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PWD
Listen to this post: “PWD” is shorthand for “person with a disability.” I saw it a lot when I was studying to become a speech therapist. Abbreviations do make for easier reading. I thought that was a cute term until I became a PWD. Then, it felt objectifying to be an acronym written about in…
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Short films of fiction and truth
Listen to this post: We had a great premiere of the three new short films, “The Tablet Shorts, Out.” It was one of the most diverse audiences I’ve had at one of my screenings. One really exciting thing for me as the producer? There were fewer people in the audience with brain injury than people…
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King Gimp documentary on Dan Keplinger
Listen to this post: For anyone who warns you that spending too much time on the internet is a bad thing across the board, I got something to say: I may not have any memory of how I came across this link just 20 minutes ago, but finding out about the documentary “King Gimp” online…
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A Roll In The Park ADA Celebration with arts exhibit
Listen to this post: I had a lovely conversation with three people who helped organize a great local event happening this Friday! The event has been going on for a while, and this is only the second year they have had an arts exhibit. All of the art is made by folks with disabilities. So…
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Calling Portland area actors who wanna fight me
Listen to this post: It’s not that I love a good fight. But I do somehow seem to get into them a lot. I don’t ever use brain injury as an excuse or say I’m not responsible for my behavior. Honestly, though? I do get into more fights since the tbi. And yes, usually I…