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Art and neuroscience
Listen to this post: Last night, I had the honor of being featured at a Portland State University event. It was sponsored and organized by Scholars for the Awareness of Neuroscience Education (SANE) at the university. They asked me to show my film, “Friending with Brain Injury!,” because it shows how people with brain injuries…
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Is it a disability event if the topic is disability?
Listen to this post: A good friend asked me “Is something a disability event if the topic is disability?” Excuse me, but that is an awesome question! Different people will have lots of answers. I’m sure a common one would be, “Depends.” Here’s what’s on my mind. This applies any group on the margins. A…
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Guest Blogger: Ann Millett-Gallant on art and disability
Listen to this post: Look here! I am thrilled to get to post some art and writing by a community member! Dr. Ann Millett-Gallant has been examining disability and art for a long time. After a traumatic brain injury in 2007, she had a new set of experiences around art and disability. Here is some…
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Can Disability art leave the Disability community? Yes!
Listen to this post: > Last night my film, “Friending with Brain Injury!” premiered in Portland at Disability Comedy Movie Night. We showed three other comedies; all were written by disabled artists, starred disabled artists, or both. The audience had folks with and without disabilities, and there was laughter all around at different times. We…
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Guest Blogger: William L. Alton on Disability Arts and Stereotypes
Listen to this post read by William L. Alton: William L. Alton is a dear friend of mine. He has co-starred in both of my short comedy films and has been a writer, poet, teacher, actor, director, and visual artist for years. He has sustained traumatic brain injuries and also has Bi-Polar Disorder and Schizo-Affective…