(The picture above is a head shot portrait of Laura Hershey) Many regular readers and (and hopefully all of the members of the disability community) who read this blog will recognize the name of Laura Hershey. Laura – a poet, activist, writer, consultant – died unexpectedly on November 26th after a sudden illness. She was … Continue reading Laura Hershey : 1962-2010
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)
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
The Los Angeles Times published a long obituary in the Sunday (August 15) edition of the paper. Here are the first three paragraphs of the obit: Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in … Continue reading Two More Tributes to Paul Longmore
As promised, this is a list of additional blogs marking the death of Paul Longmore: I somehow left out the blog post by Daniel Goldberg at the Medical Humanities Blog. This rightfully belonged in yesterday’s list. This tribute by Wheelie Catholic to Paul Longmore was also up yesterday. WheelerMom writes about the heroes she hopes … Continue reading More Bloggers Remembering Paul Longmore
