Who Am I To Stop It

Tag: brain injury

  • Disability Art and Culture Project

    Listen to this post: Isolation is super common after brain injury. It’s shocking how many individuals are isolated. This is why I love the support groups we have in the Portland area. We get out of the house, socialize, and see how we’re not alone in our post-brain injury experiences. But that only lasts 1…

  • Digital storytelling for all

    Listen to this post: Some people call my films “the voice” for people with brain injury. I don’t want to be anyone’s voice, especially since no one really needs me to do that. It’s a common but wrong belief that disabled folks can’t speak on their own behalf. I really feel it’s about access to…

  • Featured Oral History Project at Krempels Center

    Listen to this post: The Krempels Center was founded by a peer with traumatic brain injury who saw how far-reaching our community’s needs are: from financial hardship to isolation. The organization has grown over the years and provides many types of supports to folks with brain injury and their families and care partners. Members of…

  • Why are you making this documentary…again?

    Listen to this post: Recently, I deleted the first post from this site where I explained what this film is and why I’m making it. I have no good reason why I deleted it. I think I was confused. Tyler Presnell just said he would be thrilled to contribute his poetry to the blog. He was…