TagRepresentation of Disability

Image description: book cover featuring abstract artwork in with multiple colors, patterns, and shape. On the right-half of the image against a periwinkle blue background is the following text: Tilted/Axis, Indigenous Species, Khairani Barokka. Artwork by: Khairani Barokka

Posted April 19, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with writer/artist Khairani Barokka

I had the pleasure of connecting with Khairani Barokka on Twitter after reading an article about an anthology she is co-editing. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do! … Continue Reading Interview with writer/artist Khairani Barokka

Image description: graphic with a yellow background. In black text: "#CripLit Twitter Chat, Young Adult/KidLit, April 9, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @PunkinOnWheels @swingingstorm from @DisabilityInLit." On the left side of the graphic is an illustration of a open book in dark blue. On the right side of the graphic is an illustration of a large pencil in orange with dark blue lines.

Posted March 29, 20171 Comment DVP News and Events

4/9 #CripLit Chat: Disability & YA/KidLit

#CripLit Twitter Chat Disability & Young Adult/KidLit Sunday, April 9, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern You are invited to the seventh #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith … Continue Reading 4/9 #CripLit Chat: Disability & YA/KidLit

Posted February 28, 20175 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

More Than A Villain: Ivar the Boneless and Disability

More Than A Villain: Ivar the Boneless and Disability By Alice Wong I watch a LOT of television–the good, the bad, the ugly, the ableist, the superficial, and everything in … Continue Reading More Than A Villain: Ivar the Boneless and Disability

Image with a black background composed of 3 photos and text in white. On the lower left-hand corner is a photo of an African American woman with short black hair. She's inside an office and sitting nearby a table with a computer. She's wearing a beige pullover and smiling at the camera. In the upper-left-hand side is a photo of a young man with one above-the-knee amputation on his left leg. He is balancing two crutches with his left arm. He is wearing denim shorts, that, glasses and a beard. Behind him is a neighborhood by the beach with a row of palm trees. On the lower-right hand side of the image is a photo of a young white woman with long reddish-blond hair. Her left arm is raised and her hand bent against her face. She is smiling and wearing a white and magenta-striped t-shirt. On the upper right-hand quadrant is white text that reads: "Celebrating Disability Culture: Interviews with #Superfest2016 Judges"

Posted August 1, 20163 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2016 Judges

As someone who loves film, it’s dismaying to find such an uneven range of films about disabled people. There are the treacly, Oscar-bait films that follow every inspirational trope and … Continue Reading Celebrating Disability Culture: Interview with #Superfest2016 Judges