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Experience Vibrant Art with Lavaun Heaster
Listen to this post: Success! I am once again alerting you to an arts event before it happens! Remember my very sweet but often out of focus documentary on Lavaun Heaster from last fall called “Paper Visions?” Here it is again for your enjoyment. I want to let you know about Lavaun’s upcoming reception. She’ll…
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Nina Mitchell of Mindpop on The Moth Radio Hour
Listen to this post: Ever felt like it’s wrong to tell stories about disability in a way that makes people laugh? Well, if it’s the disabled person themselves telling the story and getting the laughs, you probably shouldn’t feel bad. It’s different if you make fun of us. But if we’re the ones making the…
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Blogging Against Disableism Day: BADD
Listen to this post: Today is annual Blogging Against Disableism Day! I’m not a fan of awareness days and awareness months because there’s something so passive sounding about awareness. There. I’m aware. Now what? But this particular day has a call to action: to blog. So here I am, blogging. I’ve written about ableism and disableism…
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Guest Blogger Poet Louise Mathewson and Blessings for Those with Brain Injuries
Listen to this post with poetry read by Louise Mathewson: Here’s another wonderful offering from poet and author Louise Mathewson. You first met her on this blog in a post from August 8, 2013 about her memoir, “A Life Interrupted.” Now she’s back. And this time you get to hear her read her poetry. Click on the play…