TagTransportation

A group of a dozen adults, including some people using white canes, manual and power wheelchairs, cross a sidewalk in Seattle Washington. The sky is grey and everyone is bundled up in warm clothes. There are apartment buildings on either side of the street, and trees without leaves.

Posted December 2, 2023 Guest Blog Posts

Robotaxis Won’t Get Us There, So Let’s Stop Being Used to Sell a Future that Doesn’t Serve Us

Robotaxis Won’t Get Us There, So Let’s Stop Being Used to Sell a Future that Doesn’t Serve Us Cecelia Black and Anna Zivarts Transportation is one of the biggest barriers … Continue Reading Robotaxis Won’t Get Us There, So Let’s Stop Being Used to Sell a Future that Doesn’t Serve Us

Marilyn Golden [left] in her manual wheelchair with brown curly hair, wire rimmed glasses, purple shirt, conference name tag, a briefcase in her lap, seated next to Diane Coleman [right] in her motorized wheelchair with gray and blond bobbed hair, wire rimmed glasses, blue patterned dress with white sweater, tapestry shoulder bag and slim briefcase to her side. Both are smiling and leaning toward each other. The year is 2014.

Posted October 24, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Marilyn Golden: An Unforgettable Legacy of Wisdom, Dedication, and Results

Marilyn Golden: An Unforgettable Legacy of Wisdom, Dedication, and Results Diane Coleman There’s been an incredible, powerfully moving and profoundly deserved outpouring of love and gratitude for Marilyn … Continue Reading Marilyn Golden: An Unforgettable Legacy of Wisdom, Dedication, and Results

Graphic with a dark navy background with white text in the middle: #NoBodyIsDisposable #HighRiskCA

Posted March 1, 2021 Uncategorized

2/28 Joint Letter to Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, CA Department of Health

Below is a joint letter written and organized by the Disability Justice League-Bay Area submitted as public comment to the Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, California Department of Public Health, on February 28, 2021. … Continue Reading 2/28 Joint Letter to Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, CA Department of Health

A white woman with curly brown hair is standing at a microphone, smiling. She is wearing a green dress and a simple gold necklace. Photo credit: John Livzey.

Posted September 20, 2020 Podcast

Ep 86: Transportation

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_86_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is about transportation with Maddy Ruvolo. Maddy is a disabled urban planner passionate … Continue Reading Ep 86: Transportation

Graphic with a bright yellow background. At the top in black text: ‘Disability Visibility’. In the center: illustration by artist Mike Mort featuring an Asian American woman with black hair, red lips, and red headphones over her head. She is wearing a Bi-Pap mask that covers her nose and attached to a gray tube. She is also wearing a pair of purple sunglasses Below in black text: ‘Politics Culture Media Hosted by Alice Wong’ with a red dot between ‘politics’ and ‘culture’ and one between ‘culture’ and ‘media’.

Posted April 22, 2018 Podcast

Ep 23: Paratransit

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/23_Ep23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is about paratransit with guests Denise DiNoto and Jess Moye. Our last episode … Continue Reading Ep 23: Paratransit

Graphic with a bright yellow background. At the top in black text: ‘Disability Visibility’. In the center: illustration by artist Mike Mort featuring an Asian American woman with black hair, red lips, and red headphones over her head. She is wearing a Bi-Pap mask that covers her nose and attached to a gray tube. She is also wearing a pair of purple sunglasses Below in black text: ‘Politics Culture Media Hosted by Alice Wong’ with a red dot between ‘politics’ and ‘culture’ and one between ‘culture’ and ‘media’.

Posted April 8, 2018 Podcast

Ep 22: Public Transit

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_22_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSIt’s easy to complain about public transit, but for so many populations, including low-income people, older … Continue Reading Ep 22: Public Transit

A middle-aged white man wearing eye glasses. He is sitting in a manual chair outdoors on a gray snowy day. He has on a winter jacket with a furry hood. His hands are stuffed in his pockets. The background is an urban setting with buildings, trees and sidewalks.

Posted September 28, 2016 Guest Blog Posts

Political Participation of Disabled Canadians: Disability Matters Vote 2016

Political Participation of Disabled Canadians: Disability Matters Vote 2016 Interview with Allen Mankewich On Twitter I found out about an amazing nonpartisan campaign mobilizing voters with disabilities in Manitoba, Canada … Continue Reading Political Participation of Disabled Canadians: Disability Matters Vote 2016

Image of a white man in a wheelchair. His head is bent down toward the face of his cat, a Maine coon, who is sitting on his lap.

Posted December 2, 2015 Guest Blog Posts

Guest blog post: Travel Tips: A Seriocomic Guide for Wheelchair Users…

Travel Tips: A Seriocomic Guide for Wheelchair Users… By Avery Olmstead Recently, I went on a trip to Washington D.C. DC itself was great and I would definitely go back … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Travel Tips: A Seriocomic Guide for Wheelchair Users…

Asian American woman in a black hoodie and in a wheelchair sitting on the left side. Next to her is an older White man with white hair.

Posted December 12, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

Disability Visibility Project: Mike Rothstein, San Francisco, CA

Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project, had a chance to interview her friend and former ramp taxi driver Mike Rothstein on September 18, 2014 at StoryCorps San … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Mike Rothstein, San Francisco, CA

Photos of various people in wheelchairs inside the center of a train car.

Posted December 5, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

Opinion piece by Jessie Lorenz: BART’s fleet of the future leave some behind

There’s still a long way to go when it comes to equal access to public transit. Jessie Lorenz, Executive Director of the Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco, wrote … Continue Reading Opinion piece by Jessie Lorenz: BART’s fleet of the future leave some behind

Asian American woman in a black hoodie sitting in a wheelchair on the left and on the right is a middle-aged white woman with brown hair pulled back holding a white cane.

Posted November 21, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

Disability Visibility Project: Janni Lehrer-Stein, San Francisco, CA

Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project, had a chance to interview her friend Janni Lehrer-Stein on September 25, 2014 at StoryCorps San Francisco. This is the first … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Janni Lehrer-Stein, San Francisco, CA

Two older adults blocking a large bus. One older woman is clapping her hand and another woman is using a walker.

Posted August 19, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

Disability History: Seniors and Disabled People Protesting Tech Buses, San Francisco, CA

Talk about history in action. Various community organizations such as Senior and Disability Action and the Gray Panthers blocked two tech shuttle busses in the Mission district of San Francisco … Continue Reading Disability History: Seniors and Disabled People Protesting Tech Buses, San Francisco, CA

Drawing of a man with brown hair. He is wearing a red sweater and eyeglasses. The background is purple. He also has a tracheostomy

Posted July 26, 2014 Guest Blog Posts

Guest blog post: The Americans with Disabilities Act: Three Disappointments, Three Victories by Andrew Pulrang

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Three Disappointments, Three Victories Andrew Pulrang, Disability Thinking http://disabilitythinking.blogspot.com I was too young, or rather too ignorant of disability issues and culture, to have been … Continue Reading Guest blog post: The Americans with Disabilities Act: Three Disappointments, Three Victories by Andrew Pulrang