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Graphic with a black background showing 3 cropped images horizontally. On the left is Laura Halvorson in her bipap breathing mask and power wheelchair wearing a turquoise ADAPT Disability Integration Act shirt. Next to her is another ADAPTer and police officers getting ready to exit the Dirksen Senate Building after getting arrested on June 22, 2017 outside Mitch McConnell’s office. She is holding a banner that says Medicaid = Life + Liberty 4 Disabled Americans. In the middle is Marilee Adamski-Smith, a woman with short blond hair, is in a wheelchair with a bar across her torso. She is wearing a black t-shirt that says "ADA 25 Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-2015." She does not have any arms or legs and has a joystick resting on her right shoulder for her wheelchair. On the right is a photo of Dominick Evans, a transgender man with short dark hair and glasses. He has stubble around his chin and neck. He is in a wheelchair with a black headrest behind him. He is wearing an argyle-print sweater in different shades of blue.

Posted 1 week ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

The Power of ADAPT

I’ll always think of the summer of 2017 as the summer of ADAPT. ADAPT is a national disability rights organization in the United States that played a crucial role in … Continue Reading The Power of ADAPT

Illustration from a Lucasfilm Ltd ILMxLAB virtual reality experience, "Trials on Tatooine." The image shows in the character R2-D2 from the Star Wars universe in the lower-right side of the image in the foreground. R2-D2 is a droid with white and blue markings including a camera and several other tools and sensors on the upper part of its body. In the background is the Tatooine, a fictional desert planet from the Star Wars universe. The background shows several rocky formations, a pale sky with scattered clouds and two suns low to the horizon.

Posted May 18, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Virtual Reality & Accessibility: Interview with Hannah Gillis

Earlier this year I worked as a research consultant for Hannah Gillis and Ben Peck of ILMxLAB, a division of Lucasfilm focusing on the creation of immersive entertainment combining the talents … Continue Reading Virtual Reality & Accessibility: Interview with Hannah Gillis

Book jacket for "Down's Syndrome Screening and Reproductive Politics: Care, Choice, and Disability in the Prenatal Clinic: Care, choice, disability in the prenatal clinic." The title is in black text against a white background. There is an ultrasound machine with a monitor showing something indistinguishable on the left-side of the image. Next to the ultrasound equipment is an exam table. The author's name, "Gareth M. Thomas" is in black text below the title.

Posted April 10, 20172 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Gareth M. Thomas on Down Syndrome screening & reproductive politics

Below is an interview with Gareth M. Thomas, a sociologist at Cardiff University, UK. He is the author of a new book, Down’s Syndrome Screening and Reproductive Politics: Care, Choice, and … Continue Reading Interview with Gareth M. Thomas on Down Syndrome screening & reproductive politics

Posted March 14, 20172 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability Visibility and Erasure at #SXSW

The annual South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals “celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW® is the premier destination for … Continue Reading Disability Visibility and Erasure at #SXSW

Image description: graphic with a yellow background with the following text in black: “#CripLit Twitter Chat, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Crip Futurism, February 19, 2017, 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern, Hosts: @DisVisibility @nicolaz Guest hosts: @ChaiKovsky @thedeafpoets” On the upper left corner is an illustration of a green planet with a yellow ring around it against a blue circular background with white stars. On the upper right corner is an illustration of a green space shuttle rocketing up with a yellow moon and white clouds against a blue circular background.

Posted February 12, 2017 DVP News and Events

2/19 #CripLit Chat: Sci Fi, Fantasy & Crip Futurism

#CripLit Twitter Chat Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Crip Futurism Sunday, February 19, 2017 4 pm Pacific/ 7 pm Eastern If you write speculative fiction (e.g., mythology, horror, historical fiction, … Continue Reading 2/19 #CripLit Chat: Sci Fi, Fantasy & Crip Futurism

Aqua blue graphic with the black text centered that reads: #FilmDis Twitter Chat, 20th Anniversary of Gattaca & Human Gene Editing Today, February 18, 2017 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern, @dominickevans @DisVisibility @C_G_S @longmoreinst @DREDF On the lower-left hand corner is a black icon of a female human, male human, and a child standing next to one another with a double helix underneath. On the lower-right hand corner is a black icon that shows test tubes and a microscope.

Posted February 3, 2017 DVP News and Events

2/18 #FilmDis Chat: 20th Anniversary of #Gattaca & Human Gene Editing

#FilmDis Twitter Chat 20th Anniversary of Gattaca & Human Gene Editing Today Saturday, February 18, 2017 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern Truth *is* stranger than fiction. Join Alice … Continue Reading 2/18 #FilmDis Chat: 20th Anniversary of #Gattaca & Human Gene Editing

Graphic created and uploaded with the recording to the StoryCorps app on January 23, 2017 featuring Gregg Beratan, Andrew Pulrang and Alice Wong. A bright yellow background with three images in a row in the center. On the left: a photo of a young white man with short dark brown hair and beard. He is wearing a black shirt and smiling at the camera. In the middle: graphic of a white man with brown hair and eyeglasses. He has a dark red sweater on and a tracheostomy in the center of his neck marked by a white oval with a hole. The background is dark purple-blue with splotches of light purple throughout. On the right: an Asian American woman in a wheelchair wearing a black jacket and black scarf. She is wearing a mask around her nose with along gray tube. Behind her is a brick wall with colorful street art.

