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Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health & Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

You are invited to the fourteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific. We are … Continue Reading 11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

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Posted 3 weeks ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Belo Cipriani

This is an interview with Belo Cipriani, the editor and publisher of a new anthology featuring coming-of-age stories by disabled writers. Congratulations on the recent publication of Firsts: Coming of … Continue Reading Interview with Belo Cipriani

Graphic with yellow background and an illustration of a fist raised in protest in black on the left and a black pen on the right. Text in the middle: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Resistance and Hope, October 28, 2018, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Co-hosts @nicolaz & @DisVisibility, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

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10/28 #CripLit Resistance & Hope Twitter Chat

#CripLit Twitter Chat Resistance and Hope Sunday, October 28, 2018 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern You are invited to the thirteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and … Continue Reading 10/28 #CripLit Resistance & Hope Twitter Chat

Illustration by artist Micah Bazant featuring a midnight blue sky with little white stars. Text reads: ‘Resistance & Hope.’ The ‘o’ in ‘Hope’ looks like a full moon.

Posted July 26, 2018 DVP News and Events

New from the DVP: Resistance and Hope

Hello friends! On the 28th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I am excited to share with you the first-ever publication by the Disability Visibility Project, Resistance and Hope: … Continue Reading New from the DVP: Resistance and Hope

Graphic with a white background and black text that reads: #CripLit Twitter Chat, New Non-Fiction, June 10, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, Guest host: @thinkfreestyle, Details: http://DisabilityVisibilityProject.com. On the left is an illustration of two hands typing on a laptop. On the right is an illustration of 3 books stacked on top of each other.

Posted June 1, 2018 DVP News and Events

6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

You are invited to the 12th #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 6/10 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Non-Fiction

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Posted May 20, 2018 Podcast

Ep 25: Disabled Actors

Posted May 16, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Nicola Griffith, Author of So Lucky, A New Novel

Nicola Griffith and I are co-partners in #CripLit, a series of Twitter chats for disabled writers about disability representation in literature. Join us on 5/19 when we host our … Continue Reading Interview with Nicola Griffith, Author of So Lucky, A New Novel

graphic with a yellow background and text in black that reads “#CripLit TwitterChat New Fiction, May 19, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, Featuring @nicolaz & @Anne_Finger.” On the left is an illustration of a stack of books and on the right is an illustration of an ink pen. Both illustrations in black.

Posted May 7, 2018 DVP News and Events

5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

You are invited to the eleventh #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. For this Twitter chat we are delighted to … Continue Reading 5/19 #CripLit Twitter Chat: New Fiction

Posted February 25, 2018 Podcast

Ep 19: Storytelling

Image description: graphic with a bright yellow background with black text that reads, "#CripLit Twitter Chat, Writing Workshop Accessibility, December 17, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @ClarionWest @ClarionUCSD @LambdaLiterary Details: https://DisabilityVisibilityProject.com." On the left is an illustration of a laptop. On the right is an illustration of two notebooks stacked together.

Posted December 11, 2017 DVP News and Events

12/17 #CripLit Twitter Chat on Writing Workshop Accessibility

#CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing Workshop Accessibility Sunday, December 17, 2017, 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern Co-Hosts: Nicola Griffith @Nicolaz and Alice Wong @DisVisibility Guests: Representatives from Clarion West Writers … Continue Reading 12/17 #CripLit Twitter Chat on Writing Workshop Accessibility

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

graphic with a white background. On the left is an illustration of a typewriter in black. On the right side are the words: DISABLED WRITERS in black. Below in smaller font in red: disabledwriters.com @DisabledWriters. Below that in larger black font: Increasing disability in journalism one connection at a time.

Posted July 5, 2017 DVP News and Events

DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism

The Disability Visibility Project® is all about pushing the status quo in media and journalism. One example is our partnership with novelist Nicola Griffith in #CripLit, a series of Twitter chats … Continue Reading DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism