World Stroke Day 2020

 Today October 29th 2020 is World Stroke Day 2020. In appreciation of the stroke survivors who have inspired us such as one stroke survivor who allowed us to interview her personally to add to the authenticity of Professor Ben’s character, symptoms and recovery process, in our film  "A Stroke Of Endurance" and other survivors who supported our film “A Stroke Of Endurance” from the very beginning of its creation, and after like our wonderful new fans who are stroke survivors that let us into their worlds https://cripvideoproductions.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-stroke-of-endurance-featured-on.html Crip Video Productions would like to now be a part of World Stroke Day every year! 

We wrote a post for World Stroke Day 2018 here

https://cripvideoproductions.blogspot.com/2019/01/screening-and-world-stroke-day-2018.html and for World Stroke Day 2019 here  https://cripvideoproductions.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-stroke-day-2019.html 

Please read our previous posts linked for a poem by a cast member of "A Stroke Of Endurance" for World Stroke Day and, reminders and encouragement for Stroke Survivors! 

To watch “A Stroke Of Endurance” for free with open captions and audio description, and share it with other stroke survivors and their loved ones for World Stroke Day see here http://cripvideoproductions.com/astrokeofendurance.php We hope "A Stroke Of Endurance" is a great resource for all stroke survivors and their loved ones for World Stroke Day today and everyday!

This year, during the ongoing pandemic, Crip Video Productions would like people to be aware that according to current research COVID19 increases the risk of having a stroke, especially ischemic stroke, and if you have already had a stroke, you might be at a high risk of developing complications of COVID19 coronavirus. 

In other news, we met an autism advocate on a Zoom call about higher education for individuals with intellectual disabilities, named Michael Lettman who is allowing Crip Video Productions to share his website  https://masterml9502.wixsite.com/livingwithautism 

 and videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyIwZZi9fPPyYQXaIAw7wwg 
 with our fans. Check them out and share! Michael Lettman's website is a good resource for those who want to know about higher education and autism. 

Our friends at Teatro Paraguas also have a XERB channel now! https://xerb.tv/channel/teatro-paraguas/virtual-events Support Teatro Paraguas! (Please note! Crip Video Productions is not responsible for content on these external links!) 

We have more Crip Video Productions screenings, presentations and projects planned for November 2020.

World CP Day 2020: More private screenings

 October 6th 2020 is World Cerebral Palsy Day. Today and everyday Crip Video Productions celebrates the achievements of those with CP all over the world by depicting characters with Cerebral Palsy living vibrantly and involving people with Cerebral Palsy in all our film productions. We apologize that we don't often post on World Cerebral Palsy Day. Luckily a fan reminded us this year! Special thanks to all Crip Video Productions fans.  More information about Cerebral Palsy can be found on our "About Page" on the main website. 

One way Crip Video Productions adapted and innovated like many others with Cerebral Palsy was by moving all of our operations to an online format. Crip Video Productions is still operating entirely remotely due to Coronavirus. 

On September 27 2020 we did a private screening and presentation through videoconferencing call discussing the films, education, IEPs, accessible teaching techniques, and transition plans. We talked about the term "Crip". Some of the people at the screening were paras in training or worked with people with developmental disabilities and intellectual disabilities in their daily lives. We discussed the Americans with Disabilities Act and what needs to still be improved regarding disability rights policy and perceptions of disability in the media and perceptions in general. We discussed other mainstream disability documentaries. One of the audience members was film studies instructor. There were a lot of questions about Cerebral Palsy. 

After the screening we received feedback via emails from various members of the audience. One person shared their experience of being limited and frustrated by an IEP, another shared that they thought the "Better Dead Than Disabled" trope in media was pure propaganda. Many audience members asked us to present for them again. 

We have full permission from all the people involved to write this post. Special thanks to everyone involved with this screening!

Margot Cole continues to work on “Students Talk” with Mary Lynn Navarro and with creators in Santa Fe New Mexico USA. Margot Cole performed as an understudy as a character with Cerebral Palsy in the Zoom play "She Kills Monsters" back in August.  More screenings are being planned for November 2020.