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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

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 black background that reads “Abolish Long-Term Care” in white and yellow capitalized letters

Posted February 2, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

Abolish Long-Term Care: Nationalize Home Care in Canada

Abolish Long-Term Care: Nationalize Home Care in Canada Megan Linton and Sarah Jama In Canada, 19,000 disabled people have died in sites of confinement and incarceration. Long-term … Continue Reading Abolish Long-Term Care: Nationalize Home Care in Canada

Graphic with a navy blue background featuring a photo of Sandy Ho sitting in her power wheelchair in the middle of a field of green grass, with houses blurred in the background. She has short dark wavy hair and tortoise shell glasses on. Sandy is wearing maroon shoes, plaid pants, a dark gray cardigan, and a button-up blue and white striped collar shirt. She is smiling at the camera with her hands in her lap.

Posted July 25, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Moving From Survival

Moving From Survival Sandy Ho Editor’s note: This op-ed by the author was recently rejected by The New York Times’ (NYT) opinion section. In the midst of the … Continue Reading Moving From Survival

[left] Andres "Jay” Molina, a Dominican man with a goatee and reading glasses perched on top of his head, sits in a wheelchair outside on a sunny day. There is grass and water in the background. He wears a light blue T-shirt and looks straight into the camera with a serious expression. Photo credit: Elias Williams [right] Alexis Neophytides, a white woman with long dark hair, sits inside in front of a window. She is wearing a long sleeved black shirt and smiles softly at the camera.

Posted December 16, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides

Even with the COVID-19 vaccine arriving in the United States this December, millions have been infected and approximately 356,000 people have died this year according to The New York Times … Continue Reading Q&A with Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides

Graphic showing a picture of Eiko Kimura, a Japanese woman in a wheelchair. She has long black hair and wearing a navy jacket and a white shirt. A beige blanket is on her lap. On the right in Japanese 参議院議員木村英子is text translated: Upper House Member (or member of the House of Councillors), Kimura Eiko.

Posted November 10, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答

Q&A with Eiko Kimura, disabled politician and Upper House member of The Diet in Japan 重度の障害を持つ日本の政治家、れいわ新選組所属の参議院議員、木村英子様との質疑応答。 Disabled people all over the world are engaged politically and making a difference. I … Continue Reading Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答

Five disabled people of color with canes, prosthetic legs, and a wheelchair sit on a rooftop deck, laughing and sharing stories. Greenery and city high-rises are visible in the background. Photo credit: Disabled and Here https://affecttheverb.com/disabledandhere/

Posted June 7, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All

Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All: COVID-19, Institutions, and Disability Rights Alice Wong Freedom for some is not freedom for all. As a high-risk disabled Californian … Continue Reading Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All

Posted March 9, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Marieke Nijkamp: The Oracle Code

Q&A with Marieke Nijkamp: The Oracle Code *This Q&A contains spoilers for the graphic novel, The Oracle Code available March 10, 2020, DC Comics Content warnings: eugenics, institutionalization, ableism, … Continue Reading Q&A with Marieke Nijkamp: The Oracle Code

Posted March 13, 2019 DVP News and Events

3/28 #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter Chat

You are invited to participate in the #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter chat co-hosted by Liliana Palacios of San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR), Patty Berne of Sins Invalid, and Alice Wong of … Continue Reading 3/28 #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter Chat

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 November 13, 20171 Comment Podcast

EP 9: Medicaid and Community Living

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep9_96.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is on Medicaid and Community Living. Alice is joined by filmmaker, writer, activist Dominick … Continue Reading EP 9: Medicaid and Community Living

A photo featuring Yomi Wrong and Alice Wong taken on April 11, 2015. On the left is an Asian American woman in a wheelchair wearing a red hoodie and purple scarf. She has black hair, eyeglasses on, and a smartphone in her hand. On the right is a Black woman with short hair who is in a wheelchair. She is wearing a long-sleeved black shirt and a gold necklace. Both are smiling at the camera.

Posted May 11, 2017 DVP Interviews

August 2016 post-script: A Storify of the online vigil can found here: https://storify.com/SFdirewolf/sagamiharadvp-mourning-the-disabled-people-murdere#publicize Online Vigil and Chat Disabled People of Tsukui Yamayuri En Sagamihara, Japan Thursday, August 4, 2016 8 pm … Continue Reading 8/4: Online Vigil for the Murdered Disabled People of Sagamihara

Light green background with black text that reads: #CripTheVote Twitter Chat Disability, Violence & Public Policy Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:00-6:00 pm EST Details: https://www.facebook.com/CripTheVote/

Posted July 12, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

7/24 #CripTheVote Twitter Chat: Disability, Violence & Public Policy

#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Disability, Violence & Public Policy Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:00-6:00 pm EST Hosted by Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong, #CripTheVote Twitter chats explored various policy … Continue Reading 7/24 #CripTheVote Twitter Chat: Disability, Violence & Public Policy