Who Am I To Stop It

Year: 2014

  • Toni Hickman’s video “People Pleaser”

    Listen to this post:  I cannot even hold onto my horses right now. I’ve let them run free and wild. And that’s because T. Alika Hickman, Krip-Hop Nation artist, documentary filmmaker, author, and speaker has a video out that I need people to get to the nearest computer (of course, you’re already there!) and watch.…

  • The Stroke Mentor: Coaching and Blogging with Wolfgang Wolf

    Listen to this post:  Have you heard that at 12 months after a brain injury you’ve recovered about as much as you’re going to? I have. I’ve met a lot of people who were told that too. I do presentations on current brain injury research, and guess what! I have some things to share with…

  • Intersections storytelling event at Portland State University

    Listen to this post:  Storytelling again. I’ll never run out of space or interest in sharing about storytelling. This event is extra exciting because of its theme. It’s called “Intersections: An evening of storytelling about identity, culture, community, and pride.” Can’t top that. Intersections was designed, in part, to announce Portland State University’s development of a new Disability Studies Graduate…

  • A PSA about Don’t Talking and Being an Ass

    Listen to this post: There’s a fabulous movie theater back in Austin that I miss a ton, The Alamo Drafthouse. Great movies, delicious food, and a courteous waitstaff that takes your orders and brings your food during the film without distracting or disrupting. We have the real food at the movies here in Portland, but it’s nothing like the…

  • Portland Commission on Disability Tagline and Logo Contest

    Listen to this post:  I’m not actually on the Portland Commission on Disability, but I do a bit of volunteering to help with outreach and event planning like for the past two years’ City ADA anniversary celebrations. I’ve also worked with Lavaun Heaster, one of the Commissioners, on a short film about youth and young…