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Reimagining the Autistic Mother Tongue Jane Shi Content notes: child abandonment, abusive adoptive parents, anti-Asian violence and misogyny, mass shooting, ableist slurs and language, forced restraint of autistic people, … Continue Reading Reimagining the Autistic Mother Tongue
https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_17_Invisible_Disabilities.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about invisible disabilities with Tiffany Peterson and Linda … Continue Reading Ep 17: Invisible Disabilities
#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Disability Identity and Activism Monday, February 6, 2017 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific More people than ever are becoming engaged in activism for the first time. … Continue Reading 2/6 #CripTheVote Chat: #Disability Identity and #Activism
DVP Power: Culture, Community, Pride The Disability Visibility Project™ (DVP) is a living and evolving organism. The disability community powers the DVP with their energy, love, and enthusiasm. I am constantly … Continue Reading #DVPpower: Culture, Community, Pride
Shannon Des Roches Rosa interviewed Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, on June 20, 2015 for the Disability Visibility Project at the … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Steve Silberman
Married couple and disability rights advocates Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin recorded their story at StoryCorps San Francisco on January 3, 2015. This is the last of two blog posts. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin, Part Two
Married couple and disability rights advocates Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin recorded their story at StoryCorps San Francisco on January 3, 2015. This is the first of two blog posts. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin
The Disability Visibility Project loves tumblrs. We came across so many powerful and thoughtful tumblrs (and lots of funny cat ones too) such as Letters to Thrive, a tumblr of … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Enough Enough by Kristen
Stella Young describes herself on Twitter as a: “Writer. Comedian. Knitter. Crip. Inspiration boner killer.” She certainly kills it on stage and in her writing. We’ve been fans of her … Continue Reading Stella Young, Inspiration Porn, and the Objectification of Disabled People
The following are some excerpts from an interview conducted by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the DVP, with Mia Mingus on August 23, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mia Mingus, Part 3
The following are some excerpts from an interview conducted by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the DVP, with Mia Mingus on August 23, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mia Mingus, Part 2
The following are some excerpts from an interview conducted by Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the DVP, with Mia Mingus on August 23, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mia Mingus, Part 1
The death of a disabled adult or child is a global problem. Too often, the media and ‘well-meaning’ allies express support and sympathy for the perpetrators rather than the actual … Continue Reading “Disability & Murder: Victim Blaming at Its Worst” by Stella Young
Earlier we posted something about life and work of Laura Hershey: http://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2014/09/01/people-we-love-laura-hershey-1962-2010/ In a letter published to herself, writer/comedian/activist Stella Young gives her younger self advice and references this poem … Continue Reading People We Love: Stella Young, Melbourne, Australia
Another great blog post by one of our media partners Meriah Nichols, creator of A Little Moxie. In this recent post published on August 2, 2014, Meriah shares her thoughts about … Continue Reading Guest blog post: ‘Connections, Comforts & Judy Heumann’ by Meriah Nichols
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Filmmaker and activist Cheryl Green recently interviewed Aimee Elber on July 26, 2014 during the City of Portland ADA 24th anniversary celebration held at Matt Dishman Community Center. Cheryl Green … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Interview of Aimee Elber by Cheryl Green