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The Startled Pig Humor Club: (www.callahanonline.com) is a ãnaughty, narcissistic, newsy e-mail rag from John Callahan, the anti-quad.ä Features quirky anecdotes and politically incorrect insights from the black-humored, quadriplegic cartoonist. Callahan's fame is about to move from the edges of the disability movement into the mainstream media as Robin Williams has been cast to play him in a Hollywood film about his life.
Superfest XX, an International Media Festival on Disability, is seeking entries about disability or by media-makers with a disability. Works produced since 12/1/95 are eligible for the event, sponsored by Corporation on Disabilities & Telecommunication (CDT). For details on fees, formats & deadlines, email: Superfest@aol.com or phone 510 845 5576.
Luis Barros is the President of Brazil's National Pro Mental Association, a new consumer group fighting for psychiatric reform. He requests support from other consumer groups, especially those with experience in developing national public education campaigns. Contact him by phone 55 11 263 2780 or by email lfbarros@fenix.org.br
ãThe Life and Timesä project, a survey of public attitudes in Northern Ireland, co-sponsored by the University of Ulster and Queen's University, Belfast, is planning a module on attitudes towards disability rights in its year 2000 survey. They need examples of similar surveys and advice on methodological issues, such as how to determine actual beliefs, ãgiven that everyone will presumably want to be seen to be Îkind to cripples.ä Contact Nick Acheson by email: N.Acheson@ulst.ac.uk
GnarlyBone News is an email newsletter, primarily reporting on developments in the arts and media of interest to the disability community. Written by Cheryl Marie Wade, Berkeley-based performing artist and advocate, the newsletter often segues into politics, culture and other fun places. Wade is also in the midst of co-creating a documentary, ãDisability Culture Rap.ä Contact: GnarlyBone@aol.com