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The movie is done!
Listen to this post: Donations under $250 are most certainly accepted, but we regret that we can’t offer the tax deduction. So yeah, it’s not too late to hop on board the backers wagon! As always, lovely neurodiversity and brain injury pride swag are on offer at our CafePress shop, with proceeds from those sales…
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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…
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“Welcome to Marwencol,” the book
Listen to this post: This blog has decidedly too few mentions of “Marwencol.” So here we go. Watch that film. And if you’re like me, and you wish you could look at the images from the film every day, you can buy the book, “Welcome to Marwencol.” Voila. Mark Hogencamp created the town of Marwencol at his…
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No cookies at the party today
Listen to this post: I’ve been reading about being an ally in Black and Brown communities and about asking for cookies. Asking for cookies is when a white person asks for public praise for doing something that’s less racist than something else or motivated by racism but looks inclusive on the outside to get a free cookie. This post…
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Portland Story Theater Urban Tellers Show
Listen to this post: Stories! I’ve decided no more mucking around with the storytelling. I’ve been studying in some online courses about how to shape and tell stories for an audience. But you can’t get feedback if your teacher is just an online video. In honor of the very social, communal nature of storytelling, I signed up for a…