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Image of Leah and two friends at a protest. One friend is a white, Greek/Irish femme person in her 40s with greying undercut brown hair wearing a black KN95 mask, they are holding a sign that says 50% OF GAZA IS UNDER 18 STOP KILLING KIDS. The second person is a Syrian masculine person wearing a green hat, a green and black flannel over a black t shirt with lilac lettering, holding a sign that reads CEASEFIRE NOW: FREE PALESTINE with two red black green and white Palestinian flags. Leah stands to the right leaning on their friend with their head on their shoulder, wearing a black leather jacket, black leather skirt, pink and white keffiyeh and lilac KN95 mask, holding a sign that reads, "Affirm life." Protestors can be seen in the background at a rotary in mid fall by a tree

Posted January 26, 2024 Guest Blog Posts

Palestine is Disabled

Palestine is Disabled Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha I am not the first or last person to say this, but: Everyone in Palestine is disabled right now. Whether it’s disabled … Continue Reading Palestine is Disabled

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

graphic with a white background. On the left is an illustration of a typewriter in black. On the right side are the words: DISABLED WRITERS in black. Below in smaller font in red: disabledwriters.com @DisabledWriters. Below that in larger black font: Increasing disability in journalism one connection at a time.

Posted July 5, 2017 DVP News and Events

DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism

The Disability Visibility Project® is all about pushing the status quo in media and journalism. One example is our partnership with novelist Nicola Griffith in #CripLit, a series of Twitter chats … Continue Reading DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism

Posted January 10, 20173 Comments DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes Speech: Reactions from Disabled People

The "disabled reporter" has a name. It's Serge Kovaleski. He's not a political prop or punchline, he's a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. — DEREK DELGAUDIO (@derek_del) January 9, 2017 Meryl … Continue Reading Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes Speech: Reactions from Disabled People