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A Tale of Two Netroots

A Tale of Two Netroots Neal Carter When I arrived in Philadelphia for Netroots Nation 2019 I had mixed feelings. #ThatConference is an annual political convention for American … Continue Reading A Tale of Two Netroots

Posted 2 months ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Korey Wise Represents So Much More in “When They See Us”

Korey Wise Represents So Much More in When They See Us Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Content notes: trauma, systemic racism, mass incarceration When They See Us has … Continue Reading Korey Wise Represents So Much More in “When They See Us”

Posted April 8, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

2019 tenBroek Disability Law Symposium: Interview with Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán

Below is an interview with Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán regarding a recent open letter by a group of lawyers, law students, and advocates to the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium Steering Committee. … Continue Reading 2019 tenBroek Disability Law Symposium: Interview with Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán

Da'Shaun is standing in a room with his head turned to the left glaring at something off camera. His hair is hanging down, he has on red and black glasses, and his mouth is opened slightly—a partial grin, of sorts

Posted April 2, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us

The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us Da’Shaun Harrison ***THIS ARTICLE DOES INCLUDE SPOILERS*** Jordan Peele’s sophomore film, Us, debuted just days ago, March 22, … Continue Reading The Anti-Blackness in Critiques of Lupita Nyong’o in Us

Posted March 17, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice

Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice Jen Deerinwater Content notes: genocide, colonization, suicide, death, medical neglect, discrimination, racism, settler colonialism, rape, sexual assault, murder, eugenics, forced sterilization, trauma, intergenerational trauma, historical … Continue Reading Indigenous Lives and Disability Justice

Posted March 10, 2019 Podcast

Ep 46: Disability Studies

A stack of 17 library books lying horizontally. Text on the spines of the books from top to bottom: The Girl with All the Gifts, Disability and Difference in Global Contexts, Truevine, Normalization, The Ugly Laws, Kindred, Black Disabled Art History 101, Killing the Black Body, Forgotten Crimes, The Diary of Frida Kahlo, All the Weight of Our Dreams, Medical Apartheid, Unspeakable: The Story of Junnius Wilson, Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity, Blood in the Water, Sick from Freedom, Thinking Class

Posted February 24, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Collecting [a] home for Disability Justice in the Library

Collecting [a] home for Disability Justice in the Library Written by Dana Bishop-Root and Dustin Gibson in collaboration with Bekezela Mguni. Audio version by Imani Barbarin. http://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Collecting_a_home_for_Disability_J.mp3 Content Warnings: … Continue Reading Collecting [a] home for Disability Justice in the Library

Cropped image of Imani standing on her crutches in a blue dress and jacket in front of a blue red and green mural wall. Photo credit: Madasyn Andrews

Posted February 17, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges

The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges By Imani Barbarin CW: Self Harm, Suicide, Bullying, Abuse For a while, I couldn’t think of what to say about the suicide … Continue Reading The Life and Death Of Seven Bridges

Posted June 17, 2018 Podcast

Ep 27: Chronic Pain

White graphic with black text that reads, “#BlackDisabilityHistory Twitter Chat, February 28, 2018, 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern, Follow @VilissaThompson @Imani_Barbarin @nealcarter and @DisVisibility” On the left is an illustration of the Twitter bird icon in black. On the right is an illustration of a fist raised in defiance in black.

Posted February 23, 2018 Uncategorized

2/28 Black Disability History Twitter Chat

Vilissa K. Thompson, Imani Barbarin and Neal Carter are co-hosting a Twitter chat on Black disability history. The Disability Visibility Project® will be playing a supporting role in this chat. … Continue Reading 2/28 Black Disability History Twitter Chat

Posted June 6, 2017 DVP News and Events

Disabled Latinx Familia: Interview with Lisette Torres-Gerald

The National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities (CNLD, Coalición Nacional para Latinxs con Discapacidades) will be having their 2nd annual conference, Tearing Down Walls, Building Bridges: The Disabled Latinx Movement at the … Continue Reading Disabled Latinx Familia: Interview with Lisette Torres-Gerald

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

White image with black text that reads: Disability Visibility Project™, #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat, Guest host: Sandy Ho @DIS_DPC, November 3, 2016 8 pm Eastern. In the lower left quadrant of the graphic is an image with a white background with 'DIS' in large letters in red, orange, and yellow respectively. Underneath 'DIS' are the words: Disability Intersectionality Summit. In the lower right quadrant of the graphic is an image with the yellow background with black text that reads: disability visibility project™

Posted October 29, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

11/3: #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat

Disability Visibility Project™ #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat Guest host: Sandy Ho Thursday, November 3, 2016 5 pm Pacific/ 8 pm Eastern The Disability Visibility Project is proud to partner with Sandy … Continue Reading 11/3: #IntersectionalCrips Twitter Chat

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 July 26, 20163 Comments Guest Blog Posts

#GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part Two

This is the second of a 2-part report looking at the lives and stories of disabled people of color by Vilissa Thompson and Alice Wong for Ramp Your Voice! and the … Continue Reading #GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part Two

Light green background with black text that reads: #CripTheVote Twitter Chat Disability, Violence & Public Policy Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:00-6:00 pm EST Details: https://www.facebook.com/CripTheVote/

Posted July 12, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

7/24 #CripTheVote Twitter Chat: Disability, Violence & Public Policy

#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Disability, Violence & Public Policy Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:00-6:00 pm EST Hosted by Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong, #CripTheVote Twitter chats explored various policy … Continue Reading 7/24 #CripTheVote Twitter Chat: Disability, Violence & Public Policy