TagDisability Narratives

A South Asian woman with light brown skin, dark eyes, and black glasses smiles at the camera. She is sitting in an electric wheelchair with a purple jacket tucked behind the headrest, her hands folded over a Chromebook that rests on a wheelchair tray. Behind her is a white brick wall that gives way to untextured blue on the left of the image.

…felt half seen

…felt half seen Vyoma Raman Please note: spoilers for the Netflix series “Never Have I Ever” and internalized ableism will be discussed in this essay. Never have … Continue Reading …felt half seen

A brown-haired brown-eyed woman stands smiling beside a tree trunk. She wears a deep green shirt and an ivory cardigan.

Posted February 10, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Amanda Leduc on Fairy Tales and Disability

Tell me a little about yourself! I’m a disabled Canadian writer with cerebral palsy currently living in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I’ve always been interested in the weird and wonderful—my first … Continue Reading Q&A with Amanda Leduc on Fairy Tales and Disability

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

Image description: graphic with a yellow background with black text that reads: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Writing Disability, August 6, 2017, 4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern, Hosts @Nicolaz and @DisVisibility. On the left is an illustration of an open book in black. On the right is an illustration of a laptop with a screen and keyboard.

Posted July 28, 20174 Comments DVP News and Events

8/6 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing Disability

You are invited to the ninth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. We’re both writers of fiction and nonfiction. … Continue Reading 8/6 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing Disability

This image is the cover of my book. It features a self-portrait painting I did of myself on my wedding day. I wear a white wedding hat with a pin flower on it, and my face is covered below the nose by a bouquet of red and dark pink flowers. My eyes are emphasized in size and by long, black eyelashes. My name, Ann Millett-Gallant, is printed in black font at the top of the image, and the title of the book, Re-Membering: Putting Mind and Body Back Together Following Traumatic Brain Injury, is printed in white font at the bottom of it.

Posted January 15, 2017 Guest Blog Posts

Guest Blog Post By Ann Millett-Gallant: Lost. And Found?

Lost. And Found? Ann Millett-Gallant For much of 2007, my existence may best be characterized as lost. I had lost weight, hair, part of my skull, much muscular movement and … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post By Ann Millett-Gallant: Lost. And Found?

Posted December 20, 20161 Comment DVP Blog Posts and Essays

#CrippingTheMighty 1 Year Later: Disabled Writers on Publishing

Time flies! In 2015 several disabled writers began to publicly speak out about their experiences writing for and interacting with The Mighty. Reading about their activism and the pushback they received, … Continue Reading #CrippingTheMighty 1 Year Later: Disabled Writers on Publishing

Posted October 31, 2016 Uncategorized

Media Talk 3: “Martha and Sara” and Disability Narratives

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

Posted September 18, 20162 Comments Guest Blog Posts

9/27 #CripTheVote chat: Storytelling and Voting

#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Storytelling and Voting Tuesday, September 27, 2016 5 pm Eastern Guest host: Rooted in Rights Hosted by Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong, #CripTheVote Twitter … Continue Reading 9/27 #CripTheVote chat: Storytelling and Voting

Photo of a young boy in a manual wheelchair. He's wearing glasses and a yellow shirt with blue pants.

Posted January 5, 20155 Comments Guest Blog Posts

By s.e. smith: “Disabled Children Aren’t Burdens — or Angels”

The Disability Visibility Project posted many articles in the past about inspiration porn and misconceptions about people with disabilities. One thing is for sure—disability is multidimensional and nuanced. Extreme caricatures about … Continue Reading By s.e. smith: “Disabled Children Aren’t Burdens — or Angels”