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Graphic with a light pink background. In the center, a photo of Ingrid Tischer of her first day home from the hospital. Ingrid is a middle-aged white woman wearing a Bi-Pap mask in a hospital bed under a colorful quilt.

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

Graphic with a black background with white text that reads: #NoBodyIsDisposable and #HighRiskCA

Posted February 26, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

2/24 Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions

Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions We are very happy to see that the State of California shared a plan on February 12 to vaccinate … Continue Reading 2/24 Statement Regarding State Policy on Vaccination of People with High-Risk Conditions

Graphic with a coral background and a head and shoulders picture of Tinu Abayomi-Paul, against a light brown walk. She is a dark skinned woman with chin length curly black hair. She has on red lipstick and her left gold colored hoop earring is visible. She is not smiling, but looks content. She has a hand lightly pressed against her chest and is wearing a dark blue, light blue and black blouse patterned in zigzag stripes. She's looking directly into the camera.

Posted February 14, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

The King and Lies

The King and Lies Tinu Abayomi-Paul The day you realize as a Black person, that your people were enslaved, and are still being oppressed, in order to provide the … Continue Reading The King and Lies

The image shows a young American male in his 20s of Indian American descent, with brown skin and black hair. He is sitting at a desk with a laptop open in front of him with some books on the side of the table. The laptop has the word Berkeley on it as does the brown t-shirt he is wearing. Behind him on the wall are college banners and posters with words like Cal, Golden Bears, and catchy phrases like, Bear Den, enter at your own risk.

Posted February 6, 2021 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

A Boy Like Me

A Boy Like Me Hari Srinivasan One morning in late November 2020, I woke up to find that my rather modest twitter account had somehow gained around 1500 followers … Continue Reading A Boy Like Me

Graphic with a dark blue background with a photo of Britney Wilson, Black woman with curly natural, black hair and glasses in a blue chambray suit and white and blue polka dot top standing on crutches in an office.

Posted January 10, 2021 Podcast

Ep 94: Healthcare Rationing

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Ep_94_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS It’s been over eleven months since the pandemic emerged in the United States and things … Continue Reading Ep 94: Healthcare Rationing

Emily sits among plants in a power wheelchair behind a glass door. She is dimly lit, with long brown hair, a tan turtleneck, and black pants and boots.

Posted November 29, 2020 Podcast

Ep 91: Disabled Engineers

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep_91_Nov23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode features an interview with Emily Ackerman, a doctoral candidate in chemical engineering at … Continue Reading Ep 91: Disabled Engineers

A black and white newspaper clipping of a young little curly-haired blonde, covered by a plastic helmet, lying on the floor on her stomach with her metal walker in the background. She holds her chin up with one of her hands and looks forward. There are physical therapy balls surrounding her.

Posted October 12, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Dear Kevin Hart, The MDA is Heartless

Dear Kevin Hart, The MDA is Heartless Emily Wolinsky Dear Mr. Hart, I’m writing this letter because you and I share some important commonalities, and I hope my letter … Continue Reading Dear Kevin Hart, The MDA is Heartless

Posted October 6, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

A Very Kind Conversation Between a Cyborg and Some Biohackers

A Very Kind Conversation Between a Cyborg and Some Biohackers The Cyborg Jillian Weise in conversation with Berkelly Gonzalez, Cobalt Barnett, Hylyx Hyx, Jacob Boss and Ryan O’Shea & with … Continue Reading A Very Kind Conversation Between a Cyborg and Some Biohackers

A young white woman with long curly brown hair and brown eyes smiles at the camera. She stands beside a brown tree trunk and is wearing an emerald green tunic top and a white cardigan sweater.

Posted September 16, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

“Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame”: Why I Call Myself a Disabled Writer Amanda Leduc From 2008 – 2010, I lived for a time in Edinburgh, Scotland. … Continue Reading Life is Too Short for Someone Else’s Shame

Left: Caleb, a fat brown disabled femme, places their hands on their hips and looks at the camera defiantly. They are wearing blue plants, a blue bomber jacket with pink florals, and a black t-shirt that reads GORDA in a cursive script. Right: Max Airborne, a fat white person wearing blue jeans, an aqua t-shirt, a red knit beanie and round glasses, sits on a scooter in front of San Francisco ICE headquarters, speaking through a bullhorn. Resting on the front of their scooter is a large cardboard sign hand-painted with the words "No Body Is Disposable." On their left someone is interpreting in ASL, and on their right someone is recording audio using a handheld device.

Posted September 7, 2020 Podcast

Ep 85: Fat Liberation

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/EP85_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today’s episode is all about fat liberation with Max Airborne and Caleb Luna. Max is … Continue Reading Ep 85: Fat Liberation

Jaipreet Virdi, a South Asian woman with dark hair, smiles at the camera. Her head is slightly turned. She is wearing a black blazer and dark top. There are some trees in the blurred background.

Posted August 10, 2020 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Q&A with Jaipreet Virdi

Below is an interview with Jaipreet Virdi, Assistant Professor at the Department of History at the University of Delaware where she teaches courses on disability histories, the history of medicine, … Continue Reading Q&A with Jaipreet Virdi

A South Asian woman with light brown skin, dark eyes, and black glasses smiles at the camera. She is sitting in an electric wheelchair with a purple jacket tucked behind the headrest, her hands folded over a Chromebook that rests on a wheelchair tray. Behind her is a white brick wall that gives way to untextured blue on the left of the image.

Posted July 28, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

…felt half seen

…felt half seen Vyoma Raman Please note: spoilers for the Netflix series “Never Have I Ever” and internalized ableism will be discussed in this essay. Never have … Continue Reading …felt half seen

Three Asian Americans taking a selfie at an outdoor sidewalk. In the back is Luigi Villanueva, on the left is Alice Wong, a wheelchair user with a mask over her nose attached to a ventilator, on the right is Rochelle Kwan. Everyone is smiling.

Posted July 26, 2020 Podcast

Ep 82: Americans with Disabilities Act

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/82_Ep_82_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today is July 26, 2020 and in the United States it is the 30th anniversary … Continue Reading Ep 82: Americans with Disabilities Act

Left: A light-skinned Black woman with a blonde buzzcut and a lavender dress sits on the grass in front of two Brown University buildings, one of which was built by enslaved Black people. She is looking into the camera. Right: A white femme-presenting person with dark blonde hair stands in front of a white board with a blue floral shirt and a jean jacket. The white board has red text on it, which states: “1. Notice: How much space are you taking? 2. What do you have to add? Do you need to speak on this topic? 3. Lean into discomfort. 4. Recognize power dynamics and privilege in this space.”

Posted July 22, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Abolition Must Include Psychiatry

Abolition Must Include Psychiatry By Stella Akua Mensah Edited by Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu Content notes: sanism, racism, violence, state violence, incarceration, institutionalization, forced ‘treatment’, torture, medical coercion, restraint, seclusion, abuse, … Continue Reading Abolition Must Include Psychiatry