Month: June 2014

  • Dumb: A comic about a voice gone missing

    Listen to this post:  If there’s one “compliment” that irks me, it’s when extroverted disabled people or people with access and resources are called The Voice For The Voiceless when they talk about disability rights, justice or inclusion. (Note: I put “compliment” in quotation marks because that’s how I show that it’s intended to be…

  • The Tangled Ones A 20-something living with AVM blog

    Listen to this post:  How do people actually find each other? I think this to myself every time I’m on an airplane, flying over a city and observing the seemingly endless expanse of buildings with people coming in and out of them. The tiny toy cars are streaming down streets and highways. Look at all…

  • Spotlight on Disability Film Festivals: Picture this…film festival

    Listen to this post:  High fives all around! I’ve managed to alert you to an upcoming film festival in plenty of time to both attend it and even submit your film to the 2015 competition! I know I will be submitting a short to this one. The Picture this…film festival is part of the Calgary SCOPE…

  • An Injury For Life by Liam O’Brien on RTÉ

    Listen to this post:  If there’s one thing I consume more than documentary movies, it’s radio documentaries. My visual system sometimes gets overloaded, or I get distracted from listening while I’m looking at a movie. So radio documentaries are the perfect thing to keep me constantly learning about other people, situations, societies and cultures. Just today,…

  • Plain Jane the Shockumentary about Jane Hash

    Listen to this post:  Jane Hash. There’s a name you shouldn’t ever forget. She’s amazing, and her name is so useful. For example, who else can name their blog and podcast “Hash It Out With Jane” and be figurative and literal at the same time? Here, check out the blog, with links to the podcast and much…