Who Am I To Stop It

Month: September 2013

  • A Roll In The Park ADA Celebration with arts exhibit

    Listen to this post: I had a lovely conversation with three people who helped organize a great local event happening this Friday! The event has been going on for a while, and this is only the second year they have had an arts exhibit. All of the art is made by folks with disabilities. So…

  • Mindfulness Art for Brain Injury in Toronto

    Listen to this post:  The practice of mindfulness can be a rewarding but difficult thing. Some people find great soothing and calm by focusing on the present moment. It gets your mind off of thinking negative things about yourself or others or just thinking too much in general. It helps you get some perspective on a…

  • “Re-membering” a memoir by Dr. Ann Millett-Gallant

    Listen to this post:  Last winter, Dr. Ann Millett-Gallant introduced some ideas for her upcoming memoir. You can read about that and see some artwork in a post on this blog from December 6th, 2012. I had just started to become familiar with Ann’s work through her writing and her short film called Basilisk. I…

  • Microaggressions and brain injury disability

    Listen to this post:  There are lots of stereotypes about people with brain injury: we’re all fixed as soon as we look good physically; we’ll never get better; we’re not smart anymore; we’re lazy about controlling our behavior. Oh, my favorite? If we don’t recover fully, it’s because we didn’t work hard enough. These are…

  • Artist Lavaun Heaster on Kickstarter

    Listen to this post:  This is so exciting that more and more people I know are jumping online for fundraising. The latest addition is Lavaun Heaster! Lavaun brings multi-culturalism and diversity to a whole new level. Through her art, she dives into her ethnic heritage as well as her experiences around disability. You will find…