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In Memory of Laura Hershey
Laura Hershey passed away on November 26, 2010 after a short illness.
You can visit www.laurahershey.com/memorial to share your memories, photos and stories about Laura, and to review the memories, photos and stories from others.-
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Laura's Online Articles
- "Along Asphalt Trails," National Parks magazine, Fall 2008
- "Confessions of a Cash Cow," Ragged Edge Online, November 2001
- "Disabled Woman's Lawsuit Exposes Prejudices," Ragged Edge Online, November 26, 2003
- "Handicap Is Not a Death Sentence and Should Not Be Treated As One," U.S. News & World Report, August 2009
- "In Sickness and in Health: Paul Monette's and Nancy Mairs' Narratives of Lovers Providing Hands-On Help," The Sylvan Echo, Volume 2, Issue 1
- "My disability gives me different view on Terri Schindler-Schiavo case," Progressive Media Project, November 11, 2003
- "The Student Body," Waccamaw Journal, Number 4, Fall 2009
- •"Pursuing an Agenda Beyond Barriers: Women with Disabilities," in Beijing and Beyond: Toward the 21st Century of Women's Studies Quarterly, 1996
- Caregiver Advocates Miss the Point, off our backs: the feminist newsjournal, January 2003
- Disability, Disabled People, and Disability Movements, entry in Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America, Charles Scribners Sons, 2003
- Disabled Women Organize Worldwide, off our backs: the feminist newsjournal, January 2003
- Laura's articles for Disaboom
- Laura's bimonthly "Life Support" blog for the Reeve Foundation community website
- Laura's Huffington Post Denver blog
- Leadership Development Strategies for Women with Disabilities: A Cross-Cultural Survey (Summary)
- Rights, Realities, and Issues of Women with Disabilities, chapter in Sisterhood Is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millennium, ed. Robin Morgan. New York: Washington Square Press, 2003
- Some older articles by Laura…
- Stunting Ashley, off our backs: the feminist newsjournal, Summer 2007
- The Dilemma for Disabled Authors," BeyondChron, July 26, 2007
Laura's Online Poetry
- "five to five, botanic gardens" and "A Call to Arms," Trillium Literary Journal, Fall 2008
- "Insomnia," Wordgathering, Summer 2010 (3rd place in Inglis House poetry contest)
- "Monster Body," Chest Journal, September 2010
- "Remembering Siesta Key," State of Emergency: Chicago Poets Respond to Gulf Crisis, June 18, 2010
- "Sunflowers," Wordgathering, March 2007
- "Telling," part of Tapestry of Faith curriculum, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
- ASL version of "Telling"
- Poetry Reading at Lambda Literary Retreat, Aug. 13, 2010
- Portland team reading "How to Write a Poem" and winning
- Several samples of Laura's recent poetry
- Some older poems
Laura's Other Projects
- Disabled Women's Section of Feminist International Radio Endeavor
- KQED radio commentary about assisted suicide
- KQED radio piece against assisted suicide
- Laura discusses MDA Telethon protests on Radio WBAI's The Largest Minority, Aug. 26, 2010
- Oral history interview with Alana Theriault
- Oral history interview with John B. Kelly
- Poetry for Sale
- Poster: "You Get Proud By Practicing"
- Survival Strategies for Going Abroad: A Guide for People with Disabilities from Mobility International USA
News and Reviews
- Interview in Feministing
- Interview on Endeavor Freedom TV about The Trouble with Jerry
- Laura interviewed by Denver Post columnist Susan Greene, about the MDA Telethon protests
- Laura's poem "Fishing Pier" in the latest issue of Gertrude Journal, #14
- Laura's poem "You Get Proud By Practicing" included in new anthology Fire in the Soul: 100 Poems for Human Rights
- Musical version of Laura's poem "You Get Proud By Practicing"
Other Cool Sites
- Amber Tracker
- Crip Confessions
- Day in Washington
- Eva Sweeney's The Deal with Disability
- F.R.I.D.A. — Feminist Response In Disability Activism
- GlobalSister.org
- Life and Times of a Mom on Wheelz
- Portland team reading "How to Write a Poem" and winning
- Sins Invalid: An Unashamed Claim to Beauty in the Face of Invisibility
- Video by Norman Kunc "You Get Proud by Practicing"
- Webby Talent Disability Videos
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