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Photo on the of an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair in front of a pool of water with tropical water plants in the background lit with purple & magenta lights inside a greenhouse. She is wearing a puffy gray jacket and a mask over her nose attached to a tube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hello friends! Time flies, seriously. In 2014 the Disability Visibility Project (DVP) started a year before the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and here we are about to approach the 30th anniversary of this landmark civil rights law in 2020. This is a brief year in review (you can check out <\/span>last year\u2019s review here)<\/span><\/a> highlighting the amazing people I\u2019ve had a chance to work and collaborate with this year. Much gratitude to everyone\u2019s support and love!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have lots of exciting plans for 2020 including my first major publication as an editor, <\/span>Disability Visibility<\/span><\/i><\/a>, an anthology published by Vintage Books in July. Stay tuned for the latest on my <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have the means, I hope you will consider making a donation and support my work in creating and amplifying disability media and culture <\/span>via PayPal or Patreon<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Publications<\/b><\/h4>\n

Wrote the following essays, articles, and blog posts<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Valentine\u2019s Day, Let\u2019s Recognize Why #AccessIsLove.<\/span><\/a> Rooted in Rights, February 14, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disability Narratives for the Win.<\/span><\/a> Symposium on Eli Clare\u2019s<\/span> Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Syndicate Network, February 26, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rise and Fall of the Plastic Straw: Sucking in Crip Defiance.<\/span><\/a> Special Section on Crip Technoscience, Vol. 5, No 1, <\/span>Catalyst Journal<\/span><\/a>, April 1, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unbroken and Unbowed: Revisiting Disability Representation on \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d<\/span><\/a>, BitchMedia, May 29, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Olmstead Decision & Me”<\/span><\/a>: My thoughts on the Olmstead decision and what community living means to me, June 27, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRest in Power: Carrie Ann Lucas, Bill Peace, and Ing Wong-Ward,\u201d<\/span><\/a> July 7, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conducted 11 Q&As with the following people<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day Al-Mohamed<\/span><\/a> on fantasy and queer disabled representation, <\/span>Michelle Nario-Redmond<\/span><\/a> on ableism, <\/span>Pia Justesen<\/span><\/a> on disability and human rights<\/span>, <\/span>Haben Girma<\/span><\/a> on her new memoir, <\/span>Frances Ryan<\/span><\/a> on austerity and disabled people in the UK, <\/span>Annabelle Oxley <\/span><\/a>on disabled transgender people in Australia, <\/span>Bess Williamson<\/span><\/a> on the history of accessibility in the US, <\/span>Diana Elizabeth Jordan<\/span><\/a> on being a disabled film director in Hollywood, <\/span>Katherine Beattie<\/span><\/a> on writing for television, <\/span>Victoria Rodr\u00edguez-Rold\u00e1n<\/span><\/a> on exclusion and lack of diversity the legal community, and playwright <\/span>Paul David Power<\/span><\/a> on disability culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Edited and published 19 guest blog posts for the DVP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essays by Vilissa Thompson<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Imani Barbarin<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Dana Bishop-Root and Dustin Gibson in collaboration with Bekezela Mguni<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Rebecca Cokley<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Corbett OToole<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Stacey Milbern<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Jen Deerinwater<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Kendra Scalia<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Da\u2019Shaun Harrison<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>D\u2019Arcee Charington Neal<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Kalia Douglas-Micallef<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Noor Pervez<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Azza Altiraifi<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Amy Gaeta<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Neal Carter<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Krys M\u00e9ndez Ram\u00edrez<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> A.H. Reaume<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Anna Landre<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Amy Gaeta & Haley Moss<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Podcast<\/b><\/h4>\n

Co-produced and hosted 26 episodes of the <\/span>Disability Visibility podcast<\/span><\/a> (episodes 42-67) with audio producers <\/span>Cheryl Green, Geraldine Ah-Sue, and Sarika Mehta<\/span><\/a>. Check out the latest one featuring an interview with <\/span>actor Liz Carr<\/span><\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Media<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Interviewed by <\/span>Pacific Standard<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Rewire News<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Hill<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Time Magazine<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Daily Dot<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Capital Public Radio<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>ABC News<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>New Mobility<\/span><\/a>, about the 2020 election, political participation of disabled people, and my work as a co-partner in <\/span>#CripTheVote<\/span><\/a> with Andrew Pulrang and Gregg Beratan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Appeared as a guest on the following podcasts: <\/span>Contra*<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Reid My Mind<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>HER with Amena Brown<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Hip-Hop Bruha<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Pigeonhole<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Healing Justice<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>The Vocal Fries<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Talked about plastic straws<\/span><\/a> (again!) with Kyli Rodriguez-Cayro for Bustle. As if bans on plastic bans aren\u2019t ableist enough, I was <\/span>interviewed by Janelle Bitker<\/span><\/a> from the San Francisco Chronicle on cafes no longer using disposable cups. Here\u2019s<\/span> a recap<\/span><\/a> of some of the conversation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interviewed by Soleil Ho along with Haben Girma, John Marble, Srin Madipalli, and Robin Wilson-Beattie, <\/span>Equal Access? Dining While Disabled<\/span><\/a>, for the San Francisco Chronicle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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with help from @SFdirewolf<\/a>, I got in touch with several members of the Bay Area disability community and asked them to share their experiences of dining out around town. they all had really important advice to share about how restaurants could do better. https:\/\/t.co\/bSpUx4xURl<\/a><\/p>\n

— Soleil Ho (@hooleil) September 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n