Who Am I To Stop It

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  • BIRRDsong Speakers Panel bringing story to public schools

    Listen to this post:  While I’m highlighting work that peers with brain injury do, let me tell you about a gem here in Portland: BIRRDsong (Brain-injury Information Referral and Resource Development). BIRRDsong is a non-profit serving the Portland Metro area. It started in 2004 when a handful of brain injury survivors and family members talked about…

  • Storytelling, telling stories, and stories to tell

    Listen to this post:  This fall is totally story time! I want to let you know about a couple different things happening that are super different. What ties them together is story, the power of story, and creating a space where disabled–and other marginalized–people are centered and their stories given attention. First off is a…

  • Faiza Siddiqui’s “Diary of a Headcase” and the wisdom of a community

    Listen to this post: I’ve been told countless times (or maybe not that often, but I can’t remember) that it’s a damn good thing I had my speech therapy degree before developing impairments from traumatic brain injury. When I tell someone about a new strategy I have for improving my day, it’s amazing how often people…

  • Meet the Documentary Team: Sandy Morgan

    Listen to this post:  Hi! My name is Sandy Morgan and I am the social media director for the film Who Am I To Stop It. That means I consult on social media strategy and content creation. A little over a year ago, I founded Detail Minded LLC to help entrepreneurs grow their business with research and social…

  • First interview done!

    Listen to this post: Today I accomplished two wonderful things: the first filmed interview for the documentary and then a long nap. At first, it may sound silly to call those both wonderful. We interviewed Jeff Black today, and I know he can agree with me on calling naps wonderful: we both have a workplace…