A while back I saw this video of Mia Mingus accepting the Creating Change Award on MsCripChick’s blog (includes transcript). I thought her speech was awesome, of course, but something seemed vaguely familiar about her, particularly her voice.(I recognize people by their voices more often than by their faces). Last night after watching the video [...]
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ZOMG! Brush With Greatness Alert!
Posted in disabilities, tagged homophobia, mia mingus, videos, women of color on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cool Self-Advocacy Organizations
Posted in disabilities, tagged canada, cognitive disabilities, intellectual disabilities, self-advocacy, videos on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
LiveWorkPlay is a Canadian organization of self-advocates with intellectual disabilities. Its website has lots of videos that the members wrote and starred in; they cover everything from voting (I Am A Voter) to standing up for yourself when your parents aren’t ready to “let go” ( Out of the Box) to staying out late and [...]