Who Am I To Stop It

Category: Community News

  • Check out Keith Jones: Un-rapping Disability

    Listen to this post: Here is a beautifully done short documentary that looks at  intersections of race and disability! Here’s Keith Jones using music (including krip hop), public speaking, humor, and total honesty. He raises awareness of disability discrimination in many forms: doctors saying he’ll never amount to much, folks on the street thinking he’ll…

  • Where did this brain injury film thing come from?

    Listen to this post: As more folks I haven’t met are visiting this blog, I realized a little introduction is in order! This brain injury film thing started in 2011 when Impetus Arts produced its 3rd storytelling performance called “No One Wants to See the Wires.” It’s a writing and performance workshop for disabled artists.…

  • Guest Blogger: Tyler Presnell–Don’t judge

    “We Wont quit Misunderstood judged and limp If the Wrong side of our mind is hit Loneliness can be a killer If the time we spend Hatin our own image and the line is thin That we walk on every day Society causes pain I wanna be normal But see the problem these days No…

  • Guest Blogger: Tyler Presnell

    Listen to this post: What momentum we have here, folks! We’re a blogging machine. Here’s what Tyler told me the other day about the time right after his traumatic brain injury: “Poetry was my only friend for many years.  While I was going through the first few years of my recovery friends weren’t around much. …

  • Guest Blogger: Dianne Allison @ Holli (Hollis) Hawthorne

    Listen to this post: Diane Allison is so generous to let me repost some of her blog here about her daughter, Holli (Hollis) Hawthorne. Holli had a severe traumatic brain injury almost four years ago. Her mother and other family have contributed regularly to a blog at http://helpholligethome.blogspot.com/ and at caringbridge.org/visit/hollihawthorne . Her friends also…