TagDisability in Media

A picture of two Femmes/Women with almond brown skin and black hair, one with glasses and a ponytail, the other with a short cropped hairstyle. Each of them is wearing a black T-shirt with a colourful slogan saying “Nah, I’m good love. Enjoy.” In the background, the same T-shirts hang behind them on a cream wall, next to a poster with West African adinkra symbols.

Posted October 20, 2019 Podcast

Ep 62: Black Disabled Women in Media

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_62_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Today’s episode is about Black disabled women in media. I’m … Continue Reading Ep 62: Black Disabled Women in Media

Picture is of Frances sitting in her wheelchair; smiling, wearing a black top and her blonde hair down.

Posted July 31, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan

Tell me a little about yourself! Frances: I’m a journalist and wheelchair user based in Nottingham, England. I write a weekly column for the U.K. Guardian, typically about disability, poverty, … Continue Reading Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan

Posted April 14, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Below is an interview with Katherine Beattie, a writer for the CBS series NCIS: New Orleans. Katherine shares the behind-the-scenes story of an episode she wrote this season featuring a … Continue Reading Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Posted July 29, 2018 Podcast

Ep 30: Film Criticism

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Graphic with yellow background and text in black that reads: Live Tweet @DrunkHistory, Ep 513: Civil Rights, February 20, 2018, 10 pm Comedy Central, Check your local listing, Follow: @Longmoreinst & @DisVisibility, #DrunkHistory #Drunk504. On the right is an illustration of a wine bottle in black. On the left is an illustration of a mug of beer with lots of foam.

Posted February 18, 2018 DVP News and Events

2/20 #Drunk504 Live-Tweet: Drunk History on Civil Rights and 504 sit

Drunk History is a show where comedians get drunk and recall moments in history on Comedy Central. On February 20, 2018, 10 pm (check your local listings) their episode, “Civil … Continue Reading 2/20 #Drunk504 Live-Tweet: Drunk History on Civil Rights and 504 sit

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 | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSThere are plenty of documentaries about disabled people but very few … Continue Reading Ep 16: Disabled Filmmakers

Posted October 29, 2017 Podcast

Ep 7: Violence and Disabled People

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Posted October 8, 2017 Podcast

Ep 4: Disabled People in Media & Journalism

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSThis episode is on disabled people in media and representation. Alice … Continue Reading Ep 4: Disabled People in Media & Journalism

Posted September 13, 20174 Comments DVP News and Events

Preview: Disability Visibility Podcast

Disability Visibility Podcast Conversations on disability politics, culture, and media A Disability Visibility Project® production This is life from a disabled lens. Disability Visibility is a weekly podcast hosted … Continue Reading Preview: Disability Visibility Podcast

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

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

Posted June 17, 2017 DVP News and Events

DVP at Allied Media Conference 2017

Woo hoo! The Disability Visibility Project™ showed up and represented at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, Michigan, on June 17, 2017. The Allied Media Conference is: “A collaborative laboratory of … Continue Reading DVP at Allied Media Conference 2017

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

Aqua blue graphic with the black text centered that reads: #FilmDis Twitter Chat, 20th Anniversary of Gattaca & Human Gene Editing Today, February 18, 2017 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern, @dominickevans @DisVisibility @C_G_S @longmoreinst @DREDF On the lower-left hand corner is a black icon of a female human, male human, and a child standing next to one another with a double helix underneath. On the lower-right hand corner is a black icon that shows test tubes and a microscope.

Posted February 3, 2017 DVP News and Events

2/18 #FilmDis Chat: 20th Anniversary of #Gattaca & Human Gene Editing

#FilmDis Twitter Chat 20th Anniversary of Gattaca & Human Gene Editing Today Saturday, February 18, 2017 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern Truth *is* stranger than fiction. Join Alice … Continue Reading 2/18 #FilmDis Chat: 20th Anniversary of #Gattaca & Human Gene Editing

Aqua blue graphic with black text centered that reads: #FilmDis Twitter Chat “Split” & Mental Health Saturday, January 14, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern Co-Hosts: Dominick Evans @dominickevans and Alice Wong @DisVisibility

Posted January 5, 20174 Comments DVP News and Events

1/14: #FilmDis & DVP Twitter chat on “Split” & Mental Health

#FilmDis Twitter Chat “Split” & Mental Health Saturday, January 14, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern Co-Hosts: Dominick Evans @dominickevans and Alice Wong @DisVisibility The Disability Visibility Project™ is proud … Continue Reading 1/14: #FilmDis & DVP Twitter chat on “Split” & Mental Health