Who Am I To Stop It

Category: Community News

  • Bring disability access to websites

    Listen to this post: When you think of disability access, you might think of those two parking spaces nearest a building’s entrance and an entry into the building that doesn’t have stairs. Look at Jason DaSilva’s short film, “The Long Wait.” “The Long Wait” video And look at this new subway station.  [A $32 million…

  • National Museum of Health and Medicine TBI arts exhibit sparks some controversy, but maybe just for me

    Listen to this post: I’ll by start saying I have not heard one lick of controversy about artist and TBI survivor Eliette Markhbein or about her arts exhibit at the National Museum of Health and Medicine called “WHACK’ed … and then everything was different.” Her art is really pretty, and her unique process is very…

  • Your daily dosage of inspiration

    Listen to this post: As if I’m not already doing too many things to handle, I did one more. I went and made my first Public Service Announcement. It feels great. Why did I do it? Because I was inspired to by a wonderful conversation with Caitlin Wood (who runs the Where’s Lulu? website with Toshio…

  • Brain Injury Voices project in Maine and Hilary Zayed

    Listen to this post: Here’s a fabulous group! Brain Injury Voices in Maine is doing some excellent work. A team of peers with brain injury do presentations and many other vital activities. They organize events where they tell their stories, share first-hand experiences, and help the public better understand them and all of us. Through peer…

  • Disability Art and Culture Project

    Listen to this post: Isolation is super common after brain injury. It’s shocking how many individuals are isolated. This is why I love the support groups we have in the Portland area. We get out of the house, socialize, and see how we’re not alone in our post-brain injury experiences. But that only lasts 1…