TagMedical industrial complex

Posted June 6, 2024 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Healing Is Not Linear

Healing Is Not Linear It’s hard to believe but exactly two years ago on June 6, 2022, I had a series of medical crises that led to several weeks … Continue Reading Healing Is Not Linear

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Posted April 10, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

Two years into the pandemic, I’m not sure if I can trust nondisabled people anymore

Two years into the pandemic, I’m not sure if I can trust nondisabled people anymore: It feels like I am seeing a guy stick his head into an alligator’s mouth … Continue Reading Two years into the pandemic, I’m not sure if I can trust nondisabled people anymore

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Posted November 14, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities

Youth Homelessness, Disability and Institutionalization: Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities this National Runaway Prevention Month Rachel Litchman Content notes: sexual abuse, violence, trauma, … Continue Reading Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities

Posted November 11, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased

How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased Alana Saltz In August, I was contacted by a reporter writing an article for the New York … Continue Reading How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased

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Posted September 7, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

High-Risk Vaccine Hesitancy

High-Risk Vaccine Hesitancy Brianne Benness At this time last year, I didn’t know what to do about the flu vaccine. We were already in the thick of the pandemic: grieving … Continue Reading High-Risk Vaccine Hesitancy

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Posted March 10, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

My Year of Nothing but Everything

My Year of Nothing but Everything: Living in Pennsylvania During COVID-19 Emily Ackerman Approaching the one-year anniversary of my COVID-19 isolation, I recently described that I feel as … Continue Reading My Year of Nothing but Everything

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Posted March 6, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Ingrid Tischer

Below is a conversation I had with my friend Ingrid Tischer on February 20, 2021. Ingrid is one of the first close friends I made when I moved to San … Continue Reading Q&A with Ingrid Tischer

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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

Posted February 15, 2021 DVP News and Events

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 … Continue Reading Joint Letter to Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, CA Department of Health

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Posted December 26, 2020 Podcast

Ep 93: Indigenous Disabled Creators

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_93_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode features an interview with Johnnie Jae who is from the Otoe-Missouria and Choctaw … Continue Reading Ep 93: Indigenous Disabled Creators

Allison Masangkay (aka DJ Phenohype), a Filipinx femme, sits in a chair wearing an outfit of yellows, greens, lavender, and light wash denim blue with a warm orange backdrop, surrounded by several green plants. They look directly at the camera with a serious expression and their hands resting on their knees. Photo by Bianca Recuenco.

Posted July 19, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

We Must Reimagine Ourselves

We Must Reimagine Ourselves Allison Masangkay Content notes: doctors and medical procedures, chronic pain, death including suicide, grief, evil beings Plain language summary https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Allison_Masangkay-We_Must_Reimagine_Ourselves.mp3 I listened to Frank Ocean … Continue Reading We Must Reimagine Ourselves

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Posted July 12, 2020 Podcast

Ep 81: Bioethics

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/FINAL_Ep_81.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS We’re right in the middle of the summer and the coronavirus pandemic in the United … Continue Reading Ep 81: Bioethics

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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

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

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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

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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