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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…
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CymaSpace Arts and Accessibility Showcase Gala
Listen to this post: Do you know about CymaSpace? CymaSpace is a Portland non-profit technology incubator that focuses on making cultural events inclusive for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. With their technology, they create art and performances focus on sound, light, and vibration. Neat! This May, CymaSpace is hosting a big fundraiser gala event that looks like…
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Bring disability access to websites
Listen to this post: When you think of disability access, you might think of those two parking spaces nearest a building’s entrance and an entry into the building that doesn’t have stairs. Look at Jason DaSilva’s short film, “The Long Wait.” “The Long Wait” video And look at this new subway station. [A $32 million…