Category: Community News

  • Criptiques Kickstarter fundraiser

    Listen to this post: More fabulous artists Kickstarting! Check out a new Kickstarter campaign by activist, blogger, educator Caitlin Wood. Remember our fabulous, snarky PSA about disability called “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration“? She’s taking this kind of social critique to a whole new level with her book, “Criptiques.” [caption: “there’s nothing else quite like this”] The…

  • Dis/Representation: Reading Into Disability live poetry reading with William L. Alton

    Listen to this post: We’ve done it again! Cross-disability stuff and mixed media stuff! First off: Dis/Representation, a disability justice literature project by Disability Art and Culture Project, Portland Community College Disability Services, GimpGirl Community, and other community partners. Each month, we read and discuss blog posts, articles, poetry and short fiction. They cover the…

  • Louise Mathewson: Author’s writing transformed by trauma

    Listen to this post: I recently came across author and poet Louise Mathewson. You can find some of her TBI-related and non-TBI poetry on her website www.louisemathewson.com. Here is the press release describing her new memoir, which shares the process and tools she used to recover after her severe traumatic brain injury. “A car accident shattered…

  • Hope is Not A Plan Documentary

    Listen to this post: Yesterday, we had a lovely time at the ADA Moving Forward celebration in downtown Portland. We talked about how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to go to achieve equity for disabled folks. But at least we have an ADA. Many countries have nothing like it. I just…

  • ADA Moving Forward Celebration!

    Listen to this post: The Portland Commission on Disability and the Connecting Communities Coalition are hosting a fun event this Friday, July 26th at City Hall. The occasion? Why, it’s to celebrate the 23rd birthday of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This celebration is free and open to everyone. Food and drink will be provided.…