"Creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture"
We love learning about other storytelling projects by the disability community at the Disability Visibility Project. Thank you to Cathy Waugh for telling us about Signs of Change. From their … Continue Reading Media Partner #75: Signs of Change Story Project
From their website: ADA 25 Chicago will celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities and work with civic leaders, partner organizations, the disability community and the public to chart a … Continue Reading Media Partner #74: ADA 25 Chicago
The Disability Visibility Project loves finding other websites centered on storytelling, advocacy and disability. We are ever so thankful for Junebuglet‘s support of our project, especially for their outreach efforts … Continue Reading Media Partner #73: JuneBuglet
Big thanks to Lisa Rossingnol, Project Director, for connecting with us! We are excited to learn of the disability history of New Mexico and support their project’s efforts. From their … Continue Reading Media Partner #72: New Mexico Disability Story
There have been many projects before the Disability Visibility Project that records the stories of people with disabilities. The I Am Olmstead project has been recording stories with StoryCorps Atlanta … Continue Reading Media Partner #70: I Am Olmstead, Atlanta, GA
From Shepherd Center’s About Us page: Shepherd Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury and … Continue Reading Media Partner #69: Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA
From Shared Abilities’ About Us page: Shared Abilities LLC was founded by a mother of a child with special needs, in 2011. She was touched by the experience of sitting … Continue Reading Media Partner #68: Shared Abilities
We have our first media partner from Australia, Michelle Sutton! Michelle Sutton is an Australian blogger and activist, with a background in education and psychology. Michelle is part of a … Continue Reading Media Partner #67: Michelle Sutton, Australia
The Marin Center for Independent Living promotes the independence of people with all types of disabilities of all ages in Marin County, California. Their mission is: “To assist persons with … Continue Reading Media Partner #66: Marin Center for Independent Living
Jason’s Connection is a free website connecting people with various needs to services, resources, and referrals including those for disabilities and mental health. From their website: We all have special … Continue Reading Media Partner #65: Jason’s Connection
It’s all about pride. Thank you to Blind LGBT Pride International for being our 64th media partner! Blind LGBT Pride International is a proud special-interest affiliate of The American Council of … Continue Reading Media Partner #64: Blind LGBT Pride International
The following blog post was originally posted on September 2, 2014 by Katie Murphy on the Longmore Institute on Disability blog. Below are a few excerpts. Getting ready to start … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Fighting Shame with History by Katie Murphy
We are delighted to have Maria Town as our 63rd media partner! For so many people with disabilities, shoes are a BIG deal. They can be the bane of our … Continue Reading Media Partner #63: Maria Town, aka CP Shoes
Not only is disability a lived experience, it is something that should be studied. We are so thankful to have the Society for Disability Studies (SDS) as our latest media … Continue Reading Media Partner #62: Society for Disability Studies
At the Disability Visibility Project, we love examinations of disability, design, technology and bodies. We’re so glad to have Sara Hendren and her website Abler as our latest media partner! … Continue Reading Media Partner #61: Sara Hendren and Abler
We are delighted that Renee Salas, writer, blogger, advocate, is our 60th media partner! Renée Salas is a writer, blogger, public speaker and disability rights activist. Being Autistic and a parent … Continue Reading Media Partner #60: S.R. Salas Autism Blog