Who Am I To Stop It

Tag: disability advocacy

  • When “can’t” is about power

    Listen to this post: I heard someone say this once:  “I can’t do that anymore since my brain injury.” And the person she was talking to said:  “Don’t limit yourself. You can do absolutely anything. Anything is possible.” And the someone was like:  “No, really, I can’t do that anymore.” And I was like (in…

  • Kris Haas online

    Listen to this post: One of the great joys of this blog for me (and my readers, I know!) is sharing other people’s art. Whether it’s Guest Bloggers or people I write about, this is what’s most exciting. That’s why the whole documentary project got started in the first place:  I want people to recognize…

  • Featured Oral History Project on Disability Activism: It’s Our Story

    Listen to this post: It’s pretty hard to come across first-hand stories of disability and disability history in the media. So I was super excited to find the online, interactive oral history project called “It’s Our Story: Answers From America’s Disability Activists” at www.itsourstory.org. It’s Our Story is a digital archive of more than 1,000 interviews…

  • Check out Keith Jones: Un-rapping Disability

    Listen to this post: Here is a beautifully done short documentary that looks at  intersections of race and disability! Here’s Keith Jones using music (including krip hop), public speaking, humor, and total honesty. He raises awareness of disability discrimination in many forms: doctors saying he’ll never amount to much, folks on the street thinking he’ll…