Don’t Dis the Vote
Join us for a day of fun!!! WHO: REV UP Texas, along with channelAustin & Art Spark Texas, have joined forces to get out the Disability vote. WHAT: Don’t Dis the Vote is …
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Don’t Dis the Vote is about Power
by Eric Clow As someone who lives with significant physical limitations, I know all too well the obstacles that prevent people with disabilities from getting out and being …
Love Endures: Two Couples’ Journeys to Be Together
by Eric Clow (This article was originally posted February 14, 2017 as “Love is in the Air.”) For me, love is being with someone and knowing that life …
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Documentation as Empowerment
By Gaurav Aung My home country, Myanmar, is most distinctly third-world in the support it provides for people with disabilities. During my time volunteering at the Insein Blind School …
It’s Time to Disentangle Disability from Metaphor and Put Characters with Disabilities at the Center of the Narrative
By Sierra Armor Especially within classical literature, it is difficult to find characters with disabilities who are not written-off as villains or confined to the periphery of the …
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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Too Few Cooks in the Kitchen: A Call for Representation
By Walter As a student, I spend a lot of my time hunched over a desk, screen to my face, reading, writing, and emailing about classes, exams, papers, …
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ON DISPLAY
On December 3rd, we will again join the worldwide initiative that honors the United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, with ON DISPLAY GLOBAL, a worldwide human …
Podcast Launch
Join us as we celebrate the launch of True Tales by Disability Advocates, a podcast created by Art Spark Texas’ Speaking Advocates group. On Friday, December 3rd, we …
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is an annual global day of giving and unity that takes place this year on November 30th. It is a day to come together, to create a …