Husband, dad, quadriplegic after SCI. Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University. Global Theatre Studies and Disability Studies.
Hong Kong
Joined November 2013
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I see a lot of people mystified that I’m lamenting the lack of grandchildren at 50.
Again- we have three children in their 30s who do not want children.
Our two youngest will not be having children for at least 10 years, meaning my husband and I will be at least 60 & 70.
We
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Disabled Actors Deserve To Blend Into The Background, Too
Casting disabled actors in minor roles is a major development — and everyone in a position of power in the film industry should be paying attention.
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When I Moved To Hong Kong, I Found Out Just How Different Accessibility Can Look huffpost.com/entry/wheelchai…
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Following the success of our students, Cheung Ka Long, Ma Kwun Ching, and Chan Ho Yuen, Lo Wai Fung has also secured qualifications to compete in this year’s Paris Olympics!
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The first StartMe Up Project for Inclusion, organised by the Career Centre of the Office of Student Affairs, was successfully held recently👏🏻. It showcased students’ innovation in disability inclusion. Four winning teams received a start-up fund and a year-long mentorship💯.
I haven’t posted in a long, long time. But i just wrote something for @HuffPost and would appreciate you having a look!
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Netflix's 'Fool Me Once' Did A Quietly Revolutionary Thing For Disabled Actors huffpost.com/entry/netflix-f…
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Before you post about how no one is throwing you a party for finishing your phD or book or other non-nuclear family life event.... consider that no one "throws" someone a wedding. The couple usually plans it, invites people, and hosts them. You can also do that for a phD
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me at 1 day pregnant : omg the baby is craving a tenure track job in a coastal city with a 1:1 course load
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US teachers on average spend 28 hours of their work week in face-to-face instruction.
Finland? 21 hours.
Japan? 18 hours.
Who could have guessed that giving teachers more time time to plan, assess, give feedback, engage in professional learning, etc. would improve outcomes?
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I am sharing this with some reservation. I don't like sharing N@zi propaganda but I also want Canadians to recognize the propaganda they are being exposed to for MAID is remarkably similar to Goebbels proudest product, Ich klage an (I Accuse) 1941.
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When @SuffsMusical opens April 18, Denver’s Jenna Bainbridge will become the first wheelchair user to originate a role in a #Broadway musical. Ever. “Now let’s open the floodgates for many more” she tells the @DenverGazette —> denvergazette.com/arts-enter… @AmericanTheatre
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THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON (2019)
Jason Dorwart
Professor of Global Theatre Studies
USA/Hong Kong
"...a watershed moment in truthful understanding of disability. Ultimately, this film is entertaining, moving, and funny"
Easy to watch and like
Ty @HamOnWheels for recommendation
Having to do something like this is both infuriating and endlessly satisfying. I have only had to do it once, but I still tell the tale like a Athenian hero wheelchairtravel.org/blocked…
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Just so everyone understands, wheelchairs are often custom-fitted devices that cost thousands of dollars. Fixing them can involve specialty parts and a complex approval process for the majority of people who can’t just pay out of pocket.
Wheelchair users have been trying for ages to raise awareness about their wheelchairs being broken so often when they fly, and the devastating impact this has on them.
@AmericanAir baggage handlers decided to give a demonstration of how much they enjoy breaking them 😡
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Wheelchair users have been trying for ages to raise awareness about their wheelchairs being broken so often when they fly, and the devastating impact this has on them.
@AmericanAir baggage handlers decided to give a demonstration of how much they enjoy breaking them 😡
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Wheelchair users on flights are passengers — not problems #RightsOnFlights cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/chie…
