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The co-partners of #CripTheVote, Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong hosted a Twitter chat on 9/19/21 with Sachin Pavithran, Executive Director of the US Access Board, Conchita Hernandez Legorreta, a disability rights advocate and Doctoral student at George Washington University, and Qudsiya Naqui, a blind attorney and host of the podcast Down to the Struts. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2021/09/919-cripthevote-twitter-chat-on.html

9/19 #CripTheVote chat on immigration

On July 25, 2021 the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a Twitter chat about disability legislation in Congress with guest host Rebecca Vallas, Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation. Here is a sample from the conversation. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2021/07/cripthevote-chat-disability-legislation.html

7/25 #CripTheVote Twitter chat

Stories and information about the Philips Respironics recall notification (US) posted on June 14, 2021. For more: https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/e/sleep/communications/src-update

#SuckYouPhilips

On January 28, 2021, Integrated Community Services and the Disability Visibility Project co-organized an online event featuring a conversation with Claudia Alick and adrienne maree brown on disability justice, pleasure activism, and liberation. Here are a few Tweets from that day. For more: https://www.connectics.org/dpa

Disability + Pleasure Activism 2021

On January 25, 2021, Alice Wong Tweeted in frustration to the news that Governor Gavin Newsom of California will be eliminating the 1C phase of prioritized groups for vaccination from the state plan for an age-based approach after the current round with phase 1B. This means disabled, chronically ill, and immunocompromised people under 65 and essential workers will have to wait even longer. Here are a few powerful stories in response. For more: https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/post/advocates-fear-for-people-with-disabilities-and-underlying-health-conditions-under-the-age-of

#HighRiskCA: COVID-19 prioritization for high-risk Californians

Some Tweets from the webinar discussing the Disability Visibility anthology with Dr. Subini Annamma and Dr. Cathy Kudlick with Alice Wong co-organized by the Disability Visibility Project & the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability

12/5/20 Disability Visibility book event about disability studies

On November 15, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a chat welcoming people to share their thoughts on the results of the Presidential election and the work that lies ahead. Here is a short sample of the conversation. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/11/1115-cripthevote-post-election-hangout.html

#CripTheVote post-election chat

This webinar is co-organized by the Disability Visibility Project and the Longmore Institute on Disability. Join us for a conversation about disability justice with Patty Berne, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong; moderated by Yomi Wrong. Patty and Leah are contributors in Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, a new anthology edited by Alice.

11/7 #DisabilityVisibility book event

On October 11, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a 30-minute Twitter chat on the Supreme Court nominee and vacancy. Here is a sample of the conversation. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/09/1011-twitter-chat-scotus-vacancy-and.html

10/11 #CripTheVote chat on #SCOTUS nominee

On September 27, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a Twitter chat about the impact of the coronavirus on the 2020 election. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-31-2020-cripthevote-chat.html

9/27 #CripTheVote chat on the coronavirus & 2020 election

On September 13, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a Twitter chat on voter suppression & the disability community with guest host Dom Kelly. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/09/september-13-2020-cripthevote-chat-on.html

9/13 #CripTheVote chat on voter suppression

On August 16, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a 30-minute Twitter chat on the announcement of the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee, Senator Kamala Harris. Here is a small sample from the conversation. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-16-2020-cripthevore-chat-on.html

8/16 #CripTheVote Twitter Chat: Democratic VP Nominee

Stacey Park Milbern died on May 19, 2020 at age 33. Her legacy is forever. Here are a few responses from people who knew and admired her. For more about Stacey and the Disability Justice Culture Club https://www.facebook.com/disabilityjusticecultureclub/ 
Image description: Stacey Park Milbern, a mixed race Korean and white queer person smiles head on at the camera. She has big glasses and is wearing a crewneck. Her trach and wheelchair can be seen.

#StaceyTaughtUs: Loving and remembering Stacey Park Milbern

On May 17, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a Twitter chat with guest hosts Anita Cameron and Dustin Gibson on the coronavirus, health disparities and the disability community. Here is a sample of the conversation. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-17-2020-cripthevote-twitter-chat.html

#CripTheVote chat on health disparities & #COVID19: A recap

On April 1, 2020, Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project hosted a Twitter chat discussing the documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution with co-directors Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham. You can watch Crip Camp now on Netflix. Here is a sample of the conversation. For more about the film and the chat: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/03/24/4-1-cripcampnetflix-twitter-chat/

#CripCampNetflix Twitter chat: A recap

A small sample of online conversations, news, media coverage, and reviews about Crip Camp, a documentary premiering on Netflix on March 25, 2020, co-directed by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht. For more: https://www.sundance.org/projects/crip-camp 
Image Description: A lit-up billboard in Times Square, NYC, shows the Crip Camp movie poster. Pedestrians and cars pass by in the foreground. The poster is a 1968 photo by Patti Smolian showing a teenage Neil Jacobson sitting in his manual wheelchair, with Alan Ford behind him with a guitar slung over his shoulder. It reads "CRIP CAMP" in bold black letters. Photo credit and source: https://twitter.com/midmarauder/status/1237523877590233088

Crip Camp: commentary, news, and reviews

A small sample of articles, stories, and reports about COVID-19 and stories by disabled, poor, fat, older, chronically ill, immunosuppressed, homebound, and neurodivergent people, and others. Image description: Photo of a pair of hands washing with soap over a kitchen sink with fruit in the background on a white countertop

Coronavirus and the disability community  #HighRiskCOVID19

Another week, another Democratic Primary debate! Here is a sample of the conversation by the #CripTheVote community during the 10th debate featuring Presidential candidates in South Carolina

#CripTheVote live tweets the 2/25 #DemDebate

Is it Friday yet? On February 19, 2020, 9 Presidential candidates participated in a Democratic Primary Debate in Las Vegas, NV. Here is a sample of the conversation.

#CripTheVote: Live Tweet 2/19 Dem Debate

Here is a small sample of the conversation regarding the movement by the Wet’suwet’en land defenders and a recent article about accessibility issues faced by disabled people during the protests. Thank you to Karen Ward (@kwardvancouver) for creating the hashtag & Gabrielle Peters (@mssinenomine) for amplifying.

#NotMyAlliance: Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en

On February 12, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a Twitter chat about debate accessibility with the American Association of People with Disabilities. Here is a sample of the conversation. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/01/212-cripthevote-twitter-chat-on-debate.html

#CripTheVote Twitter chat on debate accessibility

On February 5, 2020, the the Disability Organizing (DO) Network, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), and Disability Visibility Project hosted a Twitter chat on the 2020 Census and what it means for the disability community. Here is a sample of the conversation. For more: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/01/11/2-5-donetwork-twitter-chat-on-census-2020/

#DisabilityCounts2020 Twitter chat on the 2020 Census & the disability community

On January 17, 2020, the co-partners of #CripTheVote hosted a Twitter town hall with Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg. Here is a small sample of the conversation. The questions are listed at the top. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2020/01/11720-candidate-chat-with-pete-buttigieg.html

#CripTheVote Twitter town hall with Pete Buttigieg

On January 14, 2020, the #CripTheVote community live-tweeted the latest Democratic primary debate. Here is a sample of the conversation. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/

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