We Will Talk About These Days

In March of 2020, much of Philadelphia shut down in response to COVID-19. Among the most vulnerable to the effects of the virus are people with disabilities.

We Will Talk About These Days is collection of interviews about living with disability while navigating a pandemic.

ASL Introduction

Interviewees include an ASL interpreter charged with communicating health and safety information to the Deaf community; an artist with Down Syndrome unable to work in her studio; a young woman hoping to leave an institution for a new life in the community; an essential worker weighing the risk and rewards of his work; and immigrants in search of better lives for their children with disabilities. The stories they tell contrast systemic inequities with moments of hope—even joy.

Community Partners

• Art-Reach
• The Center for Creative Works
• The Chinatown Disability Advocacy Project
• HandsUP
• People's Light
• Liberty Resources
• The Nationalities Service Center (NSC)

This project was made possible with generous support from the Independence Public Media Foundation.

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