TagDisabled students

Posted February 6, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

Hybrid Access Now: Statement by UCLA Student Coalitions

February 17, 2022 update: press release by Disabled Student Union and UCLA Student Body President Breeze Velasquez. We, the Disabled Student Union, the Mother Organizations Coalition, and Undergraduate … Continue Reading Hybrid Access Now: Statement by UCLA Student Coalitions

Graphic with a coral orange background featuring a tarot card of The Graduate illustrated by Kat Woodward. The Graduate is at once grounded in the earth and floating in space, surrounded by pieces of paper scattered to the wind. In the center is a figure with a graduation cap perched carefully atop their head and a burgeoning phoenix at their chest. Behind the Graduate are two winding paths and a gilded, golden cage with flowers blooming from its partially broken bars.

Posted June 3, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

The Graduate tarot card

The Graduate By Anna Landre, Madeleine Gibbons-Shapiro, & the Georgetown University Disability Studies Class of 2021 To commemorate and reflect upon our college graduation, members of the Georgetown University … Continue Reading The Graduate tarot card

Graphic with a red background with a photo of Alena Morales, a Mexican Filipina woman, sitting in her wheelchair among San Diego palm trees. Her long brown hair is styled down around her shoulders, and she dons red lipstick with winged eyeliner. She is wearing a white button up shirt with black polka dots, and her central line hangs out from the neckline of her shirt.

Posted March 7, 2021 Podcast

Ep 98: Disabled Students

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_98_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Today I’m in conversation with Alena Morales, who will graduate … Continue Reading Ep 98: Disabled Students

Posted February 12, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Sabrina Epstein

This has been a weird start to 2021, speaking for myself at least. As if surviving during a pandemic wasn’t challenging enough, high-risk people all over the US and globally … Continue Reading Q&A with Sabrina Epstein

Graphic with a green background with 2 photos. Left: A light-skinned woman with long wavy brown hair stands, smiling. Her face fills almost the entire photo frame. She has brown-colored eyes, brown eyeshadow, and purple lipstick while wearing a black leather jacket. Behind her is an off-white colored wall. Right: A light-skinned woman with straight red hair and bangs stands, smiling. She has brown eyes, red lipstick, a gold necklace with little moon and star charms on it. Her dress is gray and sparkly with long bell-sleeves and a black and rose-gold belt. Behind her are a ton of green trees

Posted December 1, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later

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

A young white woman with chin-length brown hair smiles at the camera. She wears a white shirt and sits in a black motorized wheelchair. Behind her are several blooming cherry blossom trees.

Posted November 19, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

America’s Medicaid Trap Anna Landre Most nondisabled people I meet seem to assume that the U.S. government provides disabled Americans all the services and supports we need to survive, … Continue Reading America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

Krys, a Latinx person sitting on the front steps of a building, in Chiapas, Mexico in June 2015, while investigating Central American migration and security politics.

Posted September 23, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education

Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education Krys Méndez Ramírez Six years ago, when I first started applying to graduate school programs as someone with … Continue Reading Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education

Cropped image of Imani standing on her crutches in a blue dress and jacket in front of a blue red and green mural wall. Photo credit: Madasyn Andrews

Posted February 17, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges

The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges By Imani Barbarin CW: Self Harm, Suicide, Bullying, Abuse For a while, I couldn’t think of what to say about the suicide … Continue Reading The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges

Posted May 6, 2018 Podcast

Ep 24: Disability Justice and Community Organizing

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/24_Final_Ep24.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about activism, disability justice and community organizing. My … Continue Reading Ep 24: Disability Justice and Community Organizing

Posted April 23, 2018 DVP News and Events

Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability

The California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability (CAPED) is excited to partner with the Disability Visibility Project® with this call for stories for the CAPED community. The CAPED storytelling … Continue Reading Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability

Photo of Neera Jain, a smiling Indian-American woman with wavy shoulder-length brown hair and bangs, clear plastic-framed glasses, and a silver nose ring standing in front of a bright yellow stucco wall. She wears a black shirt-dress printed with white zebras, and a chunky pale pink beaded necklace.

Posted March 14, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Medical Education and Students with Disabilities: Interview with Neera R. Jain

The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine (UCSF) released a report on March 13, 2018 titled, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in … Continue Reading Medical Education and Students with Disabilities: Interview with Neera R. Jain

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