TagPolitical Engagement

Rasheera Dopson, MPH, a Black woman with medium-dark brown hair. She is wearing a sleeveless blue and white checkered top, with a silver necklace, wearing red lipstick and smiling.

Posted January 10, 2023 Guest Blog Posts

Black Women Leaders and Disability Justice

Black Women Leaders and Disability Justice Rasheera Dopson, MPH In most traditional images and coverage of political leadership, Black women are not the faces that come to mind. Leadership … Continue Reading Black Women Leaders and Disability Justice

A white woman, Emily, with blonde, shoulder-length hair sits in a black wheelchair. She is short of stature. She is wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans with brown wedge heels. The ground is partially cement, partially wood. There is a brick wall behind her.

Posted September 28, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Emily Voorde

Disabled people belong everywhere and it was exciting to several disabled people appointed to key positions in the Biden administration. Below is an interview with Emily Voorde, a person I … Continue Reading Q&A with Emily Voorde

Graphic with a pink background and a A standing picture of Tory Cross, a white woman with red hair and black glasses, smiling and wearing green shorts a blue shirt that says “Hey Ya’ll Means All” with hey y’all means in white font and All in stripes of blue, pink and white. There is a sidewalk and greenery behind her.

Posted February 21, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Tory Cross

Social media can be trash but it’s not *all* trash. I learn so much from people I follow on Twitter such as Tory Cross. Here is an interview with Tory … Continue Reading Q&A with Tory Cross

Graphic with a taupe background with a herringbone pattern featuring a photo of Ligia Andrade Zúñiga, a woman color with a disability smiling, she has long wavy hair, is wearing a scarf, and has long dangly earrings.

Posted December 29, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Ligia Andrade Zúñiga

All politics are local, right? All over the United States, more disabled people are running for office and winning. Here is my interview with Ligia Andrade Zúñiga about her campaign … Continue Reading Q&A with Ligia Andrade Zúñiga

Posted June 15, 2020 Podcast

Ep 79: Disabled Candidates

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_79_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSFor the last four years I’ve been a co-partner #CripTheVote which is an … Continue Reading Ep 79: Disabled Candidates

Graphic with a white background with text: “#DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat, Civic Participation & the Disability Community, May 22, 2019, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Co-hosts: @LurieInstitute @IntersectedCrip @DisVisibility” On the left is a black Twitter bird and on the right is a computer screen with two caption bubbles coming out.

Posted May 1, 2019 DVP News and Events

5/22 #DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat

You are invited to participate in the #DisabilityCivics Twitter chat co-hosted by Sandy Ho of the Lurie Institute and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project on May 22, 2019, … Continue Reading 5/22 #DisabilityCivics Twitter Chat

Graphic with text in the upper left corner that reads “Disability Organizing Network Twitter Chat with the Disability Visibility Project®, Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 3 pm Pacific” below are the logos for Disability Action Coalition, “Gear up for Disability & Aging Capitol Action Day!” and DO Network, “For more: DOnetwork.org” On the right is an illustration of a capitol building with a dome and two Twitter bird icons in green and blue with speech bubbles that read #DOnetwork

Posted April 29, 2019 DVP News and Events

5/7 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials

In partnership, the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, Disability Action Coalition, and the Disability Visibility Project® will host a Twitter chat on disability advocacy with public officials on Tuesday, May 7, … Continue Reading 5/7 #DOnetwork Twitter Chat: Disability Advocacy & Our Public Officials

Posted November 4, 2018 Podcast

Ep 37: Political Participation

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_37_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about political participation featuring interviews with two disabled activists. First, … Continue Reading Ep 37: Political Participation

Posted October 12, 2018 DVP News and Events

11/1 #DONetwork Twitter Chat on Voting Rights and Accessibility

#DOnetwork Twitter Chat Voting Rights and Accessibility Thursday, November 1, 2018 3-4 PM Pacific In partnership with the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, the Disability Visibility Project® will host a Twitter … Continue Reading 11/1 #DONetwork Twitter Chat on Voting Rights and Accessibility

Posted February 11, 2018 Podcast