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Posted 3 weeks ago 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

Diana Elizabeth Jordan, a Black woman with short hair in twists smiling at the camera. She is wearing a black scoop neck shirt with a floral print.

Posted April 14, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disabled Film Directors: Interview with Diana Elizabeth Jordan

Below is an interview with actor, director, producer, and activist Diana Elizabeth Jordan. Diana recently participated in the 2019 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge as the director of “I Can,” a … Continue Reading Disabled Film Directors: Interview with Diana Elizabeth Jordan

Graphic with a bright yellow background. At the top in black text: ‘Disability Visibility’. In the center: illustration by artist Mike Mort featuring an Asian American woman with black hair, red lips, and red headphones over her head. She is wearing a Bi-Pap mask that covers her nose and attached to a gray tube. She is also wearing a pair of purple sunglasses Below in black text: ‘Politics Culture Media Hosted by Alice Wong’ with a red dot between ‘politics’ and ‘culture’ and one between ‘culture’ and ‘media’.

Posted July 29, 2018 Podcast

Ep 30: Film Criticism

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/30_Ep_30_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSToday’s episode is about film criticism with two disabled … Continue Reading Ep 30: Film Criticism

Graphic with a white background showing two small photos overlapping each other on the left side. The one on the very left is a photo showing Karen Nakamura, an Asian woman holding a small grey beagle puppy — her service dog, Momo, who is now fully grown. The next photo is of Sara Acevedo, a Mestiza woman with big brown eyes and pale skin color. She is positioned at a side angle with respect to the camera and is wearing a green t-shirt that reads "My other disability is a bad attitude". In black text: Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2017 Judges.

Posted September 26, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2017 Judges

Superfest International Disability Film Festival is the longest running disability film festival in the world. Co-hosted by San Francisco’s Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Paul K. Longmore Institute on … Continue Reading Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2017 Judges

Posted July 25, 20141 Comment Guest Blog Posts

Media Partners #22 and #23: ReelAbilities Festival and Creative Growth Art Center

We have a double header this time: our 22nd and 23rd media partners are ReelAbilities and Creative Growth Art Center! ReelAbilities Festival presents award winning films, music, dance, theater, discussions and … Continue Reading Media Partners #22 and #23: ReelAbilities Festival and Creative Growth Art Center