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Drunk History and the 504 sit-in for disability rights
Listen to this post: I admit it: I’ve never watched Drunk History on Comedy Central before. Not being a drinker myself, I wasn’t sure what the appeal might be for me. When I found out they were covering the monumental 504 sit-in with Ali Stroker, Zach Anner, and AJ Murray (to name only a few),…
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“Patient No More” from Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
Listen to this post: One of the dangers of awareness-raising campaigns is that once the rally, day, week, or month for a certain topic has passed, it can be forgotten. The backs on the pins break, the t-shirts fade and get holes in them, the flyers get trashed. And who has time for brain injury…
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Documentary Review: When Billy Broke His Head…and Other Tales of Wonder
Listen to this post: Before the first minute of the film is up, Billy hits my favorite and snark-tastic line ever: “this ain’t exactly your inspirational cripple story.” Not two minutes later, he’s at an ADAPT-organized civil disobedience event in Chicago. You see the gorgeousness of the disability community: different ethnicities, genders, ages, types of…