All new guest essay for Alice Wong by Feral Heather featuring local Bay Area COVID-safe small businesses such as Illusive Comics disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/01/01/we-…

Last week was rough... but if you want to read an uplifting story about Indigenous Data Sovereignty and why you should CARE, check out the profile about Leke Hutchins' (Leke Hutchins) research in Hawai’i in Science Magazine: science.org/content/articl…

I have not seen in my time following politics a more effective local official than the current Los Angeles city comptroller. A rigorous accountant, he’s been educating about the consequences of outrageous bloating in police budgets and cuts to services that people need.

When we talk about the violence of policing, this includes the intentional decision to expand & fund a police state at the expense of resources that would help maintain our safety. The recent fires and the city’s response to the ensuing need are manifestations of these decisions.

Feel like we can breathe a little bit today. I can finally share that despite the harassment, the smearing, the intimidation, Rutgers promoted me to full professor this summer. A testament to fact that hiding will not make us safer & speaking does not make us more vulnerable.

This is the way

I did a story a few days ago about about how to support incarcerated firefighters in California. Now Fund for Guaranteed Income made a spreadsheet of their commissary info if people want to contribute directly: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

PUT $ ON THE BOOKS OF INCARCERATED FIREFIGHTERS There are over 1,000 incarcerated firefighters currently fighting the flames in LA. They get paid $5.80-$10. This is modern day slavery & this practice should be abolished. Until then, send some $ here: Bit.ly/FirefighterGI

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Black Disability Institute, a new think tank housed in our research and data department, along with the exciting news that @DrSamiSchalk will be joining our team through May 2026 as a Senior Research Fellow!

One of the most powerful stories that has reemerged during the Southern California wildfires is that of the incarcerated people, who make up a shocking 30% of California's firefighters. At Disability Rights California, we understand that incarcerated firefighters are not just

Help me raise money for Mask Bloc L.A. so they can continue to give away masks during the LA wildfires! Details: x.com/SFdirewolf/sta… FYI: I misspelled MaskBlocLA

Covid-competent community: one of the last businesses in the Bay Area requiring masks—Moments Cooperative Bookstore—needs help to stay open. please amplify and donate! gofundme.com/f/keep-moments… #StillMasking #StillCoviding #YallMasking #DisabilityJustice

This is the way.

Brought to you by popular demand, here is the reading list that I'm using to inform my course on Academic Ableism. I will also attach links to an old reading list on disability history - I haven't taught that in years so it's out of date, but may be useful to others! 1/5

If you're struggling to understand how eugenics impacts daily life right now, I recommend going back to the historical records to see how the eugenics movement took off 100 years ago. We need to be able to recognize it when we see it, so that we can push back and resist. 1/13

Hello new followers! You might wonder why an environmental humanities scholar is so knowledgeable about eugenics. Well, most of California’s land management policy was engineered by white supremacist eugenicists who laundered it through aesthetics of Romantic sublime “wilderness”

Glad that people love history. However, if you're not masking in public spaces, YOU are setting the tone for the eugenic platform. One of the easiest things you can do is think about high risk people. We need to go to school, the doctor, the store. We deserve access. 1/6

Remote job posting: Disability Project National Organizer from the The Transgender Law Center idealist.org/en/nonprofit-j…

We're in dire need to keep raising money because of the expenses of keeping all of the eSIMs topped up. For the latest about our project: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/29/cri…

Psychiatric hospitals run by for-profit companies are the fastest growing destination for Californians experiencing mental health crises. But instead of offering a respite, they have capitalized on lax regulations to strip their workforces, exposing patients to violence and