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A still from the animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch featuring the main characters from left to right: Crosshair, Echo, Hunter, Tech, and Wrecker. In the foreground on the lower right corner is the back of Omega, a young girl

Posted August 2, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Supercrips, Solidarity, and Crip Families in The Bad Batch

Supercrips, Solidarity, and Crip Families in The Bad Batch Dr. Johnathan Flowers Content notes: eugenics, applied behavioral analysis, torture, genetic manipulation, ableist terminology Spoilers below for The Bad Batch season … Continue Reading Supercrips, Solidarity, and Crip Families in The Bad Batch

Posted March 9, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Yes, It Is About Disability: Reflections on Disability and Media Criticism After Sundance 2020

Yes, It Is About Disability: Reflections on Disability and Media Criticism After Sundance 2020 Laura Dorwart *Editor’s note from Alice Wong: full disclosure–I am working as a consultant for Netflix … Continue Reading Yes, It *Is* About Disability: Reflections on Disability and Media Criticism After Sundance 2020

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