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Guest Blogger Brandon Michael Scarth
Listen to this post: A brief introduction to one of our featured artists, Brandon Michael Scarth. “So I’m Brandon Michael Scarth, as you know. And I got into an accident about five years and seven months ago? Or maybe it was five years and nine months ago. I don’t really remember. I remember it was…
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Bring disability access to websites
Listen to this post: When you think of disability access, you might think of those two parking spaces nearest a building’s entrance and an entry into the building that doesn’t have stairs. Look at Jason DaSilva’s short film, “The Long Wait.” “The Long Wait” video And look at this new subway station. [A $32 million…
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Guest Blogger Cynthia Lopez on not being the one to stop it
Listen to this post read by Cynthia Lopez of Eleusis Films: “Have you ever had someone diss your art? You know that it’s actually an invitation to keep creating, right? After the premiere of my second movie, a null-budget, feature-length narrative fiction film, a person that I knew told me that I should not be…
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National Museum of Health and Medicine TBI arts exhibit sparks some controversy, but maybe just for me
Listen to this post: I’ll by start saying I have not heard one lick of controversy about artist and TBI survivor Eliette Markhbein or about her arts exhibit at the National Museum of Health and Medicine called “WHACK’ed … and then everything was different.” Her art is really pretty, and her unique process is very…
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Guest Blogger: Zazel-Chavah O’Garra on “turning setbacks into a comeback” after a brain tumor
Listen to this post read by Cheryl: “I’m writing to share my personal journey of crafting a vibrant, creative life after becoming disabled. Given my extensive background in the creative arts, patient advocacy and social work, I believe I can spread the words ‘turning setbacks into a comeback.’ I became a disabled artist 10 years…