Poster from Rupa S. Valdez
“The posters are from the first fundraising concert we did for Blue Trunk, the nonprofit related to accessible travel that I co-founded, and from 2 disability studies symposia that were held at UVA. These are the posters that are currently on the door of my UVA office.”
Text Messages of Rupa S. Valdez
"For the text with Judy, these are messages related to the last time I saw her before she passed away. We were coordinating having breakfast together at her home in one of the messages, and in the other I was thanking her for listening to some personal challenges I had been experiencing."
Text Messages of Rupa S. Valdez
"For the text with Judy, these are messages related to the last time I saw her before she passed away. We were coordinating having breakfast together at her home in one of the messages, and in the other I was thanking her for listening to some personal challenges I had been experiencing."
Photograph of Rupa S. Valdez
“For the picture of me on the pier, this was taken on a drive back from a recent trip to Asheville, North Carolina. We had stopped at some scenic sites along the way, and this was one of them.”
Photograph of Rupa S. Valdez
“The photo of me in a wheelchair in a blue top was a photo that UVA had taken of me for an article about some of the advocacy work I do related to disability. This picture was taken on UVA Grounds.”
The interviewee, an Indian woman seated in her wheelchair, facing the camera and smiling. She is wearing a dark blue top. A tan building with gray accents is in the background.
