{"id":188774,"date":"2017-01-01T03:30:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=188774"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:22:22","slug":"2016-dvp-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2017\/01\/01\/2016-dvp-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2016: DVP Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

2016 was an amazing year and here are some highlights from the\u00a0Disability Visibility Project<\/strong>\u2122.<\/p>\n

The Latest<\/h3>\n

-In November I started the process of editing and preparing blog posts featuring short audio clips and text transcripts from the +100 oral histories in our archive with two freelance audio producers.<\/p>\n

Here are two that are available: Nina G & Alice Wong<\/a> and Anthony Tusler and Fran Osborne<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Expect to see these oral histories uploaded to the DVP website sometime in spring 2017.<\/p>\n

-In December I launched a crowdfunding campaign on Patreon<\/a> to support and expand the activities of the DVP, enabling me to pay disabled writers, artists, and freelancers.<\/p>\n

-This year I am thankful to have Heather Watkins and Denise DiNoto as volunteer co-moderators of the DVP Facebook group. They\u2019ve been very generous with their time and energy.<\/p>\n

Online Activism<\/strong><\/h3>\n

–Election 2016:<\/strong> I became a co-partner with Andrew Pulrang and Gregg Beratan early 2016 in #CripTheVote<\/a>, a nonpartisan online movement activating and engaging disabled people on policies and practices important to the disability community.<\/p>\n

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We hosted 15 Twitter chats<\/a> this year on disability issues and activism. We also partnered with Huffington Post<\/a> and Rooted in Rights<\/a> for a series of videos featuring disabled people about voting and political participation.<\/p>\n

–Collective mourning<\/strong>: The DVP co-hosted\u00a0an online vigil\/Twitter chat<\/a>\u00a0on August 4, 2016 remembering disabled people murdered in Sagamihara, Japan.<\/p>\n

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–DVP Twitter Chats:<\/strong>\u00a0collaboration with guest hosts for DVP Twitter chats on intersectionality and disability<\/a>, assisted suicide and ableism<\/a>, Black disabled musicians in Hip-Hop<\/a>, disability and transgender solidarity<\/a>, Star Trek<\/a>, and futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Speaking\/Presenting<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The DVP gave presentations and participated in panel discussions and webinars on civil rights and social media<\/a>, accessible social media<\/a>, disabled artists<\/a>, disabled Asian Pacific Americans<\/a>, and disability advocacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Writing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The DVP co-authored a 2-part report on disabled people of color<\/a> with Vilissa K. Thompson marking the 26th<\/sup> anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n

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Original essays by the DVP on ableist violence<\/a> and the film \u201cFinding Dory<\/a>\u201d plus articles on disability representation in political campaign ads<\/a> and accessible political participation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Interviews with disabled activists in the US, UK, and Canada: Emily Wolinsky<\/a> and Laura Halvorson<\/a>, Sandy Ho<\/a>, Merry Cross<\/a>, and Allen Mankewich<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Eight guest blog posts\/reviews by: H. Lee, David Kilgannon, Heidi Johnson-Wright, Rachel Lovejoy, Henry Kingston, Avery Olmstead, Grace Tsao, and Eleanor Lisney.<\/p>\n

Media<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Community Storytelling Fellowship, Making Contact Radio<\/strong>: I produced my first radio story<\/a> about interdependence and personal assistance featuring 6 disabled people from the SF Bay Area (some of these were from DVP oral histories). I also published a manifesto on Transom about disabled voices on radio<\/a> as a result of the fellowship experience.<\/p>\n

DVP media commentary<\/strong>: on\u00a0community living<\/a>, media<\/a>, election 2016<\/a>, bioethics<\/a>, sports<\/a>, popular culture<\/a>, activism in the disability community<\/a>, disability representation in film<\/a>, diversity in advertising<\/a>, and reproductive health<\/a> and reproductive justice<\/a> in articles, interviews, and podcasts.<\/p>\n

Arts and Culture<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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#CripLit:<\/strong> a co-partnership with novelist Nicola Griffith. #CripLit Twitter chats are focused on disabled writers, publishing, and writing about disabled people in fiction\/non-fiction. We hosted 4 Twitter chats this year with our most recent December chat, \u201cResistance Through Writing<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Co-organized a DVP listening party with the Contemporary Jewish Museum featuring interviews from oral histories recorded at StoryCorps and a panel discussion with disabled artists<\/a> in September 2016.<\/p>\n

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Support for projects and events in the disability community such as the Superfest International Disability Film Festival<\/a>, the Disability and Intersectionality Summit<\/a> and Sins Invalid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking Ahead: 2017<\/h3>\n

I can’t wait to share all the exciting projects and collaborations planned for this year. More updates to come. You can find the latest from our website, Facebook group<\/a>, or on Twitter @DisVisibility<\/a>.\u00a0For any questions or comments, feel free to reach out:\u00a0DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s so much that needs to be done in 2017 and I’m all-in!<\/p>\n

Alice Wong,<\/p>\n

Founder and Project Coordinator,\u00a0Disability Visibility Project\u2122<\/p>\n

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THANK YOU!<\/h2>\n

Happy New Year!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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