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Speaking, Acting and Teaching: 8 Disability Stories

Speaking, Acting and Teaching: 8 Disability Stories

BY RIANNE LINDSEY FOR UNABRIDGED PRESS PITTSBURGH_“It’s the power of not yet,” special education teacher’s aide Michelle Steiner told about
“Everyone is a Member”

“Everyone is a Member”

Where do the Jewish faith and history, people with and without intellectual disabilities, and yoga and apple picking come together?…
From Puddings to Pot

From Puddings to Pot

The Disabled Chef James Coke dishes on his mom’s cooking, climate change, and medical marijuana.
On Bling, Being Bold, and Blindness: Molly Burke

On Bling, Being Bold, and Blindness: Molly Burke

If you watch Molly Burke on YouTube, you’ll learn about her birth control horror story, skydiving, and fashion. Her ‘Blind
Show and Tell: A Dis/ability Symposium

Show and Tell: A Dis/ability Symposium

SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2-5 pm PITTSBURGH_ We’re welcoming and celebrating creative and academic work about the issue of
Director: Storytelling Changes Attitudes

Director: Storytelling Changes Attitudes

EDS NOTE: POST UPDATED SEPT. 4 WITH AUDIO INTERVIEW Three-hundred people with disabilities have had an entre to acting and
Out of Institutions, Into the Workplace

Out of Institutions, Into the Workplace

By Keera Frye “Without an eternal vigilance, without constantly challenging the status quo …We will go back to what we
Improv Comedy + Down syndrome = Jobs?

Improv Comedy + Down syndrome = Jobs?

A comedian and father of a son with Down syndrome says improv can lead to better jobs for people with…
Inspiration Porn, Cliched Sighs: Media Missteps

Inspiration Porn, Cliched Sighs: Media Missteps

April is “blue hell month,” for one woman who has autism spectrum disorder. It’s been deemed “Autism Awareness Month” by