Tag: dis_ability

Recovery

Q: "So you didn’t want to eat, or you didn’t like yourself?" A: "No, it’s a different issue." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/48840122" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With...
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Daunting for Someone Who Has Allergies

"'How severe is your allergy?' And I'll say, 'Well, it's deadly.'" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BAsmIyBFxw Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions...
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Words Have a Lot of Power

"How I make meaning in this world goes back to where I grew up." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcsZ3cUofQ Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to...
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Normal Is Just the Setting on Your Dryer

"If you're always serious about your condition, it's not fun." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szs-4IAdSng Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for...
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Easy to Pretend It’s Normal

“Well, I wish I could go in there, but I can’t.” [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/194859087" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose?...
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Didn’t Take Away from Me

A five-part audio story of a community member's experience of family, work, health, and homelessness. This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring...
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Never Ending Cycle

A two-part audio story, told by mother and son, about their experiences with family, work, health, and homelessness. This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities,...
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People Stare at You

"Well, you're here, too, so I guess you're in the same boat I am." This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s...
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Made Us Feel Low

"I'm not such a bad person; I just have some bad situations." This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel’s Horn, Dayspring Women’s Center, and...
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