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A Roll In The Park ADA Celebration with arts exhibit
Listen to this post: I had a lovely conversation with three people who helped organize a great local event happening this Friday! The event has been going on for a while, and this is only the second year they have had an arts exhibit. All of the art is made by folks with disabilities. So…
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Calling Portland area actors who wanna fight me
Listen to this post: It’s not that I love a good fight. But I do somehow seem to get into them a lot. I don’t ever use brain injury as an excuse or say I’m not responsible for my behavior. Honestly, though? I do get into more fights since the tbi. And yes, usually I…
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Criptiques Kickstarter fundraiser
Listen to this post: More fabulous artists Kickstarting! Check out a new Kickstarter campaign by activist, blogger, educator Caitlin Wood. Remember our fabulous, snarky PSA about disability called “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration“? She’s taking this kind of social critique to a whole new level with her book, “Criptiques.” [caption: “there’s nothing else quite like this”] The…
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Guest Blogger William L. Alton on Writing and Drawing
Listen to this post: Bill used to draw a lot more back before his physical disabilities made grasping and controlling a pencil very difficult. Recently though, he’s had the chance to explore visual arts again through the Disability Arts and Culture Project’s open art sessions last spring and the recent visual arts group exhibition he…
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Call for artists at Independent Living Resources A Roll In The Park!
Listen to this post: The calls for artists with disabilities are just rolling in. As they should be! There are a lot of different laws and social policies regarding opportunities for people with disabilities. And the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is probably one of the most well known. Each year Independent Living Resources in Portland…