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Graphic with an orange background featuring an illustration of s.e. smith, in a palette of rich oranges, reds, and greens. smith, a white person with brown curly hair, is midframe, draped in a scarf and wearing large green glasses. An arch of flowers rises behind their head, featuring nasturtiums, columbine, and California poppies. Artist credit: Michaela Oteri

Posted May 2, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

Rest in Peace, Bitch Magazine

Rest in Peace, Bitch Magazine s.e. smith My first experience with Bitch Magazine was seeing it peeping out from around the corner of another publication in the magazine rack … Continue Reading Rest in Peace, Bitch Magazine

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

Picture is of Frances sitting in her wheelchair; smiling, wearing a black top and her blonde hair down.

Posted July 31, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan

Tell me a little about yourself! Frances: I’m a journalist and wheelchair user based in Nottingham, England. I write a weekly column for the U.K. Guardian, typically about disability, poverty, … Continue Reading Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan

Black woman with black hair and black glasses is wearing a white shirt and smiling in front of a green flowered wall. Photo credit: Reid Beels

Posted December 16, 2018 Podcast

Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep_40.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about disabled writers with Keah Brown, journalist, freelance writer, and … Continue Reading Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown

On the left is Ing Wong-Ward, a Chinese Canadian disabled woman with short black hair and a cream top with black decorative print on the sleeves. She is in a wheelchair with a belt across her chest. On the right is Alice Wong, A Chinese American disabled woman with short black hair and a black shirt with small white cat paw prints. She is in a wheelchair and wearing a mask over her nose attached to a tube for her ventilator.

Posted December 1, 2018 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Ing Wong-Ward for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 25, 2016. Ing shares with Alice how she became a journalist and a disabled parent. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Posted October 8, 2017 Podcast

Ep 4: Disabled People in Media & Journalism

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSThis episode is on disabled people in media and representation. Alice talks with … Continue Reading Ep 4: Disabled People in Media & Journalism

Image description: graphic with a yellow background with black text that reads: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Writing Disability, August 6, 2017, 4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern, Hosts @Nicolaz and @DisVisibility. On the left is an illustration of an open book in black. On the right is an illustration of a laptop with a screen and keyboard.

Posted July 28, 20174 Comments DVP News and Events

8/6 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing Disability

You are invited to the ninth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project®. We’re both writers of fiction and nonfiction. … Continue Reading 8/6 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing Disability

graphic with a white background. On the left is an illustration of a typewriter in black. On the right side are the words: DISABLED WRITERS in black. Below in smaller font in red: disabledwriters.com @DisabledWriters. Below that in larger black font: Increasing disability in journalism one connection at a time.

Posted July 5, 2017 DVP News and Events

DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism

The Disability Visibility Project® is all about pushing the status quo in media and journalism. One example is our partnership with novelist Nicola Griffith in #CripLit, a series of Twitter chats … Continue Reading DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism

Image Description: A photo featuring Suzanne Levine and Yvette Fang taken on October 4th, 2014. The woman on the left is Yvette Fang. She appears to be of Asian descent, has short dark hair, is looking at the camera and smiling. She is wearing earrings and a light blue shirt. The woman on the right is Suzanne Levine. She appears to be white, has long curly brown hair that is pulled back in a half ponytail and is wearing glasses and an aqua colored shirt. She is looking at the camera and smiling.

Posted March 27, 2017 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Suzanne Levine and Yvette Fang

Yvette Fang interviewed Suzanne Levine for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps San Francisco on October 4th, 2014. In this clip, Suzanne and Yvette talk about how they met, and … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Suzanne Levine and Yvette Fang

Posted January 10, 20173 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes Speech: Reactions from Disabled People

The "disabled reporter" has a name. It's Serge Kovaleski. He's not a political prop or punchline, he's a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. — DEREK DELGAUDIO (@derek_del) January 9, 2017 Meryl … Continue Reading Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes Speech: Reactions from Disabled People

Image of a young white woman with blonde hair combed to the right side of her face, the left side of her hair is shaved off. Behind her are photos and poster typical of any college dorm room or bedroom. Her eyes are squinting and her lips are pursed as her right hand is making a "rock on" pose with her middle and ring finger downward while the others are standing up. On the left hand she is holding a white index card that reads, #CripTheVote.

Posted September 19, 20165 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Ableism in Journalism: How the Coverage of Jerika Bolen’s Story Negatively Affects All Readers

Ableism in Journalism: How the Coverage of Jerika Bolen’s Story Negatively Affects All Readers Guest Blog post by Hannah Soyer This fall I’ll be a senior with at the University … Continue Reading Ableism in Journalism: How the Coverage of Jerika Bolen’s Story Negatively Affects All Readers