Category: Community News

  • Take a new disability microaggressions survey

    Listen to this post: A marvelous thing about anger is we can use it for fuel to power social change. Of course, if you’re not angry, it’s easy to misinterpret someone else’s anger as unwarranted, random complaining, or even a sign that the angry people are somehow genetically more prone to rage or are an inferior kind…

  • Oregon Ehlers-Danlos Conference

    Listen to this post: I’m excited about the upcoming Oregon Ehlers-Danlos Conference. It’s designed for people who have EDS, want to learn more about it, or are medical providers looking for alternatives to giving some of the common responses people with EDS get. You know, time-tested stuff like this:  “You don’t have anything wrong with you. It’s…

  • New Day Films launch

    Listen to this post: A little shameless self-promotion here for the film “Who Am I To Stop It.” I figure that’s pretty much OK to do here since this is the blog that goes with the film. Of course, if you want me to come onto your blog and promote my film, I can do…

  • brain injury and police brutality

    Listen to this post: Trigger and content warning: I’m talking about times when police brutalize or kill people with known brain injuries. I’ve written on this blog about police causing brain injuries in their encounters as well. This is a triggering post and a triggering topic. Take care of yourself and leave now if you…

  • Support Krip-Hop Nation’s South Africa Tour

    Listen to this post: Krip-Hop Nation is at it again! Well, to be fair, they never stop. But here comes a new and fantastic collaboration with Simon Manda and This Ability Newspaper and Krip-Hop Nation. Their new plans include a tour to South Africa, a film, a book, and probably more. So it’s serious fundraising…