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The AutistiX Rock!
Listen to this post: Here is a wonderful counterpoint to the scare-tactic media that’s easy to find where people portray Autism as a terror, something that steals children away and breaks up families. (Note: These particular videos by a particular group don’t feature actual Autistic people sharing their perspectives, which ought to be a red…
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“Waking the Green Sound: a dance film for the trees” by Wobbly Dance
Listen to this post: There are so many movies in the world that I rarely watch any of them twice. I’m already so behind in watching films that have been on my list for years. But let me tell you, I happened upon a second screening of Wobbly Dance’s “Waking the Green Sound: a dance…
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Following along “Becoming Bulletproof”
Listen to this post: In May, I reviewed the documentary “Becoming Bulletproof.” Great film! You gotta see it. That’s why I’m writing again: to make sure you see it. In fact, you can read the film with Closed Captions and hear the film with Audio Description. There’s a few different ways to get a hold…
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“Patient No More” from Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Listen to this post: One of the dangers of awareness-raising campaigns is that once the rally, day, week, or month for a certain topic has passed, it can be forgotten. The backs on the pins break, the t-shirts fade and get holes in them, the flyers get trashed. And who has time for brain injury…