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Shit academics say about access is not inspiring (but the film is)!
Listen to this post: Remember to be generous with people who don’t get what you want them to get. With people who try to give you a compliment, but it feels insulting. With people who try to cheer you up when you just want to be heard. With people who try to encourage you about…
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ASL interpretation online for “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration”
Listen to this post: You often hear how the internet is a boon to sharing ideas and information. People all over the world with a computer and a hook-up can reach into a constantly growing body of information if they have the money and access to these things. We know that some governments limit what…
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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 Stigma
Listen to this post read by William L. Alton; introduction by Cheryl: Just as I put the finishing touches on the PSA, “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration,” my dear friend, Bill Alton, was being put through the ringer because of his disabilities. The PSA is a satire about how some people expect disabled folks to…