Tag: disability arts

  • Pigeonhole Podcast 42: Stinky Chicken Dog 2

    Listen to this post: (The podcast audio is at the bottom of the post.) Jenni Funk and I collaborated on Stinky Chicken Dog 2 in 2018. The film got an enthusiastic reception at our Portland premiere and at Superfest a few years ago. It’s long past time I took down the password to bring this…

  • Pigeonhole Podcast 30: AJ Murray on disability in the media (Encore)

    Listen to this post: [The podcast is at the bottom of the post.] Sometimes I do these interviews, and it feels like they’re so set in the moment that they won’t hold up down the road. But then you find one, like this 2015 conversation with AJ Murray, and it turns out it’s evergreen after…

  • Disability Arts Panel at the White House

    Listen to this post:  Let me tell you about the Americans with Disabilities and the Arts panel held at the White House to celebrate Deaf and disabled artists and their achievements. It’s part of ongoing series of events all over to honor the 25th anniversary of the signing of the ADA. [Image Description: Screen shot of…

  • Yes, to Disability Arts!

    Listen to this post:  Disability arts, arts and disability, art for people with disabilities, art by disabled people: no matter how you slice it or what you call it, there really is a vibrant, exciting arts community. It’s big! I’d like to introduce you a very sweet video about the place where I got my…

  • Film for education and advocacy

    Listen to this post:  Not long ago, my brain injury made a decision for me: go on medical leave from my job as a speech therapist because I was too impaired to work. Um, awkward. Didn’t I just finish this degree where I learned how to help people with brain injury get back to their…