Category: Community News

  • AVID Jail Project

    Listen to this post: Trigger warning: Abuse, neglect, and incarceration of people with mental illness. Read or listen to this blog post with discretion. Did you know there are more people with mental illness in prison or jail than being treated in psychiatric hospitals? Into the 1800s, we used to put mentally ill people in jail.…

  • The Bridge performance at Community Youth Services in Olympia

    Listen to this post: Sometimes I just wish we could have kept filming for the documentary forever and ever. Thankfully, social media keeps me connected to the people in the film. And today I have such happy news to share about Dani Sanderson, one of our stars. Dani got involved with Community Youth Services in…

  • Disability and feminism on KBOO’s Bread and Roses

    Listen to this post: Caitlin Wood and I had the great pleasure of being guests on KBOO Community Radio’s Bread and Roses show just last night. What’s that show, you ask? “Bread and Roses is a collective of women identified radio activists. We offer feminist public affairs programming. We give voice to those working for…

  • Wait, disability model what?

    Listen to this post: In the past few years I’ve encountered some discussions of disability models that feel weird. It usually takes some form kind of like this: Person 1: In the medical model, a disability is defined by the impairments and limitations a disabled person has. In the social model, society disables people, not their impairments.…

  • Camp Dawn – A camp for adults with acquired brain injuries

    Listen to this post: I want to tell you about an awesome camp in Southern Ontario and tell you how you can support them to get some community funding. [Image description: Logo on wood in front of trees shows someone canoeing at sunrise and text “Camp Dawn: Adult Camp Experience for ABI Survivors”] Camp Dawn is…