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The Mütter and More: Why We Need to be Critical of Medical Museums as Spaces for Disability Histories Dr Aparna Nair For a while now, I’ve been observing various public … Continue Reading The Mütter and More: Why We Need to be Critical of Medical Museums as Spaces for Disability Histories
Helen Keller’s Shadow: Why We Need to Stop Making Movies about Helen Keller Cristina Hartmann I had my first run-in with Helen Keller when I was 11. My … Continue Reading Why We Need to Stop Making Movies about Helen Keller
![Marilyn Golden [left] in her manual wheelchair with brown curly hair, wire rimmed glasses, purple shirt, conference name tag, a briefcase in her lap, seated next to Diane Coleman [right] in her motorized wheelchair with gray and blond bobbed hair, wire rimmed glasses, blue patterned dress with white sweater, tapestry shoulder bag and slim briefcase to her side. Both are smiling and leaning toward each other. The year is 2014.](https://i0.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Marilyn-Diane.jpg?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Marilyn Golden: An Unforgettable Legacy of Wisdom, Dedication, and Results Diane Coleman There’s been an incredible, powerfully moving and profoundly deserved outpouring of love and gratitude for Marilyn … Continue Reading Marilyn Golden: An Unforgettable Legacy of Wisdom, Dedication, and Results
Major Keys Britney Wilson In my sophomore year of high school I was nominated to attend the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) in Washington, D.C. The four-day conference … Continue Reading Major Keys
Disabled Immigrants: Living on the Edge of Barbwire Qudsiya Naqui Content notes: ableist and sanist language, eugenics, suicide, medical neglect, suffering, abuse, violence, incarceration I first became interested … Continue Reading Disabled Immigrants: Living on the Edge of Barbwire
Below is an interview with Jaipreet Virdi, Assistant Professor at the Department of History at the University of Delaware where she teaches courses on disability histories, the history of medicine, … Continue Reading Q&A with Jaipreet Virdi
The Future Liberation of Disability Movements Valerie Novack Plain language summary https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Valerie_Novack-The_Future_Liberation_of_Disability_Movements.mp3 The room is full of young nursing students eager to learn more about disability. I have sat through … Continue Reading The Future Liberation of Disability Movements
![[Left] Dolores is a fat brown femme with a round face. She smiles without showering teeth. Their black hair is pulled back. [Right] Stacey is a mixed race Korean and white queer person wearing a blue-and white striped tank top and her trach can be seen.](https://i0.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sfb003404_g1.jpg?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
Dolores Tejada interviewed Stacey Park Milbern for the Disability Visibility Project in San Francisco on September 26, 2015. Audio Description In this clip, Stacey Park Milbern and Dolores Tejada … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Stacey Park Milbern and Dolores Tejada
Stacey Park Milbern (1987-2020) recorded her oral history twice for the Disability Visibility Project, a community partnership with StoryCorps. As communities celebrate Stacey’s life and work, I invite you to … Continue Reading #StaceyTaughtUs: Record your story for the Disability Visibility Project
Let’s talk about the power of disability activism, culture, and community! The Disability Visibility Project invites you to a Twitter chat about the documentary film Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution … Continue Reading 4/1 #CripCampNetflix Twitter Chat
![[Left] Photo of Samuel Valdez, performing in his show And He Became Man. A Latino disabled man questions his manhood by looking back at his life recalling major events influencing him, asking, “What is a man”. [Right] Photo of Jason Dorwart, a white male about 40 years old with a long beard and greying hair looks at the camera. He wears a blue and red plaid shirt. Behind him is a mural silver, pink, and blue graffiti lettering.](https://i0.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Theatre-podcast.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/EP69_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is all about theatre with Jason Dorwart and Samuel Valdez. Jason is a … Continue Reading Ep 69: Theatre
The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later Amy Gaeta & Haley Moss The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to … Continue Reading The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later
On June 26, 2019, I was on a panel hosted by The Kelsey, “Disability, Inclusion, and Community Life: A Conversation in San Francisco,” along with moderator Danh Trang and co-panelists … Continue Reading The Olmstead Decision & Me
Tell me a little about yourself! Bess Williamson: I am a professor of design history, meaning I study architecture, products, and other stuff in modern society. I work at the … Continue Reading Interview with Bess Williamson: Accessible America
On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements Stacey Milbern My favorite boots are socks. Crip socks. Made out of brown leather to … Continue Reading On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements
![An outdoor patio with Alice Wong [left], an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair. She is wearing a mask over her nose connected to a tubing for her ventilator. She is wearing a long-sleeved navy shirt and a sporty aqua blue vest and holding a paper coffee cup. On the right is Judith Heumann, an older white woman with short wavy brown hair. She is sitting in a power chai and wearing glasses, a dark green short-sleeved top and a scarf tied into a knot. Both are looking at the camera and smiling.](https://i0.wp.com/disabilityvisibilityproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JudithHeumann-and-Alice-Wong.png?resize=700%2C476&ssl=1)
On January 9, 2018, Alice Wong interviewed Judith Heumann for the Disability Visibility Project® with the StoryCorps app. Judy talked about growing up as a Jewish disabled girl in Brooklyn, … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Judith Heumann and Alice Wong