TagDisability Culture

Posted October 7, 2018 Podcast

Ep 35: Mentoring

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep_35.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Did you know that the third Wednesday of every October is Disability Mentoring Day? This … Continue Reading Ep 35: Mentoring

Long white-sleeved t-shirt with the each of the following words on top of one another in rows: BELIEVE DISABLED PEOPLE. PERIOD. All the text is black except for PERIOD which is dark blue.

Posted July 23, 2018 DVP News and Events

New apparel for sale! Happy 28th Anniversary of the ADA!

Brand New! Believe Disabled People. Period. July 26, 2018 is the 28th anniversary of the ADA! To mark this occasion, the DVP has new merch for sale. This campaign came … Continue Reading New apparel for sale! Happy 28th Anniversary of the ADA!

Woman with brunette hair in blue top, sitting in a wheelchair.

Posted May 20, 2018 Podcast

Ep 25: Disabled Actors

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep25_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode features a conversation with two disabled actors working in New York City: Shannon Devido … Continue Reading Ep 25: Disabled Actors

Graphic with white background and black text that reads: Live Tweet United Shades of American Episode on Disability and Deaf Communities, CNN, May 20, 2018, 10 pm Eastern/ 7 pm Pacific #UnitedShades https://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america On the left is a black icon of a bird for Twitter and on the right is a black illustration of a tv set

Posted May 19, 2018 DVP News and Events

5/20 #UnitedShades of America Live Tweet!

Hey ya’ll!! CNN’s United Shades of America will have an episode featuring the Deaf and disabled people on May 20, 2018, 10 pm Eastern/ 7 pm Pacific. If you … Continue Reading 5/20 #UnitedShades of America Live Tweet!

Graphic with a white background with 'DIS' in large letters in red, orange, and yellow respectively. Underneath 'DIS' are the words: Disability Intersectionality Summit.

Posted May 13, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability & Intersectionality Summit: Holly Pearson and Lydia X. Z. Brown

By Sandy Ho The upcoming Disability & Intersectionality Summit (DIS) happening Saturday October 13th in Cambridge, MA began as an idea in response to the question “but how can we … Continue Reading Disability & Intersectionality Summit: Holly Pearson and Lydia X. Z. Brown

Posted May 7, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability & Intersectionality Summit: Interview with Sharon daVanport

By Sandy Ho The purpose of the upcoming Disability & Intersectionality Summit (DIS) is to flip the flow of power and conversation towards disability justice to center marginalized disabled people, … Continue Reading Disability & Intersectionality Summit: Interview with Sharon daVanport

Posted March 25, 2018 Podcast

Ep 21: Disabled Comedians

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/21_Ep21_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is damn funny with comedians Maysoon Zayid and Danielle Perez. Maysoon and Danielle … Continue Reading Ep 21: Disabled Comedians

Posted February 25, 2018 Podcast

Ep 19: Storytelling

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/19_Ep_19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about storytelling with Cuquis Robledo and Emily Ladau. Cuquis and Emily both work … Continue Reading Ep 19: Storytelling

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

Posted January 15, 2018 Podcast

Ep 16: Disabled Filmmakers

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_16_Disabled_Filmmakers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSThere are plenty of documentaries about disabled people but very few are directed, written, or produced … Continue Reading Ep 16: Disabled Filmmakers

Posted October 22, 2017 Podcast

Ep 6: Labor, Care Work, and Disabled Queer Femmes

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/FINAL_Ep6.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is on labor, care work, and disabled queer femmes. Writer and cultural worker … Continue Reading Ep 6: Labor, Care Work, and Disabled Queer Femmes

Graphic with a white background showing two small photos overlapping each other on the left side. The one on the very left is a photo showing Karen Nakamura, an Asian woman holding a small grey beagle puppy — her service dog, Momo, who is now fully grown. The next photo is of Sara Acevedo, a Mestiza woman with big brown eyes and pale skin color. She is positioned at a side angle with respect to the camera and is wearing a green t-shirt that reads "My other disability is a bad attitude". In black text: Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2017 Judges.

Posted September 26, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2017 Judges

Superfest International Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Co-hosted by San Francisco’s Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Paul K. Longmore Institute on … Continue Reading Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2017 Judges

Image description: graphic with a white background with black text: DVP Twitter Chat, Future of Disability Studies, September 24, 2017, 7 pm ET, #DisStudiesDVP Guest hosts: @anjalifp @DrAngelLove @lldiedrich @HaileeYoshizaki @AdamPNewman89

Posted September 17, 2017 DVP News and Events

9/24 DVP Twitter Chat: Future of Disability Studies

DVP Twitter Chat Future of Disability Studies September 24, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern Guest hosts: Lisa Diedrich, Anjali J. Forber-Pratt, Angel Miles, Adam P. Newman, Hailee Yoshizaki-Gibbons … Continue Reading 9/24 DVP Twitter Chat: Future of Disability Studies

Posted August 17, 20172 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Wisdom from Disability Communities: Interview with Corbett Joan OToole

There aren’t enough books and media by disabled people much less publishers run by disabled people. With Co-Founder Elizabeth (“Ibby”) Grace, Corbett Joan OToole founded Reclamation Press with a specific … Continue Reading Wisdom from Disability Communities: Interview with Corbett Joan OToole

A photo featuring Tom Olin and Marilyn Golden taken on November 19th, 2014. They are both looking at the camera and smiling. The person on the left is Tom Olin. He appears to be white, and is wearing a black jacket and a black t-shirt. He has dark hair combed to the side and is wearing glasses. The person on the right is Marilyn Golden. She appears to be white, and is wearing a light green shirt. She has long brown hair and glasses.

Posted June 16, 2017 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Tom Olin and Marilyn Golden

Marilyn Golden interviewed Tom Olin for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps San Francisco on November 19th, 2014. In this clip, Tom talks about his work as a photographer at … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Tom Olin and Marilyn Golden

Image description: book cover featuring abstract artwork in with multiple colors, patterns, and shape. On the right-half of the image against a periwinkle blue background is the following text: Tilted/Axis, Indigenous Species, Khairani Barokka. Artwork by: Khairani Barokka

Posted April 19, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with writer/artist Khairani Barokka

I had the pleasure of connecting with Khairani Barokka on Twitter after reading an article about an anthology she is co-editing. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do! … Continue Reading Interview with writer/artist Khairani Barokka