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Can Disability art leave the Disability community? Yes!
Listen to this post: Last night my film, “Friending with Brain Injury!” premiered in Portland at Disability Comedy Movie Night. We showed three other comedies; all were written by disabled artists, starred disabled artists, or both. The audience had folks with and without disabilities, and there was laughter all around at different times. We talked…
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Disability Reality TV (Fantasy Reality TV, that is)
Listen to this post: Reading Ben Mattlin‘s book the other day, he reminded me (as the reader, not me in particular) that in the disability rights movement there’s been a warning to not reveal too much about your personal life to the public. When you do, you open yourself up to unsavory reactions. You might…
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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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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…