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A response to National Disability Awareness Month
Listen to this post: Click on the title to read an amazing article I found online today, called “National Disability Awareness Month: The Best Compliment Is No Compliment at All.” She tells about how offensive it is when people talk to her disabled 70-year old husband like he is a child ignore him and talk…
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Visual artist Jeffery Black’s new website
Listen to this post: Jeffery Black is one of the artists who will be featured in this film. He has some great news about his artistic endeavors at the moment. #1 Jeff has won awards in the Au Naturel art show in the past. This is an international juried art competition here in Oregon. He…
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Guest Blogger: William L. Alton on Disability Arts and Stereotypes
Listen to this post read by William L. Alton: William L. Alton is a dear friend of mine. He has co-starred in both of my short comedy films and has been a writer, poet, teacher, actor, director, and visual artist for years. He has sustained traumatic brain injuries and also has Bi-Polar Disorder and Schizo-Affective…
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Inviting the community
Listen to this post: I would love to invite folks to contribute to this blog. Let’s make this a community conversation. If you are an artist with a brain injury, or you know one, share your stories here. Feel free to post a comment anytime. Even better! Send me with your photos, your original artwork,…
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Integration
Listen to this post: I’ve heard the word “integration” a million times and used it a million times. I talked with someone today who used it a lot in our meeting. Today, I felt like I was hearing it and understanding it for the first time. Maybe I just learned what it means. This documentary…