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A picture of me, an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair, a tracheostomy is in my throat connected to a ventilator tube. I am in the emergency room at UCSF Moffitt/Long hospital. I am swaddled in blankets, my eyes are closed, and I am trying to sleep as I am waiting for test results and a bed in the intensive care unit. Behind me is a computer monitor with a bright glow. On a table in front of me is a wheelchair battery charger.

Posted January 25, 2024 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

#N95s4UCSF: Call to Action

#N95s4UCSF: Call to Action I’m alive, bitches! My recent column in Teen Vogue about the surge and its impact on me as a high risk disabled person became … Continue Reading #N95s4UCSF: Call to Action

Graphic with a dark blue background. In the center is a photo of me in a hospital gown with tubes attached to my arms and face. Multiple pillows are underneath my arms and head. My hands are clasped together in the middle of my body. I have a serious look on my face.

Posted August 7, 2022 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

My ICU Summer: A Photo Essay Alice Wong Content notes: medical trauma, hospitalization, blood, systemic ableism, death, anxiety This is a semi-accurate account of what happened to … Continue Reading My ICU Summer: A Photo Essay

Graphic with a teal background featuring a photo is of Anna, a white nonbinary person with shoulder-length blond hair, standing in front of a beige wall. They wear a muted orange shirt.

Posted April 10, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

Two years into the pandemic, I’m not sure if I can trust nondisabled people anymore

Two years into the pandemic, I’m not sure if I can trust nondisabled people anymore: It feels like I am seeing a guy stick his head into an alligator’s mouth … Continue Reading Two years into the pandemic, I’m not sure if I can trust nondisabled people anymore

Posted November 11, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased

How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased Alana Saltz In August, I was contacted by a reporter writing an article for the New York … Continue Reading How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased

This is a graphic illustration by Haley Brown with a bright cobalt blue background. There are black lungs filled with dark gray puffy clouds. In the left lung is a yellow canary bird with a red eye in a mid-flight attack pose. In the right lung there is a red circle. Around the lungs there is clear white tubing that is entwined. Above this graphic the white text reads: #SuckYouPhilips

Posted September 1, 2021 DVP News and Events

Letter from Disabled Ventilator Users on Philips Respironics Recall

Below is an open letter from a number of disabled people in the US impacted by a recall of 13 ventilators, CPAPs and BiPaps manufactured by Philips Respironics including signatures … Continue Reading Letter from Disabled Ventilator Users on Philips Respironics Recall

White, cis man with dwarfism smiles at the camera. He has a shaved head and short beard andis wearing dark rimmed glasses, a dark driver's cap, and dark cardigan over a light t-shirt.

Posted July 12, 2020 Podcast

Ep 81: Bioethics

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/FINAL_Ep_81.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS We’re right in the middle of the summer and the coronavirus pandemic in the United … Continue Reading Ep 81: Bioethics

Photo of Nadia LaSpina, an Italian American woman with long curly gray hair with a microphone in front of her. She is wearing a black puffy jacket outdoors.

Posted November 22, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Book excerpt from Nadina LaSpina’s memoir “Such a Pretty Girl”

The following is a short adapted excerpt from Chapter 24 in a new memoir by Nadina LaSpina, Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride. Chapter … Continue Reading Book excerpt from Nadina LaSpina’s memoir “Such a Pretty Girl”

Posted June 24, 2019 Advice Column

Disability Visibility: A Healthline.com Column

Hey there! I’m super excited to announce that I’ll be a monthly columnist for Healthline.com. Got a question about being disabled or specific issues such as healthcare advocacy, personal assistance … Continue Reading Disability Visibility: A Healthline.com Column

Posted March 17, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice

Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice Jen Deerinwater Content notes: genocide, colonization, suicide, death, medical neglect, discrimination, racism, settler colonialism, rape, sexual assault, murder, eugenics, forced sterilization, trauma, intergenerational trauma, historical … Continue Reading Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice

Posted February 23, 2019 Podcast

Ep 45: Mental Health and People of Color

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/45_Ep_45_v2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about mental health and people of color. My guest today is Dior Vargas, … Continue Reading Ep 45: Mental Health and People of Color

This image features a dark blue background with a lone figure in the center. The figure is an anthropomorphic character with sketched flowers filling up the space of its body, and a red face. Bold text reads: CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments. By artist Mark Wang.

Posted February 21, 20181 Comment DVP Blog Posts and Essays

CORPUS Comics Anthology: Interview with Nadia Shammas

I am a lover all all types of media, including graphic novels and comic books. Here’s an interview with Nadia Shammas about her current project, CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily … Continue Reading CORPUS Comics Anthology: Interview with Nadia Shammas

Graphic with a black background that has white text in all caps: OUR EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE.

Posted July 4, 20172 Comments DVP News and Events

Our Existence Is Resistance: Summer fundraiser for @NationalADAPT

The Disability Visibility Project® is thrilled to offer new swag recognizing the activism taking place right now as disabled people fight for everyone’s right to healthcare, especially Medicaid: OUR EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE. … Continue Reading Our Existence Is Resistance: Summer fundraiser for @NationalADAPT

Image of an exam room that has everything in all white--white cabinets, countertops and an exam table with a small step stool.

Posted October 16, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Guest blog post: Disability and the Dilemma of Accessing Quality Women’s Healthcare

Disability and the Dilemma of Accessing Quality Women’s Healthcare: A Cautionary Tale By H. Lee I am a woman with muscular dystrophy in her late 30s who uses a power … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Disability and the Dilemma of Accessing Quality Women’s Healthcare

Posted January 31, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part 2

This is the second of a two-part interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson about Dear Julianna: Letters to Children from Adults with Neuromuscular Disabilities (NMD). They talk at length about their experiences … Continue Reading Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part 2

Posted January 31, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part One

This is the first of two parts of an interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson about Dear Julianna: Letters to Children from Adults with Neuromuscular Disabilities (NMD). Read part two of … Continue Reading Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part One