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Guest Blogger Cynthia Lopez on not being the one to stop it
Listen to this post read by Cynthia Lopez of Eleusis Films: “Have you ever had someone diss your art? You know that it’s actually an invitation to keep creating, right? After the premiere of my second movie, a null-budget, feature-length narrative fiction film, a person that I knew told me that I should not be…
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National Museum of Health and Medicine TBI arts exhibit sparks some controversy, but maybe just for me
Listen to this post: I’ll start saying I have not heard one lick of controversy about artist and TBI survivor Eliette Markhbein or about her arts exhibit at the National Museum of Health and Medicine called “WHACK’ed … and then everything was different.” Her art is really pretty, and her unique process is very intriguing.…
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Guest Blogger: Zazel-Chavah O’Garra on “turning setbacks into a comeback” after a brain tumor
Listen to this post read by Cheryl: “I’m writing to share my personal journey of crafting a vibrant, creative life after becoming disabled. Given my extensive background in the creative arts, patient advocacy and social work, I believe I can spread the words ‘turning setbacks into a comeback.’ I became a disabled artist 10 years…
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Guest Blogger: William L. Alton on Stigma
Listen to this post read by William L. Alton; introduction by Cheryl: Just as I put the finishing touches on the PSA, “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration,” my dear friend, Bill Alton, was being put through the ringer because of his disabilities. The PSA is a satire about how some people expect disabled folks to…
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Your daily dosage of inspiration
Listen to this post: As if I am not already doing too many things to handle, I did one more. I went and made my first Public Service Announcement. It feels great. Why did I do it? Because I was inspired to by a wonderful conversation with Caitlin Wood (who runs the Where’s Lulu? website with…