Who Am I To Stop It

Tag: disability

  • IQ is not a joke or a threat

    Listen to this post: Here’s what you need to know. Last night, I took a bus to Portland Community College (PCC). The campus is smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood. It’s the kind with old homes and no garages. So, the people who live around the campus are often using street parking.…

  • Not My First Rodeo: Brain injury and homelessness

    Listen to this post: Can I just say how much I love my reliable access to the internet? It’s really a lot. I’m so grateful for my internet connection and for finding tons of material that’s accessible to me. While many people with reliable internet access take it for granted (especially if you don’t have…

  • Places we don’t care for disabled people

    Listen to this post: Big warning. If you continue with this post, you will read about or listen to descriptions of violence and abuse against people with disabilities. Continue with discretion. A recent article out of Washington state asks “Is it cheaper to care for developmentally disabled adults in institutional settings or in community based…

  • Microaggressions and brain injury disability

    Listen to this post: There are lots of stereotypes about people with brain injury: we’re all fixed as soon as we look good physically; we’ll never get better; we’re not smart anymore; we’re lazy about controlling our behavior. Oh, my favorite? If we don’t recover fully, it’s because we didn’t work hard enough. These are…

  • 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…