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May 5th, 2010

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What’s The Big Deal With Pop Culture?

By Staff on 5 May, 2010

Content note: This post is the result of a collaboration between a group of FWD contributors, abby jean, Annaham, Anna, and s.e. smith, which is why it is credited to ‘Staff.’ This is part one in a two part series. One thing has been clearly established: Something guaranteed to attract absurd amounts of traffic is [...]

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Canadian Signal Boost: NEADS’ 2010 Conference Call for Speakers

By Anna on 5 May, 2010

NEADS’ 2010 National Conference “Learning Today – Leading Tomorrow” invites expressions of interest to speak at this conference to be held November 12-14, 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event provides the only Canadian opportunity of its kind to share and exchange best practices and expertise on education, accessibility, and employment for post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities.

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Recommended Reading for May 5, 2010

By Anna on 5 May, 2010

Description: A tree with signs showing wheelchairs with arrows pointing left and forward. Chally is interviewed by BitchMagazine! There is audio, and a transcript! My full-length interview with Chally, who talks about her love of sci-fi, why it’s problematic to have feminist “icons,” her experience as a teen in social justice movement, and of course, [...]

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Psychiatric Hospitals and Music Videos: Part 1

By abby jean on 5 May, 2010

After reading Anna’s recent post on Janelle Monae’s ‘Tightrope’ video and how it “is a great example of how not to completely screw up representation(s) of disability,” I started remembering other music videos set in psychiatric hospitals. And then I started watching all these music videos! One of the earliest I remember is Melissa Etheridge’s [...]

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