Category Archives: barbara knowlen

Introducing “Life Support” – a blog by Laura Hershey (and a tribute to Barb Knowlen)

Last month, friend and colleague Laura Hershey started a new blog hosted on the website of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation titled “Life Support.”  Laura is a (quoting from her website) “writer, poet, activist, consultant.”  She is also a board member of Not Dead Yet and a friend.  She will be posting bimonthly. Her … Continue reading Introducing “Life Support” – a blog by Laura Hershey (and a tribute to Barb Knowlen)

Another loss: Barbara Knowlen 1941-2010

I never had direct contact with Barb Knowlen, but I’ve appreciated her work as I’ve come across it in in film and in the disability press.  I also appreciated the posters from her “Barrier Breakers” that I encountered on the doors and walls of friends in the disability community.  Many more knew her through her … Continue reading Another loss: Barbara Knowlen 1941-2010