TagSystemic ableism

A young white woman with long curly brown hair and brown eyes smiles at the camera. She stands beside a brown tree trunk and is wearing an emerald green tunic top and a white cardigan sweater.

Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

“Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame”: Why I Call Myself a Disabled Writer Amanda Leduc From 2008 – 2010, I lived for a time in Edinburgh, Scotland. … Continue Reading Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

Three Asian Americans taking a selfie at an outdoor sidewalk. In the back is Luigi Villanueva, on the left is Alice Wong, a wheelchair user with a mask over her nose attached to a ventilator, on the right is Rochelle Kwan. Everyone is smiling.

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 82: Americans with Disabilities Act

Left: A light-skinned Black woman with a blonde buzzcut and a lavender dress sits on the grass in front of two Brown University buildings, one of which was built by enslaved Black people. She is looking into the camera. Right: A white femme-presenting person with dark blonde hair stands in front of a white board with a blue floral shirt and a jean jacket. The white board has red text on it, which states: “1. Notice: How much space are you taking? 2. What do you have to add? Do you need to speak on this topic? 3. Lean into discomfort. 4. Recognize power dynamics and privilege in this space.”

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

Abolition Must Include Psychiatry

Abolition Must Include Psychiatry Stella Akua Mensah and Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu Content notes: sanism, racism, violence, state violence, incarceration, institutionalization, forced ‘treatment’, torture, medical coercion, restraint, seclusion, abuse, sexual violence, … Continue Reading Abolition Must Include Psychiatry

Teefloetry is standing behind a black brick-coated wall with the flowers hanging. She is posed towards the camera with short black & brown mixed curls.

Posted 2 months ago Guest Blog Posts

SixPointSeventyFive (6.75)

SixPointSeventyFive (6.75) Teefloetry Content notes: domestic violence, law enforcement, abuse, harassment, trauma Plain language summary https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Teefloetry-SixPointSeventyFive.mp3 I was two years old when the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) … Continue Reading SixPointSeventyFive (6.75)

White, cis man with dwarfism smiles at the camera. He has a shaved head and short beard andis wearing dark rimmed glasses, a dark driver's cap, and dark cardigan over a light t-shirt.

Posted 2 months ago Podcast

Ep 81: Bioethics

Five disabled people of color with canes, prosthetic legs, and a wheelchair sit on a rooftop deck, laughing and sharing stories. Greenery and city high-rises are visible in the background. Photo credit: Disabled and Here https://affecttheverb.com/disabledandhere/

Posted June 7, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All

Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All: COVID-19, Institutions, and Disability Rights Alice Wong Freedom for some is not freedom for all. As a high-risk disabled Californian … Continue Reading Freedom for Some Is Not Freedom for All

A black and white photo of a light-skinned woman leaning back in her wheelchair, from her shoulders up. Her cat is laying across her chest, looking at the camera. She is smiling.

Posted May 18, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Reasons to be Angry During a Pandemic

Reasons to be Angry During a Pandemic Hannah Soyer I woke up a few days ago feeling incredibly angry. It is a feeling reminiscent of the months preceding … Continue Reading Reasons to be Angry During a Pandemic

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

Black and white photo of an Indonesian woman with short hair, earrings, and a patterned dress, lying down on her front, pen in hand, ready to write. Pic credit: Derrick Kakembo.

Posted April 13, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

How Colonial Visual Cultures Have Worsened This Pandemic and What Needs To Change

How Colonial Visual Cultures Have Worsened This Pandemic and What Needs To Change Khairani Barokka The people holding parties instead of social distancing. The girl in my apartment building, … Continue Reading How Colonial Visual Cultures Have Worsened This Pandemic and What Needs To Change

Posted March 30, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Fatphobia, Ableism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

An Unacceptable Sacrifice: Fatphobia, Ableism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic Finn Gardiner Over the past several weeks, I have encountered online discussions about the coronavirus pandemic that attack fat … Continue Reading Fatphobia, Ableism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Photo of an Asian American woman in a power chair. She is wearing an orange-red jacket and black pants. She is wearing a mask over her nose attached to a gray tube and bright red lip color. Her hands are resting over her joystick. Photo credit: Eddie Hernandez Photography

Posted March 18, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disabled Oracles and the Coronavirus

Disabled people know what it means to be vulnerable and interdependent. We are modern-day oracles. It’s time people listened to us. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, systems have always … Continue Reading Disabled Oracles and the Coronavirus

Graphic with a green background with 2 photos. Left: A light-skinned woman with long wavy brown hair stands, smiling. Her face fills almost the entire photo frame. She has brown-colored eyes, brown eyeshadow, and purple lipstick while wearing a black leather jacket. Behind her is an off-white colored wall. Right: A light-skinned woman with straight red hair and bangs stands, smiling. She has brown eyes, red lipstick, a gold necklace with little moon and star charms on it. Her dress is gray and sparkly with long bell-sleeves and a black and rose-gold belt. Behind her are a ton of green trees

Posted December 1, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later

The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later Amy Gaeta & Haley Moss The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) continues to … Continue Reading The Americans With Disabilities Act Remains Crucial In The Fight Against Ableism 29 Years Later

A young white woman with chin-length brown hair smiles at the camera. She wears a white shirt and sits in a black motorized wheelchair. Behind her are several blooming cherry blossom trees.

Posted November 19, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

America’s Medicaid Trap Anna Landre Most nondisabled people I meet seem to assume that the U.S. government provides disabled Americans all the services and supports we need to survive, … Continue Reading America’s Medicaid Trap: Essay by Anna Landre

Latina woman with short black and grey hair, wearing brown-rimmed glasses and yellow sweater with white polka dots smiles widely at her desk.

Posted November 6, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice

Below is an interview with Dr. Michelle Nario-Redmond, author of a new book, Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice (2019, Wiley-Blackwell). Tell me a little about yourself! I’m … Continue Reading Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice

drawing by Max Airborne of themself with #DisabilityJustice activist Stacey Park, smiling & happy after getting ice cream. Red words say “we need power to live.”

Posted October 26, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Call for Stories: #PowerToLive

The Disability Justice Culture Club, a house of disabled Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the San Francisco Bay Area, invites anyone impacted by the PG&E shutoffs and wildfires … Continue Reading Call for Stories: #PowerToLive

Krys, a Latinx person sitting on the front steps of a building, in Chiapas, Mexico in June 2015, while investigating Central American migration and security politics.

Posted September 23, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education

Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education Krys Méndez Ramírez Six years ago, when I first started applying to graduate school programs as someone with … Continue Reading Academic Ableism: Fighting for Accommodations and Access in Higher Education