Portfolio: The Language of Disability

Major Projects:
Positioning Essay
Verbal Portrait
Visual Portrait
Critical Bibliographic Essay
Tasia's Story
"Big" Ethnography

Supporting Projects:
Reflections of Stone Belt

Blog 1: The Art of Stone Belt
Abstract: The art piece Cicada Data is a reflection on the Stone Belt Community and the opportunities, provided through art, offered to Stone Belt Clients, Staff, Volunteers, Community Members, and more.  Art is representative of empowerment, breaking through the stigmas of disability, and a bridge of communication between individuals who have disabilities and individuals who do not. Below, is a blog post titled The Art of Stone Belt.

Blog 2: A Community's Lesson of Ability 

Abstract: Stone Belt fosters a community driven by understanding and opportunities to exert personal choice. By volunteering within the Stone Belt community, I learned how the creation of community takes place through daily interactions between clients. These interactions, which take place over days, months and even years, nurture the principals up held at Stone Belt. Specifically, these interactions promote the principals of building relationships, achieving through employment, and acting out self-determination.  

Blog 3: A Dinner in the Life...

Abstract: This is a reflection on my visit to Southern House, where I had dinner with Tasia, her roommates and two staff members.  This piece represents my experience with Tasia outside of Stone Belt, her workplace, into her home.  Over dinner, I discovered more of Tasia’s character and experienced the supports provided by Stone Belt in a new way!