TagSuicide

Disability, Death & the Fight for Justice

Disability, Death & the Fight for Justice Disability Justice in Canada amidst a time of pandemic Megan Linton Content notes: genocide, systemic ableism, medical aid in dying, eugenics, institutionalization, … Continue Reading Disability, Death & the Fight for Justice

Photo of an ambulance on a highway with hues of red and blue light

Posted April 19, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

The New National Mental Health Crisis Line Wants to Track Your Location

The New National Mental Health Crisis Line Wants to Track Your Location L. Harris Content warnings: Police violence against mad and disabled people; involuntary mental health interventions … Continue Reading The New National Mental Health Crisis Line Wants to Track Your Location

Dr. Justin Bullock, a Black man with short hair wearing a navy suit with a white shirt and dark red tie. He is smiling at the camera.

Posted January 23, 2021 Podcast

Ep 95: Black Doctors with Disabilities

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_ep_95.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS In today’s episode I’m in conversation with Dr. Justin Bullock. … Continue Reading Ep 95: Black Doctors with Disabilities

A head and shoulders picture of a woman with short brown/gray hair, glasses, and a big smile standing in front of a column in a government building. The picture is off center and there are blurred lights in the background. She is wearing a gray patterned sweater over a gray, blue and black patterned dress.

Posted May 17, 2020 Podcast

Ep 77: Mental Health Advocacy

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep77_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS This May is Mental Health Awareness month and today I … Continue Reading Ep 77: Mental Health Advocacy

Elsa, a caucasian woman with short asymmetrical red hair, looks over her blue glasses with a half smile on her face. Her right eye is an aqua cataract, her right is grey and has a pupil. She wears pink lipstick that matches her pink and grey hearing aids. She wears a teal geometric blouse and leather jacket, and is pictured with her guide dog. Her guide dog has brown eyes and looks bored.

Posted April 27, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

My Life Has Quality

My Life Has Quality Elsa R. Sjunneson Content notes: assisted suicide, suicide, ableism, eugenics, murder, filicide The brownstone has high ceilings and blonde hardwood floors, fairy lights twinkle from … Continue Reading My Life Has Quality

Imade Nibokun, a Black woman with short hair smiling

Posted December 1, 2019 Podcast

Ep 65: Black Mental Health

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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

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 March 11, 2018 Podcast

Ep 20: Asian American Women and Mental Health

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/20_Ep_20_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Today’s episode is about Asian American women and mental health … Continue Reading Ep 20: Asian American Women and Mental Health

Image of a young white woman with blonde hair combed to the right side of her face, the left side of her hair is shaved off. Behind her are photos and poster typical of any college dorm room or bedroom. Her eyes are squinting and her lips are pursed as her right hand is making a "rock on" pose with her middle and ring finger downward while the others are standing up. On the left hand she is holding a white index card that reads, #CripTheVote.

Posted September 19, 20165 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Ableism in Journalism: How the Coverage of Jerika Bolen’s Story Negatively Affects All Readers

Ableism in Journalism: How the Coverage of Jerika Bolen’s Story Negatively Affects All Readers Guest Blog post by Hannah Soyer This fall I’ll be a senior with at the University … Continue Reading Ableism in Journalism: How the Coverage of Jerika Bolen’s Story Negatively Affects All Readers

2 individuals in wheelchairs in front of a StoryCorps listening booth. The person on the left is a middle-aged African American man in a black jacket w/ short braids. The person on the right is a middle-aged Asian American woman wearing a green jacket and glasses. Both are smiling at the camera.

Posted January 6, 2016 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Kenzi Robi and Alice Wong

On November 5, 2015, Alice Wong interviewed her friend Kenzi Robi at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. On … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Kenzi Robi and Alice Wong