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Disability Art and Culture Project 10 year anniversary party
Listen to this post: If I love anything, it’s cross disability art and activism. OK, cats too, and also I have a thing for chocolate. But when I’m away from both cats and chocolate, you can pretty much guarantee I’m doing some kind of disability-related art or social justice work. Cross disability is my favorite because…
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Inclusive Arts Vibe Dance Company on Kickstarter
Listen to this post: Hey now, we haven’t had a Disability Art and Culture Project (DACP) update on this blog in a long time. So here we go! Check out the current dancers in this integrated dance company of youth and young adults with and without disabilities: [Image description: Seven teen and young adult dancers strike poses in…
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Who Am I To Stop It is loud
Listen to this post: There’s some work coming out of Australia that I love and admire a lot. Comedian and activist Stella Young with her fine work and her eloquent challenge to finding disabled people inspiring comes immediately to mind. Despite some serious protesting, the ABC in Australia still dumped the Ramp Up website. Fortunately, this incredible…
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ADA, What does it stand for?
Listen to this post: Today Portland is celebrating the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities act. Of course, this is always a wonderful annual reason to come and have cake. But there are so many more reasons to come to the City of Portland event today. For instance, there’s an open mic, free food,…
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I know you want to crack some jokes about disability
Listen to this post: This is a call for submissions! The media likes to tell us that having a disability is clearly a sad thing. Sure, there are sad parts and sad times, but who doesn’t have a little or a lot of that? Disability in and of itself isn’t sad. It’s reality. And for some…