SPORK! Exclusive: When A Blinded Person Sees: Charles Bonnet Syndrome

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SPORK! Exclusive: When A Blinded Person Sees: Charles Bonnet Syndrome

In 1759, retired magistrate Charles Lullin detailed to his secretary a series of visions he’d seen after he’d lost much of his eyesight: tales of handsome, vanishing men with regal cloaks who’d accompanied his granddaughters on a visit; black specks that transformed intoRead More

SPORK! Exclusive: Directors Discussion - Lisa Wagner

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SPORK! Exclusive: Directors Discussion - Lisa Wagner

SPORK! worked with Still Point Theatre Collective to help document their acting classes for adults with disabilities - In this video Founder & Artistic Director, Lisa Wagner discuss how Still Point got started and why bringing theatre to the differently able community isRead More

SPORK! Exclusive: Pathways Summer Youth Program - Directors Discussion

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SPORK! Exclusive: Pathways Summer Youth Program - Directors Discussion

SPORK! worked with Pathways to help document their dynamic Youth Program. In this video Youth Director, Bill Green discuss how Pathways offers blind and visually impaired youth a creative and practical outlet. As part of the Blind Service Association, Pathways is an Illinois based six-weekRead More

SPORK! Exclusive R J: The Vineyard

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SPORK! Exclusive R J: The Vineyard

R+J: the Vineyard is a dynamic theatre interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. Held at Oracle Productions, R+J is Directed by Red Theatre Founder, Aaron Sawyer & Produced by Janette Bauer.Inspired by Martha’s Vineyard, R+J introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and a mix cast ofRead More

Dining with a Disability

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Dining with a Disability

Illustration by Victoria Borges by Hollister Lindley There are many kinds of disabilities. Some are invisible: Heart disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis and many other ailments may cause you to wonder why a fairly mobile person parks in the handicapped spot, but they’re deservingRead More

5 Ways to Make LGBT and Feminist Spaces More Disability Accessible

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5 Ways to Make LGBT and Feminist Spaces More Disability Accessible

If you organize LGBT or feminist events in your local community, it can be hard to figure where to start when you want to make those spaces disability accessible. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are 5 ways to make sure everyRead More

An interview with Maxx Quinn and SPORK! Founder Whitney Hill

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An interview with Maxx Quinn and SPORK! Founder Whitney Hill

Elisabet Bernard from Columbia College who interviews Maxx Quinn and SPORK! Founder, Whitney Hill about Mental Illness & Health. A great video about their experiences and the future of SPORK!. Read More

SPORK! Exclusive: Disability Pride Open Mic with T. Gordon & Damian Ellis

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SPORK! Exclusive: Disability Pride Open Mic with T. Gordon & Damian Ellis

Only at SPORK! New Video from the Chicago ADA25 Disability Pride Open Mic T.Gordon & Damian Ellis talk about failure, acceptance with having autism and the Disability Pride Parade! Held in the middle of downtown Chicago at the First United Methodist Church, performersRead More

In “Rule Breaking,” Disability Comes to the Stage as Theatre and Therapy

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In “Rule Breaking,” Disability Comes to the Stage as Theatre and Therapy

By Debra Weinstein The complex relationship between brothers and sisters, clients and caregivers, and mothers and sons – all of whom are either living with disability or caring for a disabled person – will be played out on stage in Alec Silberblatt’s RuleRead More

Updated Article Links

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Updated Article Links

Good afternoon to all of our readers! To better represent their site location, all article links on sporkability.org have been changed and therefore all old shared article links are no longer active. Have no fear! All articles are available and can be found inRead More