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Black Women Leaders and Disability Justice Rasheera Dopson, MPH
In most traditional images and coverage of political leadership, Black women are not the faces that come to mind. Leadership has often been portrayed in mainstream media and global platforms as statues of white male figures, those who are tall with booming authoritative voices and an air of entitlement to all spaces. Nevertheless, within the past five years there has seemed to be a
moreShoved From the Ivory Tower: Disabled Graduate Students Crushed Between the University of California & Their Union
Heather Ringo and Julia Métraux
On November 29th, 2022, over 200 disabled union workers and allies gathered on Zoom to beg members of the UAW 2865 Bargaining Team (BT) not to drop the core demands of our Access Needs Article (Article 23) in their labor strike and negotiations with the University of California (UC). We shared
moreHello my friends! Whew, what a year, huh? If you told me what would happen in the beginning of last year I would have never believed you. Here’s a brief summary of some personal achievements and DVP activities from 2022.
Sending you all lots of love and gratitude,
Alice
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Photo of Alice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman in a power chair. She is wearing a
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Photo with a tangerine background with a pink border at the bottom with a copy of Year of the Tiger paperback in the center. The left in a glass cup is a bunch of rainbow dipper spoons from @umeshiso_ with a signed tiger bookplate by Alice Wong in front of the cup. A tiger bookmark positioned to the left of the book.
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Digital graphic of a quote designed with black text on a cream colored background. Artist credit: Jen White-Johnson
DISABILITY IS A GENERATIVE FORCE.
IT’S MAGIC. IT REALLY TEACHES
ME TO BE MORE ‘THOUGITFUL
AND AWARE OF MYSELF
AND MY BODY. MY BODY-MIND IN
COMMUNITY. AND, AS ALICE WONG
HAS PUT SO BEAUTIFULLY,
DISABLED PLOPLE
ARE ORACLES.
Via ALEX LOCUST – GLAMPUTEE
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Graphic with a white background featuring an illustrated portrait of Alice Wong and Ashanti Fortson by Ashanti, with a purple, pink, mauve, and blue color palette. Wong is an Asian American woman wearing a dark blue jacket and a pink-and-lavender chevron-patterned scarf, as well as a mask over her nose with a tube for her Bi-Pap machine. Fortson is an Afro-Mexican person wearing light yellow
moreRelease the Red Panda
Sandy Ho
Note: spoilers for the Pixar film Turning Red
“Hi – Dr. Shapiro, it’s Sandy. I’m calling because my parents want me to delay the operation by a month. My mom said it would bring bad luck if I were in the hospital during the Lunar New Year.” I said quietly. The night before I had decided to call my orthopedic surgeon from the school nurse’s office,
moreMy ICU Summer: A Photo Essay
Alice Wong
Content notes: medical trauma, hospitalization, blood, systemic ableism, death, anxiety
This is a semi-accurate account of what happened to me this summer based on my hazy memories, medical records, and photos. At the time I did not share much and will continue to be intentional about what I will and will not reveal. I’m doing this now so people can be informed of my
moreTaking the Edge Off: Navigating an Ableist Pandemic Through Mixology
Mary Frances Layden
Sometimes a cocktail just takes the edge off.
During lockdown, in the early days of the pandemic, my family and I sheltered in place in New York City. Hospital beds were thrown together in Central Park, cases skyrocketed beyond belief and prediction; it was, admittedly, a terrifying place to be for someone high risk like myself. My sisters and I
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