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Very Special Episodes from Criptiques On Film!
Listen to this post: Special! There’s a word I don’t like when it’s related to disability. It feels like such a consolation prize. Well, we only recently decided as a nation you should be allowed a public education. So your education will be Special. We don’t think you’re good enough athletes to truly compete. So your competitions will be…
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Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, OR is on Kickstarter
Listen to this post: I’ve written about police brutality on this blog before. That post looked at some cases of folks who survived brutality but sustained traumatic brain injuries in the process. What about our community members who do not survive encounters with police? There are a lot. And if you are black, disabled, or…
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Short Cuts on BBC puts our stories together
Listen to this post: If there’s one thing disability communities do well, it’s helping people with similar diagnoses or experiences find each other. Once we’re together, we share countless stories. These cement our bonds with each other and affirm that we’re OK people despite what society says. We also use stories to vent about difficulties and…