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Pigeonhole Podcast 15: The Disabled Caregiver
Listen to this post: A story of culture, chronic illness, disability, love, and rye bread. Nancy Sanchez gives a glimpse into the many layers of ableism in her life, from being called a faker as a child to people saying that caring for her sick father later in life was making her too sick to…
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Housing Justice and TBI: St. Charles Church in Portland
Listen to this post: With National Brain Injury Awareness Month just around the corner, it’s a big time for organizations to share documentaries and personal narratives around TBI. Mostly, they focus on rehabilitation and recovery, but that’s not really the kind of film work I make. So, I’m thrilled to announce a March 1st screening…
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The #AccessIsLove Campaign: Love it!
Listen to this post: Let’s just start here, with this picture of Mia Mingus, Alice Wong, and Sandy Ho smiling, and with the idea that providing access is a way to demonstrate love. And then, let’s have this short, subtitled video from Alice with more about it. In the video, you have Alice, an Asian-American…
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Pigeonhole Podcast 14: ADD fun (encore)
Listen to this post: A few years ago, my friend, Taylor, and I sat down to talk–and ultimately laugh–about what we might have in common as people with invisible disabilities that affect how we think and process and organize and emote. For today’s episode, I excerpted the highlights of our conversation that had been published…
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Disabled And Here: Support this Kickstarter!
Listen to this post: There’s some good critiques of the horrible stock photography online that’s supposed to show disability or disabled people. Do you know what I’m talking about? The thin, cisgender, 20-something white person in a manual wheelchair (usually too big or looks like it’s hospital-issued) sitting atop a gorgeous mountain with their arms…