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Disability Art and Culture Project: Get REAL
Listen to this post: Even more exciting work coming from Portland’s disability art and social justice organization, DACP. “GET REAL”: An interactive work-in-progress forum theater about employment and economic justice. Join Disability Art and Culture Project to learn about economic justice for people with disabilities in Oregon through forum theater, and cultivate REAL change for our…
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Rooted in Rights and Disability Visibility Project’s #MeToo Stories
Listen to this post: Content Notice: This post is specifically about sexual violence against disabled people, but it won’t contain graphic information. Read or not, according to your needs. First off, can I just say that if you come across Rooted in Rights‘ name on anything, it’s going to be stellar? OK, I said it.…
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Invisible Disabilities workshop at Christ Church Cathedral
Listen to this post: This is the latest and greatest upcoming Who Am I To Stop It event: A screening and full-day workshop about invisible disabilities and faith! Here’s the text on the flyer: “Join filmmaker Cheryl Green for a daylong workshop on invisible disabilities. Hosted by Christ Church Cathedral, the workshop will cover issues…
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Stinky Chicken Dog
Listen to this post: I’m so very excited to introduce you to first-time filmmaker Jenni Funk and her short documentary, “Stinky Chicken Dog.” I gotta hand it to her for that name. It’s just the best. Jenni and I worked together on “Stinky Chicken Dog” for only about 10 hours. I really admire Jenni because…
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“Dear Everybody,” from Canadians with disabilities
Listen to this post: I don’t often write about rehab programs. This blog has long been a space to center perspectives and ideas of people who typically end up in rehab, not the people who run rehab programs. Which is why I’m writing about one today. The Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto has…