Denise Vasquez Photography

#Traveling on the road takes a lot of #planning, especially being a #disabled #photographer. I’d like to share some #tips... #RESEARCH: know if where you are going is open to the public & #ADA #accessible... #PLAN: if you are staying in #hotels, accessible #rooms are limited so #RSVP ASAP... MAKE #LISTS: LIST 1- #Wheelchair, #walking sticks, portable stool, ice-packs, #yoga mat... LIST 2- #Photography #cameras, #lenses, #flash, batteries, charger, #tripod, memory cards... LIS

#CHANGE BEGINS WITH #AWARENESS #COMMUNICATION #COMMUNITY #INCLUSION #DIVERSITY #ACCESSIBILITY #EQUALITY *If you'd like to make a #contribution to The Disabled Photographer Project, you can help #support the #project by making a #donation Here: The project is also currently seeking #partnerships, #sponsors, #grants, and #ambassadorships. For inquiries contact Denise Vasquez denisevasquezphotography@gmail.com #Follow #TheDisabledPhotographerProject #Youtube https://www.youtube.

Hi everyone, great #news! I am fully #Vaccinated. Click on the Youtube video to #hear and #read all about it if you're using #Captions! For those asking about getting their #Vaccination cards #laminated, in the #video I also offer some great tips! Now that I'm fully vaccinated, I am ready to get back to #traveling so I can #photograph more #colorful #moments and #create more videos & #blogs for The Disabled Photographer Project & "How Accessible Is Accessible" Series. Lots of

I’ve been personally dealing with the #challenges #disabled people constantly have to face when #venturing #outdoors for many years now. It takes a lot of #research to find out where the #ADA #accessible #places are. I hope that someday our #society (#parks, #banks, #stores, #airplanes, #housing...) will not only comply by the ADA #Law, but #respect, #acknowledge & #include disabled people when making #decisions that pertain to #accessibility. Every #disability is unique and

#Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 When I first moved to San Diego #California back in 2017, I had no idea we had a #National #Monument here. I learned about Cabrillo National Monument while doing #research on the internet, seeking #parks nearby. The National Park Service now has an #app that lists the parks, what to see, things to do, amenities, park news, #wheelchair #accessible #locations and more! I noticed that some areas are listed on the app as being wheelchair acces

Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 Many people might not realize the #health #benefits of being #outdoors, but from personal experience, I can certainly say that #being outdoors in #nature is #healing. Over the last three years, I’ve noticed whenever I spent time outdoors in nature, it #uplifted my #spirits, my #mood was better, and I #slept better. Going from getting #injured and feeling trapped with the #injury, #immobility, #CRPS, #stress, #anxiety, #sleep disorder, const

Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 My #dream has always been to be a #travel #photographer. For me, my #happiness is #being on the road, #experiencing new #places, #connecting with #nature and #people, while capturing #colorful #moments with my #cameras during #sunrises, #sunsets, under the #stars and more. There have always been #challenges while #traveling on the road, but even more so since I got hurt at work and ended up being #disabled. Over the last 3 years going from