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[left] Heather Watkins, a light-complected Black woman shown shoulders up wearing hair in a bun atop her head, blue button earrings, makeup with red lipstick and smiling. She is wearing olive-colored blazer and blue and white patterned blouse with long necklace of various blue-colored pendants. [right] Eliza Hull, young white woman with curly long brown hair sitting in front of large rocks wearing a blue denim shirt with a large round pendant around her neck.

Posted July 27, 2019 Podcast

Ep 56: Parenting

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/56_Ep_56_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is on parenting with Eliza Hull and Heather Watkins. Eliza is … Continue Reading Ep 56: Parenting

Posted July 10, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

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”

[left] a photo of Bri M, a prince wearing a purple sweater with green hair smirks at the camera. [right] a photo of Thomas Reid, an African American man with a clean shaven head and goatee in shades smiles at the camera while seated at a desk. The desk holds a laptop and other equipment including an audio mixer and microphone. A framed picture of the original World trade Center hangs on the wall above a black Fender electric guitar.

Posted June 2, 2019 Podcast

Ep 52: Podcasting

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_52_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is all about podcasting with two disabled podcasters: Bri M. … Continue Reading Ep 52: Podcasting

Posted April 21, 2019 Podcast

Ep 49: Young Adult Literature

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSDiverse representation in literature is incredibly important for young people in their formative … Continue Reading Ep 49: Young Adult Literature

Posted April 14, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Below is an interview with Katherine Beattie, a writer for the CBS series NCIS: New Orleans. Katherine shares the behind-the-scenes story of an episode she wrote this season featuring a … Continue Reading Disability Representation on TV: Interview with Katherine Beattie

Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health & Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific/ 5 pm Mountain/ 6 pm Central/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com

Posted November 4, 2018 DVP News and Events

11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

You are invited to the fourteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project® on November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific. We are … Continue Reading 11/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing & Mental Health

Photo of Belo Cipriani and his guide dog, Oslo, a black lab.

Posted October 31, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Belo Cipriani

This is an interview with Belo Cipriani, the editor and publisher of a new anthology featuring coming-of-age stories by disabled writers. Congratulations on the recent publication of Firsts: Coming of … Continue Reading Interview with Belo Cipriani

Dominick Evans, a nonbinary trans masculine person looks at the camera, with a slight smile on his face. His eyes are also smiling. He has short, dark spiky hair, and wears glasses. He has stubble along his jaw, cheeks, and chin. He is wearing a argyle sweater with various shades of blue, gray, and black. His wheelchair headrest is visible behind his head, and there is green grass and the neighborhood behind him, faded in the background.

Posted August 7, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

American Hate: Interview with Dominick Evans

Dominick Evans is a friend and frequent collaborator with the Disability Visibility Project. Activist Arjun Sethi reached out to me last year about a book on hate in America featuring people from … Continue Reading American Hate: Interview with Dominick Evans

Posted April 23, 2018 DVP News and Events

Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability

The California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability (CAPED) is excited to partner with the Disability Visibility Project® with this call for stories for the CAPED community. The CAPED storytelling … Continue Reading Call for Stories: California Association for Postsecondary Education and Disability

Posted February 25, 2018 Podcast

Ep 19: Storytelling

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/19_Ep_19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about storytelling with Cuquis Robledo and Emily Ladau. Cuquis and … Continue Reading Ep 19: Storytelling

A porg, a sea-dwelling bird from the Star Wars universe with large round dark eyes and a sad face. Unbearably cute.

Posted January 14, 2018 DVP News and Events

Thanks for the memories, StoryCorps SF!!

Dear reader, As I write this post I am humming the 90’s Boyz II Men classic, “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday.” Feeling sad yet grateful. Như Tiên Lữ, Regional Manager, … Continue Reading Thanks for the memories, StoryCorps SF!!

Posted August 17, 20172 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Wisdom from Disability Communities: Interview with Corbett Joan OToole

There aren’t enough books and media by disabled people much less publishers run by disabled people. With Co-Founder Elizabeth (“Ibby”) Grace, Corbett Joan OToole founded Reclamation Press with a specific … Continue Reading Wisdom from Disability Communities: Interview with Corbett Joan OToole

Yellow graphic with black text that reads: "#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Disability Identity and Activism, February 6, 2017, 7 pm Eastern, cripthevote.blogspot.com"

Posted February 2, 2017 DVP News and Events

2/6 #CripTheVote Chat: #Disability Identity and #Activism

#CripTheVote Twitter Chat Disability Identity and Activism Monday, February 6, 2017 7 pm Eastern/ 4 pm Pacific More people than ever are becoming engaged in activism for the first time. … Continue Reading 2/6 #CripTheVote Chat: #Disability Identity and #Activism

This image is the cover of my book. It features a self-portrait painting I did of myself on my wedding day. I wear a white wedding hat with a pin flower on it, and my face is covered below the nose by a bouquet of red and dark pink flowers. My eyes are emphasized in size and by long, black eyelashes. My name, Ann Millett-Gallant, is printed in black font at the top of the image, and the title of the book, Re-Membering: Putting Mind and Body Back Together Following Traumatic Brain Injury, is printed in white font at the bottom of it.

Posted January 15, 2017 Guest Blog Posts

Guest Blog Post By Ann Millett-Gallant: Lost. And Found?

Lost. And Found? Ann Millett-Gallant For much of 2007, my existence may best be characterized as lost. I had lost weight, hair, part of my skull, much muscular movement and … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post By Ann Millett-Gallant: Lost. And Found?

Image description: A photo featuring Eli Gelardin and Christina Mills taken on January 3, 2015. A close-up portrait of a person on the left who appears to be a white man with short brown hair and a beard. He is smiling and wearing a black vest and long-sleeved shirt. To his right is a person who appears to be a white woman with long wavy brown hair that has a barrette on the left side of her hair. She is smiling at the camera and bundled with a white knit scarf around her neck and a rose-colored sweater.

Posted January 7, 2017 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin

Christina Mills and her husband Eli Gelardin recorded their oral history for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps in San Francisco on January 3, 2015. They talked about the challenges … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Christina Mills and Eli Gelardin

A photo featuring Maia Scott, Ron Jones, and Maia's guide dog was taken on August 14, 2014: close up portrait of a guide dog, a woman and man all sitting next to each other looking at the camera. The guide dog on the far left is a golden retriever with its nose and face pointed at the camera. The woman in the middle appears to be white and has long brown hair. The man on the right appears to be white, is bald, wearing glasses, dressed in a black shirt, and smiling at the camera.

Posted January 2, 2017 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Maia Scott and Ron Jones

Ron Jones interviewed Maia Scott at StoryCorps for the Disability Visibility Project™ at StoryCorps in San Francisco on August 14, 2014. Here is one audio clip with text transcripts from … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Maia Scott and Ron Jones