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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 2 months ago 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 3 months ago 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 3 months ago 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

Posted March 13, 2019 DVP News and Events

3/28 #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter Chat

You are invited to participate in the #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter chat co-hosted by Liliana Palacios of San Francisco Women Against Rape (SFWAR), Patty Berne of Sins Invalid, and Alice Wong of … Continue Reading 3/28 #AbleistRapeCulture Twitter Chat

Photograph of Corbett, a large bodied white woman with greying hair. She wears a blue shirt and pink and blue scarf.

Posted February 26, 2019 Guest Blog Posts

Creating a Disabled Family: The Life of Carrie Ann Lucas

Editor’s note: This is one of two essays by disabled parents about the life and work of Carrie Ann Lucas, a disabled parent, activist, lawyer and all-around life force in … Continue Reading Creating a Disabled Family: The Life of Carrie Ann Lucas

Five individuals sitting behind a draped table in front of a screen that reads "White House Forum on Civil Rights of Parents with Disabilities". At the end of the table is a brunette haired woman sitting in a wheelchair and speaking passionately. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Cokley.

Posted February 26, 2019 Guest Blog Posts