Who Am I To Stop It

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
Disability Art and Culture Project

Listen to this post: Isolation is super common after brain injury. It’s shocking how many individuals are isolated. This is why I love the support groups we have in the Portland area. We get out of the house, socialize, and see how we’re not alone in our post-brain injury experiences. But that only lasts 1…

April 9, 2013
Guest Blogger: David Parkin on putting yourself back together again

Listen to this post: Meet my pal Dave. You can ask him how we met, or I could tell you. Chances are we’d both get it sort of wrong because we probably don’t really remember. I mean it was months ago. Best I recall, he somehow found my blog. Or someone else re-blogged something of…

March 31, 2013