Who Am I To Stop It

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…

April 23, 2013
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…

April 19, 2013
Guest Blogger: William L. Alton on Stigma

Listen to this post read by William L. Alton; introduction by Cheryl: Just as I put the finishing touches on the PSA, “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration,” my dear friend, Bill Alton, was being put through the ringer because of his disabilities. The PSA is a satire about how some people expect disabled folks to…

April 15, 2013
Your daily dosage of inspiration

Listen to this post: As if I’m not already doing too many things to handle, I did one more. I went and made my first Public Service Announcement. It feels great. Why did I do it? Because I was inspired to by a wonderful conversation with Caitlin Wood (who runs the Where’s Lulu? website with Toshio…

April 12, 2013
Brain Injury Voices project in Maine and Hilary Zayed

Listen to this post: Here’s a fabulous group! Brain Injury Voices in Maine is doing some excellent work. A team of peers with brain injury do presentations and many other vital activities. They organize events where they tell their stories, share first-hand experiences, and help the public better understand them and all of us. Through…

April 9, 2013