Links to Recently Shared Advocacy Stories

This week we shared stories that advocate for and with people with disabilities from around the world. Really great stuff.

Here is a line-up of the links and take a trip down the rabbit-hole-of-awesomeness for more!

• We shared “Simon” and “Happy Birthday CJ”
• We identified some of the key, important messages and shared them together with a recap here in “Getting the Advocate Message”
• Simon is only one of eight great stories. Check out The Amy Street Productions: http://www.amystreet.net
• We can all use the super short advice from SCOPE in the UK – H.I.D.E. for ourselves and to teach our communities.
  • SCOPE’s #EndTheAwkward campaign includes this video where folks talk about work: https://youtu.be/IyVcOdOMNEg
  • Check out all the videos in this campaign here: http://bit.ly/2xyKALw

By the way, although we are across the great pond, one of my favorite interviews Marcus has shared about Black Day was on the SCOPE blog.

• You can check it, too, here: http://bit.ly/2ygBlNQ
• If you’re interested in the about/making of video we shared regarding Black Day, it’s here: https://youtu.be/s8yAImM0hPQ
• The Music Video and book/short trailer are also on our Youtube Channel Here: http://bit.ly/2fDRO7i

Storytelling As Advocacacy

In our next session, we continued with more videos. We are trying to make a point here, people!

A few trailers from TV:

• Born This Way: https://youtu.be/v7zIJAPFgOM
• Speechless: https://youtu.be/4u55WK6AbaM

Then there’s one of our favorite short films, “Learning to Drive” the trailer is here: http://www.learningtodrive-movie.com  If you want to know why it’s a favorite, check out this review here: “What We can Learn from the Short Film, ‘Learning to Drive'”  

Another great short film we didn’t get to talk about is “Menschen.” I was so moved by that film I wrote and wrote and wrote about it. Start here: “Menschen the Movie as Art: A Brief Review.”

Advocacy Campaigns:

• The Ruderman Foundation Make Room Campaign: https://youtu.be/_iK55KUUxVI
• Dear Future Mom: https://youtu.be/Ju-q4OnBtNU
• Things not to say to an autistic person: https://youtu.be/d69tTXOvRq4

BBC Three did several of the “What Not to Say” Videos and they are super educational, honest, and human. A few others, include:

• • Things not to say to a person with Cerebral Palsey: https://youtu.be/kohcRR3VXyY
  • Things People With Down’s Syndrome Are Tired of Hearing: https://youtu.be/AAPmGW-GDHA   In fact, let’s juct roll that here:

• SO try a few and then you’ll get lots of prompts for more. Maybe take a day off work and enjoy. 🙂