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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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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…
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The #AccessIsLove Campaign: Love it!
Listen to this post: Let’s just start here, with this picture of Mia Mingus, Alice Wong, and Sandy Ho smiling, and with the idea that providing access is a way to demonstrate love. And then, let’s have this short, subtitled video from Alice with more about it. In the video, you have Alice, an Asian-American…
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Independent Living Movie Night
Listen to this post. I am so very honored and excited to be partnering with Real Choice Initiative for Independent Living Movie Night! Info on the flyer: Independent Living Movie Night Saturday, September 22 2:00 – 4:00 pm 6401 SE Foster Rd. $5-$25 suggested donation We will be showing three short films from Cheryl Green,…
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Who gets to move around?
Listen to this post: So, I’m talking to this white guy the other day. He’s at work, not an easy job, but steady income. He’s got a visible impairment. And although that tells me nothing about his life or how he identifies with disability, I can see that he’s able to do his job. We’re…