Who Am I To Stop It

Month: May 2015

  • Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) Film Screening

    Listen to this post:  I’ve written and podcasted about some of the innovative, peer-led brain injury support work coming out of Washington State many times. HeadStrong for Life in Seattle is a partner on the documentary film. I get to do some co-hosting on the Brain Injury Radio/Radio Ability Network with Craig Sicilia, who’s also been…

  • Who Are You Now? from Headway East London

    Listen to this post:  Big hurrahs to a storytelling project out of London. Headway East London is a charity organization supporting peers with brain injury. It has a beautiful new website with stories and pictures for their Who Are You Now? project. [Image description: Headway East London logo with a person shown as an arrow with…

  • Check out this cool sign language music video!

    Listen to this post:  I want to share my big joy and delight about an email I just got from a good friend. He attached a video playing music and showing someone sign interpreting along with his heartfelt appreciation that he’d found the video. Because this friend isn’t D/deaf, signed music videos were a little new to him.…

  • Rodney Bentley: artist and peer supporter

    Listen to this post:  I want to introduce you to Rodney Bentley, a charcoal and graphite artist from New York State who is both deeply spiritual and heavily engaged in community service. I’m thrilled Rodney asked me to share his work here. That’s one of the big goals of this blog. (Hint hint: if you’re an artist…

  • TBI Hope and Inspiration Magazine

    Listen to this post:  I take a firm stance against calling disabled people inspiring on this blog and especially in my work in Criptiques On Film. I bristle when a non-disabled person refers to a disabled person as inspiring. Life after a brain injury is still life. One person’s new routine involves practicing reading a calendar, while…