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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…
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Is it a disability event if the topic is disability?
Listen to this post: A good friend asked me “Is something a disability event if the topic is disability?” Excuse me, but that is an awesome question! Different people will have lots of answers. I’m sure a common one would be, “Depends.” Here’s what’s on my mind. This applies any group on the margins. A…
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Spotlight on Disability Film Festivals: Cinema Touching Disability
Listen to this post: Howdy, filmmakers. Check out the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities and the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival! Submissions are now open for the 2013 competition. I submitted my film just this morning! This festival started in 2004. The idea was “to create a film festival to counter negative stereotypes about people with…