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TBI Hope and Inspiration Magazine
Listen to this post: I take a firm stance against calling disabled people inspiring on this blog and especially in my work in Criptiques On Film. I bristle when a non-disabled person refers to a disabled person as inspiring. Life after a brain injury is still life. One person’s new routine involves practicing reading a calendar, while…
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Art Exchange
Listen to this post: A couple years ago, I wrote on this blog about Amee Le’s wonderful art and mindfulness program at Community Head Injury Resource Services of Toronto. She recently worked with a group of artists there on an art exchange with artists at the Horizon Health Network’s Addiction and Mental Health Services program in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Horizon…
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Brain Injury Alliance of Washington Scholarships
Listen to this post: One thing that chaps my hide about “See my ability, not my disability” is that it puts all the focus on the individual and none of the focus on resources or society. While some people really don’t want anyone to see their disability, some people can’t hide it or don’t care…
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The Autonomous Press revolution
Listen to this post: It doesn’t take checking out many of my blog posts or podcast episodes to come across my familiar refrain that disabled people don’t need non-disabled people to a.) tell our stories, b.) create media content that shares our stories, or c.) tell us what our stories are or should be. I’m…