Denise Vasquez Photography

The fact that a person sitting in a #wheelchair is the International #Symbol of #Accessibility should make it clear, that a wheelchair gives a #disabled person like me #Access! The definition of a wheelchair under the ADA is as follows: "A wheelchair is a manually operated or power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility #disability for the main purpose of indoor, or of both indoor and outdoor locomotion. Individuals with #mobility disabiliti

#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

It's #National #Park Week, and while many people are going to the #parks, #camping, #hiking, and enjoying the great #outdoors, many National Parks #trails, #amenities, #tours #residencies and #workshops are not fully #accessible to #disabled #photographers like me. I created The Disabled Photographer Project & my How Accessible Is Accessible series because having #access matters! I got tired of not having full access to things, especially #outdoors, so I decided to do somethi

Have you ever wanted to #explore the #National #Parks but couldn't #afford it? Guess what? National Park week is kicking off on April 17th by allowing #FREE admission into over 400 National Parks! The fee free day is a wonderful #opportunity to visit National Parks as they normally charge an entrance fee to get in, unless you have an ACCESS PASS. If you are permanently #disabled and don't know about the ACCESS PASS that gives you lifetime free entry to the National Parks and

#Photography by Denise Vasquez ©2021 You might have heard the phrase “Find Your Park” being used by people when referring to the national #parks. Well I knew I found my #park the first time I #ventured to Joshua Tree National Park back in the 90’s. It was #love at first sight! I fell in love with the big #colorful #skies that were and still are a #beautiful backdrop to an exotic #environment, filled with the most interesting looking #trees I’ve ever seen. I loved how every #t

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 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved #traveling, I’ve always felt a #connection to #nature, and I’ve always loved being #outdoors. I remember as a child, my mother sending me from New York City to Puerto Rico for visits with my grandparents during the #summer months… I remember being in awe of the #mountains that looked like giant waves frozen in time…I remember being in awe of the #color of the #water that reminded me of #turqu

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