Who Am I To Stop It

Tag: StoryMinders

  • Side By Side Filmmakers Showcase with VSA Texas

    Listen to this post: It’s been a fantastic, productive summer already. I’ve had the distinct honor to get to teach at VSA TX’s Side By Side Filmmakers internship program. We had 15 teen and young adult interns with disabilities and three teachers, and we’ve turned it into a don’t-miss event. Johnny Villareal, who runs The…

  • Bring disability access to websites, part two

    Listen to this post: My new StoryMinders website is nearly ready! I’m excited to show off my films, educational presentations, and using arts for disability advocacy. I wrote here about how my site would be fully 508 compliant on May 1st. Click here to read my post about disability access online. Since making that grand claim, many…

  • Film for education and advocacy

    Listen to this post: Not long ago, my brain injury made a decision for me: go on medical leave from my job as a speech therapist because I was too impaired to work. Um, awkward. Didn’t I just finish this degree where I learned how to help people with brain injury get back to their…

  • Mixing Metaphors for humor

    Listen to this post: Some people refer to brain injury as an invisible injury or disability.  You  can’t see anyone’s brain in every day life, injured or not. You know what else is kind of invisible? Humor. I’ve always been silly, and as I age, my humor is getting more like it was when I…

  • How do you tell someone else’s story?

    Listen to this post: If you’ve been to my other site you might have seen a glowing endorsement of the documentary film “Marwencol.” I keep a running list of stories and arts by people with brain injuries on that site. Rarely do I want to watch any movie more than once, but this one has been…