TagPolitical Participation

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Posted January 2, 2024 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disabled Outrage and #PodSaveJon

Disabled Outrage and #PodSaveJon Alice Wong This summer marks my tenth year on the hellsite known as Twitter. I honed my voice as a writer, found community, and carved … Continue Reading Disabled Outrage and #PodSaveJon

Graphic with a black background featuring a photo of Rachel, a white femme-presenting person sits in front of a pride flag. She has brown shoulder-length hair, and is wearing bronze earrings, black clothing, and black rimmed glasses. A little red piece of wood dangles from a thin silver necklace chain around her neck. She is sitting on a grey couch and rests her chin in one hand with one elbow on her knee. She grins slightly at the camera.

Posted November 14, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities

Youth Homelessness, Disability and Institutionalization: Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities this National Runaway Prevention Month Rachel Litchman Content notes: sexual abuse, violence, trauma, … Continue Reading Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities

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

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Posted July 25, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Major Keys

Major Keys Britney Wilson In my sophomore year of high school I was nominated to attend the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) in Washington, D.C. The four-day conference … Continue Reading Major Keys

Graphic with a black background featuring 3 photos: [left] Andrew Pulrang, a white, clean-shaven man with glasses and black hair, wearing a blue shirt. A tracheostomy is visible around his neck just above the shirt collar. [middle] Gregg Beratan, a white man with brown hair and a brown beard. He is smiling and wearing a white shirt with narrow gray stripes. [right] Alice Wong, Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair wearing a mask over her nose. In the background are tall green bamboo trees.

Posted March 21, 2021 Podcast

Ep 99: Online Activism

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep_99.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today I’m in conversation with my friends Andrew Pulrang and Gregg Beratan. The three of … Continue Reading Ep 99: Online Activism

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

Rebecca Lamorte, candidate for New York City Council, is smiling and standing on Roosevelt Island in New York City in front of the Queensboro Bridge. Rebecca is a white woman with long, curly brown hair and is wearing a gray dress.

Posted January 31, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Rebecca Lamorte

A few months ago I read a great piece by Rebecca Lamorte in Teen Vogue about how she became involved in politics. As a co-partner in #CripTheVote, an online campaign … Continue Reading Q&A with Rebecca Lamorte

Graphic showing a picture of Eiko Kimura, a Japanese woman in a wheelchair. She has long black hair and wearing a navy jacket and a white shirt. A beige blanket is on her lap. On the right in Japanese 参議院議員木村英子is text translated: Upper House Member (or member of the House of Councillors), Kimura Eiko.

Posted November 10, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答

Q&A with Eiko Kimura, disabled politician and Upper House member of The Diet in Japan 重度の障害を持つ日本の政治家、れいわ新選組所属の参議院議員、木村英子様との質疑応答。 Disabled people all over the world are engaged politically and making a difference. I … Continue Reading Q&A with Eiko Kimura 木村英子様との質疑応答

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Posted October 19, 2020 Podcast

Ep 88: Policy

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/88_Ep_88_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS With Election Day just two weeks away in the United States on November 3rd, this … Continue Reading Ep 88: Policy

Posted August 26, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

A Preface to Advocacy

Below is an excerpt from A Preface to Advocacy: What You Should Know as an Advocate, a guide by Erin Gilmer. You can read the entire document here as a … Continue Reading A Preface to Advocacy

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 | Email | RSSFor the last four years I’ve been a co-partner #CripTheVote which is an online movement encouraging … Continue Reading Ep 79: Disabled Candidates

A young white woman with chin-length brown hair smiles at the camera. She wears a white shirt and sits in a black motorized wheelchair. Behind her are several blooming cherry blossom trees.

Posted November 19, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

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 | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about political participation featuring interviews with two disabled activists. First, I speak with … 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