#Unbothered: Why The Overwhelmingly Whiteness Within Disability Advocacy...
Last week, I participated in a Facebook chat about the lack of racial diversity within disability rights & advocacy organizations, from the founders to Board members. Some folks were surprised...
View ArticleWhite Privilege & Inspiration Porn
Over the weekend, I noticed a lot of chatter on Facebook surrounding the story of Anaya Ellick, a 7 years old girl from Virginia who won a national penmanship contest. Anaya is an African American...
View Article#DisabilityTooWhite: Making the “Good Trouble” in Advocacy
By now, many of you may have heard of the hashtag #DisabilityTooWhite. It was created last Wednesday on Twitter impromptu by me, and has gained a lot of support, resistance, and interest from those...
View Article#WeArePulse: Members of the Disabled PoC LGBTQ+ Community Speak Out
This week’s post will be to honor the 49 lives that were taken too soon in the Pulse shooting that happened in Orlando last weekend. The act was senseless and filled of hate, and another example of...
View Article#GetWokeADA26: Call for Stories by Disabled People of Color
It is with absolute delight that I announce the collaboration established between Ramp Your Voice! and Disability Visibility Project to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities...
View Article#GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part 1
#GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part One by Vilissa Thompson and Alice Wong Introduction On July 5th, we published the #GetWokeADA26 Call for Stories, asking for disabled people to...
View ArticleLetters For Jerika: Showing Up for Jerika Bolen
Over the past month, I have been following the story of Jerika Bolen, a young disabled teen who has made the decision to end her life due to living in incredible pain from her disability. Jerika’s...
View ArticleThe Woodland Hills High School-to-Prison Pipeline
The intersection of race and disability is often ignored when we discuss the injustices that disadvantage disabled students of color within our schools. This oversight can mean grave consequences to...
View Article#BlackDisabledGirlMagic Series: Heather Watkins, Disabled Writer, Mom, &...
As we continue with the #BlackDisabledGirlMagic series, we have seen the various perspectives about the lives Black disabled women live and our worth shared in our own words. If you have noticed, I...
View ArticleWhy Black Disability History Matters
For the past few years on the blog, I have featured the stories and activism of Black disabled figures who are unsung heroes during Black History Month. I began doing this because I did not want our...
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