Post by: Kim Stephens The Oregon Health and Science University, in collaboration with the Oregon Office of Disability and Health, the Oregon Institute of Disability and Development, and the Center on Community Accessibility, have crafted a wonderful emergency preparedness toolkit for … Continue reading →
Great Preparedness Guide…Disability or Not
by kim26stephens • October 12th, 2012
Perspective of the blind and visually impaired during an emergency
by kim26stephens • August 11th, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens with excerpts from Ben Proctor Ben Proctor, a UK blogger that writes about emergency management as well as emerging technology, recently posted about how changing public transportation routes during a crisis can be unsettling for the … Continue reading →
Mayo Clinic Video post on Emergency Preparedness for Disabled
by kim26stephens • June 21st, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens This video of Lisa Beck of the Mayo Clinic brings attention to the additional plans that are required for sheltering or evacuation people with access and functional needs. The video is not captioned–the target audience appears … Continue reading →
Quoted: Former Roundtable Member Hexy on ‘The Diversity of Femme’
by Arturo • June 21st, 2011
I have experienced a general ignorance about racial and Indigenous issue in queer and femme communities, and an expectation that anti-racist activism be considered secondary to feminist, anti-homophobic and anti-femmephobic activism, when queer femmes of colour often experience our identities to be one holistic piece. It is an impossible request for a femme of colour to separate her experiences
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