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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 July 17, 2018 Podcast

Ep 29: Robotics

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/FINAL_Ep29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about robotics featuring an interview with Kavita Krishnaswamy, a Ph.D. candidate in Computer … Continue Reading Ep 29: Robotics

Image description: A woman wearing jeans and a black "Wiki Way" t-shirt, with purple hair, in a pink manual wheelchair with a sticker covered laptop in her lap.

Posted July 2, 2018 Podcast

Ep 28: Disabled People in STEM

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep_28.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode features disabled people in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with guests Liz Henry, Jennison … Continue Reading Ep 28: Disabled People in STEM

Posted June 19, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability History in the US: Interview with Anna Caine and Tal Chafetz

11th grade history US history students at Gann Academy spent an entire year interviewing people, collecting artifacts, conducting oral histories and research, and creating a museum exhibit on disability history. … Continue Reading Disability History in the US: Interview with Anna Caine and Tal Chafetz

Museum exhibit on disability showing a leg brace and photos with the with the title "Society's Attempt at Erasing Disability." Photo courtesy of Gann Academy. Photo credit: Maya Wainhaus

Posted June 19, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability History in the US: Interview with Teddy Bennett and Daniel Rabinovitz

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

Posted September 24, 20172 Comments DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Stephanie Anderson and Kate Sherry

Kate Sherry interviewed Stephanie Anderson for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps Chicago on April 11, 2015. In this clip, Stephanie talks with her friend Kate about growing up with a … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Stephanie Anderson and Kate Sherry

Posted June 6, 2017 DVP News and Events

Disabled Latinx Familia: Interview with Lisette Torres-Gerald

The National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities (CNLD, Coalición Nacional para Latinxs con Discapacidades) will be having their 2nd annual conference, Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges: The Disabled Latinx Movement at the … Continue Reading Disabled Latinx Familia: Interview with Lisette Torres-Gerald

Posted July 26, 20163 Comments Guest Blog Posts

#GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part Two

This is the second of a 2-part report looking at the lives and stories of disabled people of color by Vilissa Thompson and Alice Wong for Ramp Your Voice! and the … Continue Reading #GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part Two

Posted March 20, 20161 Comment Guest Blog Posts

Asian Pacific Americans with Disabilities: Our Stories, Our Lives

Asian Pacific Americans with Disabilities: Our Stories, Our Lives Below is a summary of an informal survey conducted by the Disability Visibility Project. Alice Wong presented the results of this … Continue Reading Asian Pacific Americans with Disabilities: Our Stories, Our Lives

two women in wheelchairs sitting side-by-side against a plain white background. The white woman on the left has curly red hair and is wearing glasses, a gray sweater an a green scarf wrapped around her neck. The Asian American woman on the right has her head tilted toward her friend, she has black hair and is wearing glasses and a green jacket.

Posted January 19, 2016 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Rachel Stewart and Alice Wong

On November 21, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Rachel Stewart at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Rachel Stewart and Alice Wong

Asian American woman on the left in a black hoodie and wearing glasses. On the right is a young African American woman with long black hair and a short sleeve floral print top

Posted December 7, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Haben Girma and Alice Wong

On September 19, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Haben Girma at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Haben Girma and Alice Wong

Bright aqua blue background with text in black centered in the image: Disability Visibility Project & the Association of University Centers on Disabilities Twitter Chat Employment and Youth with Disabilities October 26, 2015, 4 pm Eastern @DisVisibility #NDEAMyouth #NDEAM2015

Posted October 18, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

10/26 Twitter Chat: Employment and Youth with Disabilities

The Disability Visibility Project, in partnership with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, will be hosting a Twitter chat on Monday, October 26, 4 pm Eastern/ 1 pm Eastern, … Continue Reading 10/26 Twitter Chat: Employment and Youth with Disabilities

Black and white outdoor image with a barn in the background. A white woman in her 60s is wearing a white and black sleeveless dress. She is using crutches. She is standing left. In the center is a young man, her son dressed in a gray suit. On the right is an older white man in a dark business suit.

Posted June 2, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Guest Blog Post: How I Found Out I Was Bad

Many thanks to Susan Miller for writing a guest blog post about growing up with polio as a girl in the 1940s. How I Found Out I Was Bad Susan … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: How I Found Out I Was Bad

Posted May 27, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Our ADA Stories

It’s less than 2 months until the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 2015!! The Disability Visibility Project is proud to partner with the National Council on Independent … Continue Reading Our ADA Stories

Image of two people in a recording booth with microphones angled near their faces. On the left is a Latino man in a wheelchair using a nasal mask for respiratory support. On the right is an Asian woman in a wheelchair with glasses. They are in conversation with one another.

Posted April 26, 20152 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Victor Pineda and Alice Wong

Below are some excerpts of an interview with Victor Pineda and Alice Wong for the Disability Visibility Project. Their interview was recorded at StoryCorps San Francisco on December 17, 2014. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Victor Pineda and Alice Wong