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My Life Has Quality Elsa R. Sjunneson Content notes: assisted suicide, suicide, ableism, eugenics, murder, filicide The brownstone has high ceilings and blonde hardwood floors, fairy lights twinkle from … Continue Reading My Life Has Quality
The following is an interview with Canadian writer Adam Pottle on his recent work of fiction, “The Bus.” Please note that there will be spoilers about the plot and characters … Continue Reading Interview with Adam Pottle on his novella “The Bus”
This year the Clinton campaign featured an unprecedented number of ads featuring people with disabilities that were the subject of two DVP Media Talk blog posts here and here. As … Continue Reading Media Talk 3: “Martha and Sara” and Disability Narratives
On September 20, 2016, the Clinton campaign debuted a new ad featuring Nyle DiMarco, a Deaf activist, model, and actor, in American Sign Language asking people to vote. Since the video … Continue Reading Media Talk: Responses to Ad from Clinton Campaign from Disabled People
#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Mass Incarceration, Disability & the Legal System Guest Host: Talila “TL” Lewis, Organizer, Attorney, Professor & Founder of HEARD (Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the … Continue Reading 6/18 #CripTheVote chat: Mass Incarceration, Disability & the Legal System
I’m always interested in the latest scholarship about disability. I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing sociologist Dr. Laura Mauldin about her new book, Made to Hear: Cochlear Implants and Raising … Continue Reading Interview with Dr. Laura Mauldin: Cochlear Implants and Deaf Children
On September 19, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Haben Girma at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Haben Girma and Alice Wong
Alice Wong, Project Coordinator and Founder of the Disability Visibility Project, recently gave two video presentations about the project at two events this year. On March 6, 2015, Alice presented at … Continue Reading DVP Presentations on YouTube
Below are some excerpts of an interview with Meriah Nichols and Alice Wong for the Disability Visibility Project. Their interview was recorded at StoryCorps San Francisco on November 1, 2014. These … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Meriah Nichols and Alice Wong
Thank you very much to CCAC (Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning) for becoming our latest media partner! From their About page: Many millions cannot comprehend speech in group situations, … Continue Reading Media Partner #82: Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning
The Disability Visibility Project loves it when people reach out to us and share their projects on disability history. Sarika D. Metha is a Producer for APA Compass on KBOO 90.7 FM, specializing … Continue Reading Deaf South Asian Americans: Shazia’s First Days
Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project, interviewed Eric Koenig, former Director of the Office of Student Life at the University of California, San Francisco, on October 25, … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Eric Koenig, Part 2
Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project, interviewed Eric Koenig, former Director of the Office of Student Life at the University of California, San Francisco, on October 25, … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Eric Koenig, Part 1
The Disability Visibility Project loves it when people reach out to us and share their projects on disability history. Sarika D. Metha is a Producer for APA Compass on KBOO 90.7 FM, specializing … Continue Reading Deaf South Asian Americans: Karthik’s First Days
We love learning about other storytelling projects by the disability community at the Disability Visibility Project. Thank you to Cathy Waugh for telling us about Signs of Change. From their … Continue Reading Media Partner #75: Signs of Change Story Project
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