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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…
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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…
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War To Home Veterans’ art show
Listen to this post: New exhibition coming up in Portland! Here’s the text on the flyer: “From War to Home: The Impact of Invisible Injuries is a new exhibit of photos and stories from Veterans and their families living in Portland, Oregon and Southeast Louisiana. As part of a research collaboration using the photovoice methods,…
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A PSA about overcoming
Listen to this post: This is a PSA about non-disabled people referring to disabled people who hold a job as “overcoming their disabilities.” Please don’t. That’s really the whole PSA. But if you want elaboration and context, please read on! I did an online search of “stop saying overcoming disability,” and I still just got…
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Access in Media
Listen to this post: I’m delighted to report that I’m talking to more and more filmmakers and podcasters interested in adding access to their work because it seems exciting, engaging, and equitable, not just to be compliant with federal laws. Even cooler, there’s more content available created by disabled people. This work demonstrates their ideas…