The Lion & Pirate Open Mic IN PERSON
The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is back with a special in-person event! This will be our first in-person open mic since the shutdown. Join your friends from […]
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RAMPD Brings Inclusion and Access to the Music Industry
This past fall, we learned from our friend, disabled musician and winner of the 2016 Tiny Desk Contest, Gaelynn Lea, about an exciting advocacy group she helped to
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Voting Rights in the Modern Era
By Lindsay Winters Are We Moving Towards a Better Society or Regressing? Voting should be as easy and accessible as possible, yet it’s become apparent that marking one’s
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Waiting to be Heard: An Appeal for Access
There is a lyric in Gaelynn Lea’s “I Wait” that truly captures the marginalized experience of people with disabilities in this country: “You may not realize / all
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Why Disability Identity is Important
People tend to approach disability from one of two perspectives. First, there’s the medical model wherein disability is perceived as an unfortunate personal problem, one that must be
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Speaking Advocates: Independence
Join the Speaking Advocates this month to share your own definition of independence: what does independence look like for you, what are the obstacles that stand in your way to a self-determined life, how do you become independent?
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OMOD Showcase 2019
We invite you to a showcase of stories that run the gamut of life experiences – from work and family to advocacy, immigration, forays into the theatre, and more. Together these presentations will shatter misconceptions about what it means to live with a disability and remind us that everyone, regardless of ability and background, shares a common humanity.
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A Dream Come True
On April 6th, Body Shift Collective performed “Being Together” as part of Austin Dance Festival 2019. Body Shift Coordinator Olivia O’Hare and Instructor/Dancer Veronica DeWitt co-directed this piece,