MonthOctober 2024

Graphic with a beige background and delicate pink and purple flowers on the upper left and lower right corners. At the bottom in large print, THANK YOU! 3 photos from left to right: Alice, an Asian American disabled woman with a tracheostomy at her neck. She is smiling with her head tilted toward some bird of paradise plants, Leah, a mixed-race Sri Lankan and white nonbinary femme in their late 40s with teal curly hair, sand color skin and big metal glasses, looks contemplatively and with a slight smile at the viewer. Their hair matches the teal wall behind them, and their dark hot pink lipstick matches the hot pink velvet couch heaped with cushions behind them. They wear a black t shirt with the sleeves cut off and a gold hoop earring that reads “Burn It Down,” one double spiral tattoo is visible on their right shoulder (taken September 2024), and Jane, a person with pale-tan skin with her body away from the camera but her face smiling towards it. She’s wearing a blue jean jacket that reads “Nobody Loves You” in the back, embroidered in white calligraphy. Her hair is nearly shoulder-length with dark red highlights at the end and she’s wearing large round black-gray glasses. The background is a park during the day-time. Photo credit: Joy Gyamfi.

Posted October 7, 2024 Guest Blog Posts

Disabled People Jury Rigging Internet Connections During a Genocide: A Thank You Note

Disabled People Jury Rigging Internet Connections During a Genocide: A Thank You Note Today marks one year since the amplified Israeli genocide of Gaza began on October 7, 2023. … Continue Reading Disabled People Jury Rigging Internet Connections During a Genocide: A Thank You Note

Graphic with a purple background. In the center is a photo of an Asian American woman in a wheelchair with a tracheostomy at her neck that has a tube connected to her ventilator. Her head is tilted to the left side, she is smiling, and she is wearing a magenta lip color. Her shirt is plaid with pale pink and other pastel colors and she is wearing pink pants. Behind her is a lot of greenery from bushes and trees at a park. Photo by @allisonbusch_photography

Posted October 2, 2024 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Statement of Solidarity by Alice Wong: 2024 MacArthur Fellows Program

Hard to believe but I am a 2024 MacArthur Fellow! This has been a year with lots of highs and lows so receiving this was a surprise and it … Continue Reading Statement of Solidarity by Alice Wong: 2024 MacArthur Fellows Program