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The Disability Visibility Project, in partnership with Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), will be hosting a Twitter chat on Sunday, December 6, 5 pm Eastern/ 2 pm Pacific, … Continue Reading 12/6 DVP Twitter Chat on Ableism, Disability & End of Life Issues
Emergency preparedness is a major issue facing people with disabilities. We are glad to have Portlight Strategies, Inc. as our most recent media partner! From their About page: Portlight Strategies, … Continue Reading Media Partner #94: Portlight Strategies, Inc.
We’re excited to have another Bay Area organization as one of our media partners: Senior and Disability Action! From their About page: San Francisco Senior and Disability Action mobilizes and … Continue Reading Media Partner #93: Senior and Disability Action
The Disability Visibility Project, in partnership with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, will be hosting a Twitter chat on Monday, October 26, 4 pm Eastern/ 1 pm Eastern, … Continue Reading 10/26 Twitter Chat: Employment and Youth with Disabilities
We are proud to partner with the organizers of “Breaking Silences, Demanding Crip Justice: Sex, Sexuality, and Disability,” a conference taking place November 4-6, 2015 at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. … Continue Reading Media Partner #91: Sex and Disability Conference, Wright State University
Many thanks to the Inland Empire Disabilities Collaborative, our 89th media partner, for inviting the Disability Visibility Project to have a booth at the Inland Empire Disabilities Expo this past … Continue Reading Media Partner #90: Inland Empire Disabilities Collaborative
On July 16, 2015, Janni Lehrer-Stein interviewed Tony Coelho with the StoryCorps app for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed excerpts from their conversation. To listen to the … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Janni Lehrer-Stein and Tony Coelho
The Disability Visibility Project Listening Event Wednesday, October 14, 2015 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, Illinois 6065 Join The Disability Visibility … Continue Reading 10/14 Chicago: DVP Listening Event
In observance of National Preparedness Month, the Disability Visibility Project in partnership with the National Council on Disability will be conducting a Twitter chat about “Emergency Preparedness and People with … Continue Reading 9/15 Twitter Chat: Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities
Shannon Des Roches Rosa interviewed Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, on June 20, 2015 for the Disability Visibility Project at the … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Steve Silberman
On July 21, 2015 the Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco (ILRCSF) and the Disability Visibility Project organized a Community Dialogue on Assistive Technology Needs of People with Disabilities. … Continue Reading Integrating the disability perspective: assistive technology, design, hackathons & makeathons
Thank you to the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco for supporting the Disability Visibility Project since last year! From their About page: LightHouse for the Blind’s mission … Continue Reading Media Partner #88: Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco
On June 16, 2015 Robin Wilson-Beattie shared her story with The Abortion Diary Podcast. Below is the text transcript from the podcast. For the audio clip: http://theabortiondiarypodcast.com/abortion-stories-experiences-disabilities/ Thank you to Robin … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post by Robin Wilson-Beattie: My Abortion Story
Shannon Des Roches Rosa interviewed her longtime friend Liz Henry on April 11th, 2015 for the Disability Visibility Project at StoryCorps San Francisco. Below are condensed excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Liz Henry
On July 20, 2015, President Obama spoke in the East Room of the White House about the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many members of the disability … Continue Reading #ADA25 at the White House
Wow, the Disability Visibility Project is thrilled to hear another story recorded for our project broadcast on public radio. Many thanks to local San Francisco public radio station KALW 91.7 FM … Continue Reading DVP Interview on KALW radio!!