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This isn’t really about intelligence
Listen to this post: A few years ago, when I still struggled with my eyes pointing in slightly different directions, with my brain scrambling what those eyes saw, with crashing into walls, laughing and crying at nothing, having obsessive thoughts and behaviors, and the list goes on, someone attempted to reassure me–or maybe themselves–by saying,…
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Side By Side Filmmakers Showcase with VSA Texas
Listen to this post: It’s been a fantastic, productive summer already. I’ve had the distinct honor to get to teach at VSA TX’s Side By Side Filmmakers internship program. We had 15 teen and young adult interns with disabilities and three teachers, and we’ve turned it into a don’t-miss event. Johnny Villareal, who runs The…
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Brain Injury Camp 2015
Listen to this post: I have a camping joke in my short film, “Friending with Brain Injury!” which is about a fictional game show that three people with TBI are stuck on. The joke was that the winner of the game show would get a three-day pass to the largest round-the-clock rock music festival in Oregon…
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“Sharing Our History, Dreaming Our Future” storytelling for the ADA’s 25th
Listen: Here is a call for participants with disabilities! “Sharing Our History, Dreaming Our Future” A Celebration for the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the City of Portland [Image description: Anniversary logo with ADA 25 in red and blue. Text says “sharing our history, dreaming our future Portland anniversary celebration 1990-2015”]…
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Cripfest for the ADA’s 25th
Listen to this post: If you have a disability, are related to someone with a disability, or work with people with disabilities, you’re probably aware of the Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary each late July. Because this year is a big one (25 years!), I want us to all put forth a challenge: let’s please,…