Category: Community News

  • Superfest Showcase online: Because disability community knows what’s up

    Listen to this post: First off, I very sincerely acknowledge that COVID-19 has led to turmoil, grief, isolation, loss of income, great fear, and more for many. At a time when we’re told to stay home and wash our hands regularly, well, not everyone has a home. Some people’s homes are the unsafe places where…

  • Rounding up from 2019

    Listen to this post: I recently got a lot of artists’ and organizations’ year-end updates highlighting their amazing work. I wanted to start off 2020 sharing a roundup of the top three that feel extra near and dear to me. If you’re not already subscribed to their blogs, podcasts, and other work, join anytime! Alice…

  • Ah, disabled and mundane

    Listen to this post: I had the great privilege of being able to fly to a conference recently to talk about the perils of non-disabled people interpreting disability through their own lens. Imagine my delight when I happened across the page in Delta’s magazine where a different celebrity in each issue lists out their travel…

  • Some accessibility signs in England

    Listen to this post: Physical and sensory access alone is not my ideal end goal for universal design. I went someplace recently where there was some great physical access for disabled people, but there were unwelcoming, infantalizing comments made about disability many times, and who wants to be around that? Or another recent place had…

  • Who Am I To Stop It at Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus

    Listen to this post: Next week, the Disability Services and Students With Disabilities Club are sponsoring a screening of Who Am I To Stop It at Portland Community College Rock Creek! Here’s what’s on the flyer: RC Students With Disabilities Club presents: Who Am I To Stop It, a film by Cheryl Green and Cynthia…