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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

Posted February 10, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Emily Smith Beitiks and Stanley K. Yarnell

Emily Smith Beitiks interviewed longtime family friend Stanley K. Yarnell at StoryCorps San Francisco on October 23, 2014. Below are approximate excerpts from their conversation. On Stanley’s progressive visual impairment … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Emily Smith Beitiks and Stanley K. Yarnell

Photo of three individuals: On the left is an older white man wearing glasses and a blue t-shirt. In the middle is an older white woman with long brown hair and a red shirt. On the right side is a younger woman with long brown hair. All three are smiling at the camera.

Posted January 3, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP: Nina, Kathy and Jerry G, Part 2

Nina G interviewed her parents, Kathy and Jerry G on September 11, 2014, at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. This is the second of two blog posts … Continue Reading DVP: Nina, Kathy and Jerry G, Part 2