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Documentary Review: When Billy Broke His Head…and Other Tales of Wonder
Listen to this post: Before the first minute of the film is up, Billy hits my favorite and snark-tastic line ever: “this ain’t exactly your inspirational cripple story.” Not two minutes later, he’s at an ADAPT-organized civil disobedience event in Chicago. You see the gorgeousness of the disability community: different ethnicities, genders, ages, types of…
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Legacy Short Film Festival at the Hollywood Theatre
Listen to this post: If you haven’t ever visited the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, you might still recognize their name from this blog. Hollywood Theatre is the fiscal sponsor for “Who Am I To Stop It.” We appreciate their support tremendously. And we love the kinds of work they bring to audiences. Go Hollywood!…
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Check out the Beyond Injury blog
Listen to this post: Today I want to highlight a cool blog and website I found recently. It’s called “Beyond Injury,” and it’s run by Scott Friedman. First, let me give you Scott’s description. And then I’ll wrap up with mine! Scott told me this the other day: “The majority of Beyond Injury posts focus…
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I wouldn’t know you had a brain injury and other cultural myths
Listen to this post: Stand-up comedian and disability trainer Nina G. has this great line about how if you have a disability, then suddenly everyone you meet has a PhD in the thing you have. Nina G. has a learning disability and stutters. People’s outrageous responses to her stuttering makes up the heart of much of…
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#Nogrouphome
Listen to this post: This family portrait: [Image description: A professional family portrait of Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, her husband, and their children. They all wear dark t-shirts and blue jeans. Smiles range from serene to exuberant.] It would be interesting to ask people what they see when they look at this picture. I think I see…