAPT

I’ll always think of the summer of 2017 as the summer of ADAPT. ADAPT is a national disability rights organization in the United States that played a crucial role in … Continue Reading The Power of ADAPT

Middle aged white woman with shoulder-length brown hair. She has sunglasses on with reflective lenses and a black blazer and purple t-shirt

Posted November 14, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

Media Partner #76: Susan P. Mazrui

Susan P. Mazrui works in Public Policy at AT&T and has worked in the communications field for the last twenty years. In this capacity, she has presented at numerous conferences … Continue Reading Media Partner #76: Susan P. Mazrui