Steven E. Brown

Published in Counter Arts

·Feb 6

Discovering “Authentic Disability Culture”

Meet the author — Preface: A Note on Origins In 2011, I attended a conference at the United Nations in New York City. A panel called ‘Authentic Disability Culture’ caught my attention. I listened to a short presentation, looked at the art around the room, and headed toward the door. Before I left, I…

Equality

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Discovering “Authentic Disability Culture”

Equality

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Published in Rainbow Salad

·Feb 6

What Mark O’Brien Did

I haven’t yet learned to travel the world without leaving my house: Mark O’Brien did. I’ve yet to discover how to entice Hollywood with my plays on words and poetry: Mark O’Brien did. I watched with delight Mark O’Brien on film before the Oscars widened his fame. I read his…

Poetry

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Poetry

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Published in Gentleness Ambassadors

·Jan 24

Isn’t That What Life is All About?

Love, Sexuality and Disability — Isn’t that what life’s all about? I wrote about romance and love for a February 1997 Valentine’s issue of the now defunct Mainstream magazine. In the essay, reproduced as the title essay in my 2003 book, “Movie Stars and Sensuous Scars,” I stated, “people with disabilities are like everyone else…

Disability

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Disability

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Published in Gentleness Ambassadors

·Sep 3, 2022

Does He Want Another Cup of Coffee?

“Tell Your Story:” 30 Years On — Introduction I first wrote the poem “Tell Your Story,” in 1991. I was just beginning to create my writing about disability culture. Having given a few talks about this topic, I realized being a “talking head,” as my academic background suggested, wasn’t connecting with audiences. I needed to provide examples. I…

Disability

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Disability

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