protest – Disability Visibility Project

Graphic with a black background showing 3 cropped images horizontally. On the left is Laura Halvorson in her bipap breathing mask and power wheelchair wearing a turquoise ADAPT Disability Integration Act shirt. Next to her is another ADAPTer and police officers getting ready to exit the Dirksen Senate Building after getting arrested on June 22, 2017 outside Mitch McConnell’s office. She is holding a banner that says Medicaid = Life + Liberty 4 Disabled Americans. In the middle is Marilee Adamski-Smith, a woman with short blond hair, is in a wheelchair with a bar across her torso. She is wearing a black t-shirt that says "ADA 25 Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-2015." She does not have any arms or legs and has a joystick resting on her right shoulder for her wheelchair. On the right is a photo of Dominick Evans, a transgender man with short dark hair and glasses. He has stubble around his chin and neck. He is in a wheelchair with a black headrest behind him. He is wearing an argyle-print sweater in different shades of blue.

Posted September 11, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

The Power of ADAPT

I’ll always think of the summer of 2017 as the summer of ADAPT. ADAPT is a national disability rights organization in the United States that played a crucial role in … Continue Reading The Power of ADAPT

A photo featuring Tom Olin and Marilyn Golden taken on November 19th, 2014. They are both looking at the camera and smiling. The person on the left is Tom Olin. He appears to be white, and is wearing a black jacket and a black t-shirt. He has dark hair combed to the side and is wearing glasses. The person on the right is Marilyn Golden. She appears to be white, and is wearing a light green shirt. She has long brown hair and glasses.

Posted June 16, 2017 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Tom Olin and Marilyn Golden

Marilyn Golden interviewed Tom Olin for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps San Francisco on November 19th, 2014. In this clip, Tom talks about his work as a photographer at … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Tom Olin and Marilyn Golden