Posted January 23, 20171 Comment DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Gregg Beratan, Andrew Pulrang & Alice Wong

The three co-partners of #CripTheVote, Gregg Beratan, Andrew Pulrang, and Alice Wong, recorded their oral history for the Disability Visibility Project™ on August 23, 2016 and uploaded it to the StoryCorps … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Gregg Beratan, Andrew Pulrang & Alice Wong

The words Structured Negotiation are printed in large white text on a vibrant red band (color contrast checked for readability). The subtitle appears below in black text, with my name under that. The background of the cover is made up of three dimensional and shaded white and gray hexagons. A hexagon is a six-sided shape. There is text on two of the hexagons on the bottom left corner. One hexagon says ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. The other says ABA Commission on Disability Rights.

Posted January 16, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Interview with Lainey Feingold: Technology, Access, & Structured Negotiation

I’m always interested in the latest books on disability, technology, and accessibility. Longtime friend of the DVP and Bay Area disability rights lawyer Lainey Feingold recently authored Structured Negotiation, a Winning … Continue Reading Interview with Lainey Feingold: Technology, Access, & Structured Negotiation

Posted January 3, 20173 Comments DVP News and Events

Online Survey: People with Disabilities & VR Accessibility

Are you a person with a disability who uses virtual reality? In partnership with Lucasfilm ILMxLAB, the Disability Visibility Project™ is conducting an online survey for people with disabilities … Continue Reading Online Survey: People with Disabilities & VR Accessibility

Graphic with a white background. In blue text, it reads: #CripTheVote. On the right side is the graphic of a voting box with a marked ballot and the box has 4 quadrants with pictures of a wheelchair, 2 hands signing, a person using a cane and image of a person's brain

Posted May 7, 20161 Comment Guest Blog Posts

Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it?

Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it? This article is aimed at youth with disabilities who will be attending the My Future, My Vote Summit organized by Yo! Disabled and … Continue Reading Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it?

Posted May 1, 20164 Comments Guest Blog Posts

Interview with Dr. Laura Mauldin: Cochlear Implants and Deaf Children

I’m always interested in the latest scholarship about disability. I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing sociologist Dr. Laura Mauldin about her new book, Made to Hear: Cochlear Implants and Raising … Continue Reading Interview with Dr. Laura Mauldin: Cochlear Implants and Deaf Children

Yellow background with black text that reads: Disability Visibility Project Twitter Chat, Disability in the Future & Science Fiction/Fantasy Saturday, January 16, 2016 6 pm Pacific/ 9 pm Eastern #TheFutureIsDisabled #FilmDis

Posted January 8, 20161 Comment Guest Blog Posts

1/16: #TheFutureIsDisabled Twitter Chat

The Disability Visibility Project will be guest hosting the #FilmDis Twitter chat for Dominick Evans this January! Disability in the Future & Science Fiction/Fantasy Saturday, January 16, 2016 6 pm … Continue Reading 1/16: #TheFutureIsDisabled Twitter Chat

Asian American woman on the left in a black hoodie and wearing glasses. On the right is a young African American woman with long black hair and a short sleeve floral print top

Posted December 7, 2015 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

DVP Interview: Haben Girma and Alice Wong

On September 19, 2015 Alice Wong interviewed her friend Haben Girma at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. Below are some condensed and edited excerpts from their conversation. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Haben Girma and Alice Wong

Posted August 5, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Integrating the disability perspective: assistive technology, design, hackathons & makeathons

On July 21, 2015 the Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco (ILRCSF) and the Disability Visibility Project organized a Community Dialogue on Assistive Technology Needs of People with Disabilities. … Continue Reading Integrating the disability perspective: assistive technology, design, hackathons & makeathons

Posted July 21, 20152 Comments Guest Blog Posts

#ADA25 at the White House

On July 20, 2015, President Obama spoke in the East Room of the White House about the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many members of the disability … Continue Reading #ADA25 at the White House

Image of a powerpoint slide with a black background. An image of an Asian American woman in the center wearing a red shirt. The text below the image reads: Alice Wong, Founder and Project Coordinator Disability Visibility Project, Lights, Camera, Action 2.0, July 14, 2015, NYC, The Disability Narrative Imperative panel

Posted July 12, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

7/14: Disability Narrative Imperative Panel

To honor ADA25, the Disability Visibility Project will participate in Lights! Camera! Access! 2.0 July 13 & 14; 1-6 pm ET — to increase disability-inclusive diversity employment, improve portrayals and achieve access … Continue Reading 7/14: Disability Narrative Imperative Panel