Listen to this post: [The podcast audio is at the bottom of the post.] This is an encore presentation of a 2017 interview with Jane Vogel of Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) and filmmaker Gigi Williams. Advancing equity is not the same as increasing diversity. I’ve talked to people who genuinely celebrate being […]

Listen to this post: Oh, how I love a good pun and love working with great local organizations. Starting October 1st, both are all wrapped into one fun series of events called Doctober at NW Documentary. We’re so thrilled to be a small part of Doctober. Please join us for a screening of Brandon’s Story […]

Listen to this post: [The podcast audio is at the bottom of the page.] When you think about accessible housing, what comes to mind first? For many people, it’s structural pieces like ramps in place of stairs, grab bars in the bathroom, lower counters and cupboards, and other kinds of physical designs. I’ll ask you […]

Listen to this post. I am so very honored and excited to be partnering with Real Choice Initiative for Independent Living Movie Night! Info on the flyer: Independent Living Movie Night Saturday, September 22 2:00 – 4:00 pm 6401 SE Foster Rd. $5-$25 suggested donation We will be showing three short films from Cheryl Green, […]

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 […]

Listen to this post: [The podcast episode is at the bottom of the page.] Tatyana Fazlalizadeh created a campaign in 2012 called “Stop Telling Women to Smile” in response to street harassment. I love the campaign. It was relevant then and just as much today, unfortunately. Add to the conversation disability, and you get Sarabjit Parmar’s experience […]

Listen to this post: [The podcast episode is at the bottom of this page.] Meet Colleen and her guide dog, Joplin, our first episode in a series of stories from people with their working dogs. Here they are, snuggling. Colleen runs the Blind Inspirationcast with the goal of “changing the world’s perspective regarding visual impairments through motivational […]

Listen to this post: (Podcast audio is at the bottom of the post.) Happy May Day, everyone. Don’t forget: President Eisenhower attempted to turn this labor organizing day into a national “Loyalty Day” celebration where people were supposed to reaffirm their love for and loyalty to the U.S. and its “heritage of freedoms.” Odd choice […]

Listen to this post: I first heard about Jess Thom several years ago talking about Backstage in Biscuit Land. For that show, Jess delightfully warns audiences, “having Tourettes means I’m neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s where the fun starts.” While Jess also uses the name Touretteshero, please don’t mistake her for the one-dimensional […]

Listen to this post: [The podcast audio is at the bottom of the post.] Some people can really relate to flippant comments like, “Yeah, this place is accessible. It only has two stairs.” Or, “We could just get a sign language student to volunteer to interpret our event to save some money” Or, “It’s not […]