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White background with orbiting multi-color-speckled brushstrokes. Title (in bolded black text): “Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity." Below it, in gold: "Winner of the Autism Society of America's Outstanding Literary Work of the Year." Below it: "Edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu"

Posted May 12, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with co-editors of Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

Below is an interview with Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, the co-editors of a brand new anthology, Sincerely, Your Autistic Child (Beacon Books), available now. For … Continue Reading Interview with co-editors of Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

[left] Heather Watkins, a light-complected Black woman shown shoulders up wearing hair in a bun atop her head, blue button earrings, makeup with red lipstick and smiling. She is wearing olive-colored blazer and blue and white patterned blouse with long necklace of various blue-colored pendants. [right] Eliza Hull, young white woman with curly long brown hair sitting in front of large rocks wearing a blue denim shirt with a large round pendant around her neck.

Posted July 27, 2019 Podcast

Ep 56: Parenting

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/56_Ep_56_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSToday’s episode is on parenting with Eliza Hull and Heather Watkins. … Continue Reading Ep 56: Parenting

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

Graphic with light blue background and black text that reads: #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat, Rooted in Rights & Disability Visibility Project®, May 9, 2018, 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific, @rootedinrights @DisVisibility. On the left is an illustration of a baby carriage in black. On the right is an illustration of 2 baby footprints in black.

Posted April 29, 20183 Comments DVP News and Events

5/9 #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat

#DisabledMamas Twitter Chat Wednesday, May 9, 2018 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern In partnership, Rooted in Rights and the Disability Visibility Project® invites you to participate in a … Continue Reading 5/9 #DisabledMamas Twitter Chat

A photo of Lillie Lainoff taken in July 2016. She appears to be white and is wearing a purple shirt and a sea turtle necklace. She has long, curly brown hair and is smiling at the camera.

Posted June 5, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disabled Motherhood: Research Paper by Lillie Lainoff

I’m always curious and interested in scholarship on disability by actual disabled people. I came across Lillie Lainoff’s work on Twitter and am delighted that she was willing to share … Continue Reading Disabled Motherhood: Research Paper by Lillie Lainoff

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

DVP Interview: Yomi Wrong and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Yomi Wrong for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps San Francisco on April 11, 2015. In this clip, Yomi talks about the story of her birth and … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Yomi Wrong and Alice Wong

Image description: A photo featuring Eli Gelardin and Christina Mills taken on January 3, 2015. A close-up portrait of a person on the left who appears to be a white man with short brown hair and a beard. He is smiling and wearing a black vest and long-sleeved shirt. To his right is a person who appears to be a white woman with long wavy brown hair that has a barrette on the left side of her hair. She is smiling at the camera and bundled with a white knit scarf around her neck and a rose-colored sweater.

Posted January 7, 2017 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin

Christina Mills and her husband Eli Gelardin recorded their oral history for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps in San Francisco on January 3, 2015. They talked about the challenges … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin

Black woman taking a selfie from her hospital bed. She has a blanket wrapped around her up to her neck and behind her are various medical devices and equipment on the wall. She is puckering her lips and looking right at the camera.

Posted August 9, 201610 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Guest Blog Post: Being Black Looking Good While Chronically Ill

#DisabilityTooWhite Being Black Looking Good While Chronically Ill By Rachel Lovejoy Quit my job in Chicago, my hometown and moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was a single, African American woman … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: Being Black Looking Good While Chronically Ill

Posted May 1, 20164 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Interview with Dr. Laura Mauldin: Cochlear Implants and Deaf Children

I’m always interested in the latest scholarship about disability. I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing sociologist Dr. Laura Mauldin about her new book, Made to Hear: Cochlear Implants and Raising … Continue Reading Interview with Dr. Laura Mauldin: Cochlear Implants and Deaf Children

Posted January 31, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part 2

This is the second of a two-part interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson about Dear Julianna: Letters to Children from Adults with Neuromuscular Disabilities (NMD). They talk at length about their experiences … Continue Reading Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part 2

Posted January 31, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part One

This is the first of two parts of an interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson about Dear Julianna: Letters to Children from Adults with Neuromuscular Disabilities (NMD). Read part two of … Continue Reading Dear Julianna: Interview with Emily Wolinsky and Laura Halvorson, Part One

A young white woman with brown hair wrapped in a blanket with her newborn baby in front of her.

Posted September 27, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Guest Blog Post: “Life On Hold” by Anne Cohen

Life On Hold Anne Cohen Depression is something that I had experienced before. I had sat with this companion briefly at different times in my life — the menace of … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: “Life On Hold” by Anne Cohen

Image of two women in wheelchairs. On the left is an Asian woman with glasses and wearing a red hoodie. On the right is an African American woman with short black hair and a black shirt.

Posted June 23, 20152 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Yomi Wrong and Alice Wong

On April 11, 2015, Alice Wong interviewed Yomi Wrong for the Disability Visibility Project at StoryCorps San Francisco. Below are short excerpts from their conversation. On Yomi’s birth, racism, and … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Yomi Wrong and Alice Wong

Black and white outdoor image with a barn in the background. A white woman in her 60s is wearing a white and black sleeveless dress. She is using crutches. She is standing left. In the center is a young man, her son dressed in a gray suit. On the right is an older white man in a dark business suit.

Posted June 2, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Guest Blog Post: How I Found Out I Was Bad

Many thanks to Susan Miller for writing a guest blog post about growing up with polio as a girl in the 1940s. How I Found Out I Was Bad Susan … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: How I Found Out I Was Bad

Two Asian American women sitting side-by-side smiling at the camera. The woman on the right is wearing a black jacket and glasses. The woman on the right is wearing a white shirt and has long black hair.

Posted May 10, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Jisun Lee and Alice Wong

Below are some excerpts of an interview with Jisun Lee and Alice Wong for the Disability Visibility Project. Their interview was recorded at StoryCorps San Francisco on January 29, 2015. These … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Jisun Lee and Alice Wong

A room with dimmed lighting, two people are sitting across from one another with microphones in front of them. On the left is a middle-aged white woman in a wheelchair with long brown hair. On her right, facing her, is a middle-aged white man with short brown hair.

Posted February 24, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

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 last of two blog posts. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin, Part Two