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Eeeeeeks. It’s almost Labor Day and for some people with muscular dystrophy, it’s a time of cringing and overall disdain due to the MDA telethon for ‘Jerry’s kids.’ This is … Continue Reading Disability History: New York Times opinion piece on MDA telethon by Evan Kemp Jr. (9/3/81)
It’s Our Story is a national initiative to make disability history public and accessible. Scott Cooper recorded and collected over 1,300 video interviews from disability leaders across the country since … Continue Reading Disability History: John Holland, Denver, CO
Came across this article a while ago from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on their accessibility efforts. I was struck by a photo they included in their post. … Continue Reading Disability History: Students with Disabilities, New York City, 1922
Andrew Pulrang is a friend of the project and a prolific blogger over at Disability Thinking. The following is an excerpt of a post he published on June 24, 2014. … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Olmstead, with Charts! By Andrew Pulrang
Ingrid Tischer and Ken Stein are both active members of the San Francisco Bay Area disability community. They’re also married to one another! On July 24, 2014, Ingrid and Ken … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Ingrid and Ken, Berkeley, CA
We LOVE Twitter here at the Disability Visibility Project. We recently came across this re-tweet by Sara Hendren that we co-sign a million times! “Movements begin with the telling … Continue Reading People We Love: Sara Hendren, Cambridge, MA
Cathy Kudlick, Director of the Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University blogged about the unique contributions by the Bay Area disability community in the fight for civil … Continue Reading Disabled People’s Forgotten Revolution: The 504 Occupation
Ingrid Tischer and Ken Stein are both active members of the San Francisco Bay Area disability community. They’re also married to one another! On July 24, 2014, Ingrid and Ken … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Ingrid Tischer and Ken Stein, Berkeley, CA
It’s hard to believe, but the Disability Visibility Project’s 21th supporter is the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability! The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability expands its founder’s concept … Continue Reading Media Partner #21: Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Wong, A. (July 21, 2014). “Why Disability History Matters.” Disability.gov blog I was 16 when President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. I … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Why Disability History Matters
The Disability Visibility Project is a year-long grassroots effort encouraging people with disabilities to record their stories about the disability experience and the impact of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) … Continue Reading FAQ: How would you describe the Disability Visibility Project in a nutshell?