Vilissa Thompson

Vilissa Thompson

LMSW

Vilissa Thompson is a macro-minded social worker from South Carolina. Ramp Your Voice! is her organization where she discusses the issues that matter to her as a Black disabled woman, including intersectionality, racism, politics, and why she unapologetically makes good trouble. Vilissa can be found on Twitter at @VilissaThompson, @RampYourVoice, and on Patreon.

Photo of supporters of the Free Britney movement in a rally

Hey Britney, I Want to Help You Be an Ally to the Disability Community

Vilissa Thompson

Britney Spears can use her powerful voice to continue broadening the discussions around conservatorships and the rights of disabled people.

[Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West walking down the street together]

When You Mock Kanye’s Mental Health, You’re Not Just Mocking Kanye

Vilissa Thompson

The true harm of gossip and speculation about a public figure of this visibility is the way it seeps into the fabric of how we view the people around us with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.

[Photo: Man walks past the Harriet Tubman Museum.]

The Overlooked History of Black Disabled People

Vilissa Thompson

Black disability history matters because without us putting our voices and very bodies on the line, the political and societal strides many of us take for granted would not have occurred.