Month: August 2013

  • “The Way We Talk” documentary film about stuttering by Michael Turner

    Listen to this post: Listen, folks! We have more phenomenal art and storytelling from the inside. And it needs to get funded! Michael Turner has had his work screened on OPB and at the Oregon Heritage Conference. He won “Best Documentary” at The Teeny Tiny Film Festival in 2012. His new feature length film, “The…

  • ASL interpretation online for “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration”

    Listen to this post: You often hear how the internet is a boon to sharing ideas and information. People all over the world with a computer and a hook-up can reach into a constantly growing body of information if they have the money and access to these things. We know that some governments limit what…

  • Calling Portland area actors who wanna fight me

    Listen to this post:  It’s not that I love a good fight. But I do somehow seem to get into them a lot. I don’t ever use brain injury as an excuse or say I’m not responsible for my behavior. Honestly, though? I do get into more fights since the tbi. And yes, usually I…

  • Guest Blogger: Amanda C. Nachman on mild traumatic brain injury

    Listen to this post read by Cheryl:  I want to share with you some writing by Amanda C. Nachman. I’m so glad she wanted to share on the blog for a lot of reasons. Let me start with that. Gentle reader, you might not know this about me: I did not have a good experience…

  • Criptiques Kickstarter fundraiser

    Listen to this post:  More fabulous artists Kickstarting! Check out a new Kickstarter campaign by activist, blogger, educator Caitlin Wood. Remember our fabulous, snarky PSA about disability called “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration“? She’s taking this kind of social critique to a whole new level with her book, “Criptiques.” [caption: “there’s nothing else quite like this”] The…