Steven Brown of Louisville, KY speaks about legendary independent living advocate Ed Roberts, disability advocacy, and the development of disability culture. Steven became an advocate in his 20′s after being discriminated based on his physical disability. He has directed an independent living center in Oklahoma, served as Training Director at the World Institute on Disability, co-founded the Institute on Disability Culture in 1994. Steven has written several books, including his most recent work, “Movie Stars and Sensuous Scars: Essays on the Journey from Disability Shame to Disability Pride”. This is #21 out of more than 1000 interviews that “It’s Our Story” has collected in an effort to free the voices of the disability community. Visit us at www.itsourstory.org This interview transcribed by Nancy Cavanah.
Another epic bus journey from Rudgeway on the A38 into Thornbury, in South Gloucestershire. Highlights include green recycling bins (yay!), a helmetless kid illegally cycling on footpath, a dubious bus stop, and a determined mobility scooter user. For comparisons please see the bus journey on 8 June and the car journey on 30 August. [Somehow a previous post of this video got deleted, but I blame ... my own incompetence] Rudgeway www.ukvillages.co.uk The Mason’s Arms www.britishpubguide.com Illegality of pavement cycling www.dft.gov.uk Alveston www.alveston.org Alveston House Hotel www.smoothhound.co.uk Berkeley Vale Motors www.berkeleyvale.co.uk The Ship Inn, Alveston www.britishpubguide.com Thornbury www.thornbury.org.uk Dagg’s Allotments www.flickr.com Thornbury United Reformed Church ship-of-fools.com 312 bus “Severnside Transport” A38 passenger stop fare 312 bus “Severnside Transport” A38 passenger stop fare 312 bus “Severnside Transport” A38 passenger stop fare 312 bus “Severnside Transport” A38 passenger stop fare 312 bus “Severnside Transport” A38 passenger stop fare 312 bus “Severnside Transport” A38 passenger stop fareThornbury Bristol “South Gloucestershire” Avon Thornbury Bristol “South Gloucestershire” Avon Thornbury Bristol “South Gloucestershire” Avon Thornbury Bristol “South Gloucestershire” Avon Thornbury Bristol “South Gloucestershire” Avon Thornbury Bristol “South Gloucestershire” Avon
Just to have something to do when you’re bored, or to have extra income since your SSI or SSDI, or Social Security payments are a struggle to live off of? I mean, for those of you who have psychiatric disabilities that prevent you from being able to work around other people, limited mobility or cognitive disabilities, or even blind or deaf or have any other disability?
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Gene Spalding of Warm Springs, Georgia, speaks about the history of Warm Springs and his personal experiences living with a physical disability. Gene Spalding became paraplegic after a diving accident early in his life; he current serves as a coordinator for the Georgia Department of Rehabilitation. This is #11 out of more than 1000 interviews that Its Our Story has collected in an effort to free the voices of the disability community. Visit us at www.itsourstory.org This interview transcribed by Monica Romero.
I got my provisional letters today and it says “To drive a car at 16 because i am getting disability living allowance (mobility component) at the higher rate”.
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