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Telling It Our Way is back with an episode all about creativity! Eric, a multi-talented artist with a passion for acting and playwrighting, tells us about the musical he is writing, even giving us a sneak peak of an original song. Next, Yahya shares about his unique writing journey as a published author on the autism spectrum. Ally and Becca welcome the audience back and talk representation in the arts.
Ally Day is Associate Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Toledo and author of several articles and book chapters, as well as the book The Politicial Economy of Stigma: HIV, Memoir, Medicine and Crip Positionalities. She is also co-producer for the film series HIV in the Rust Belt: The Story of David's House Compassion, directed by Holly Hey.
Becca Monteleone is Assistant Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Toledo and author of several articles and book chapters, co-editor of the book Disability and Social Justice in Kenya: Scholars, Policymakers, and Activists in Conversation, and author of the forthcoming book Bodily Transgressions: Disability, Authority, and Medical Technology in the 21st Century. She has run storytelling workshops with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the country and is one of the founders of the Plain Truth Project, aimed at making news media more cognitively accessible.
Voices Around Us® is supported in part by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated by the City of Toledo and the Lucas County Commissioners and administered by The Arts Commission.