Who Am I To Stop It

Tag: disability storytelling

  • Pigeonhole Podcast 9: An Uncanny Neighbor

    Listen to this post: I’m headed down to San Antonio later today, in fact, to lead a storytelling workshop at the Texas Brain Injury Conference. And I’ve been exasperated lately with people telling me what my story is and how to tell it. Nowhere is it actually written that a TBI story is required to include gory details of a wreck or any…

  • Texas TBI Conference and storytelling

    Listen to this post: Storytelling! In a few weeks, I’ll be leading a short storytelling workshop at the Texas Brain Injury Conference. Of course, I’m thrilled to be back home in Texas in August. I look forward to the chance to melt from the heat and humidity of Central Texas like I grew up doing.…

  • Portland Story Theater Urban Tellers Show

    Listen to this post: Stories! I’ve decided no more mucking around with the storytelling. I’ve been studying in some online courses about how to shape and tell stories for an audience. But you can’t get feedback if your teacher is just an online video. In honor of the very social, communal nature of storytelling, I signed up for a…

  • “Sharing Our History, Dreaming Our Future” storytelling for the ADA’s 25th

    Listen: Here is a call for participants with disabilities! “Sharing Our History, Dreaming Our Future” A Celebration for the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the City of Portland  [Image description: Anniversary logo with ADA 25 in red and blue. Text says “sharing our history, dreaming our future Portland anniversary celebration 1990-2015”]…

  • Book Review: “How To Survive After A Stroke” by Wolfgang Wolf

    Listen to this post: I introduced you to Wolfgang Wolf, The Stroke Mentor on an earlier post on this blog. I wanted folks to have a chance to dig into his blog and website. And now it’s time to look at his book, “How To Survive After A Stroke”. Before I review it, I want to…