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Who could possibly keep up with this much amazing art?
Listen to this post: Over the years, I’ve been in so many conversations (nah, that’s just being nice; they were arguments) about art. What is art? What is its purpose? Who gets to make it? Who gets to consume it? Why? I find the topic interesting until one person defines art by excluding everything they…
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Black Lives Matter
Listen to this post: Black Lives Matter. I read on this subject nearly every day. I watch videos on Facebook and read the comments and arguments for and against. After all of this media consumption on the topic, I want to state the position of this blog: Black Lives Matter. And I don’t like the “All…
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DisArt Symposium of Disability Arts: Submit now!
Listen to this post: First things first. Have you checked out the DIStopia podcast or checked out the DisArt Festival? I love their unapologetic embracing of the “dis” to celebrate disability culture. Now there’s one more way to get involved. DisArt is producing a symposium called Disability Arts Now! They’re taking submissions for presentations and workshops through August…
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This Is Me from Invisible Disability Project
Listen to this post: One thing I love about the Invisible Disability Project is their belief in the idea that each person and each community ought to be able to define themselves no matter their age, gender, disability, class, ethnicity, or anything else about them. IDP is a grassroots movement of social projects. One of their many…
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Biketown, sigh, sigh, sigh
Listen to this post: This isn’t the first time I’ve written on this blog about adaptive bicycles, how glorious they are, and what they represent. They represent adaptability and innovation. They also represent a more holistic, fair symbol of inclusion. Not the kind of inclusion where you have to be or act as non-disabled as…