The Concussion Collective aims to educate individuals about concussions through a disability studies lens. Through art, writing, video, or other media forms submitted by people who have had concussions, it works to build a diverse array of intimate stories about concussion experiences within the context of larger structures of power and domination, offer a platform for people to share their experiences, and introduce individuals who may not be familiar with these concepts to this conversation.
Themes that may be covered include:
disability, accessibility, and excessibility
athletics and sports culture
gender and sexuality
race, culture, and ethnicity
class, education, and cultural capital
mental health and neurodiversity
language and communication
the medical/health care system
community, connection, and support
potentials for change, justice, and action
A note about accessibility
Looking at screens can be difficult for people with concussions or post-concussion syndrome. If you have trouble looking at screens but would still like to engage with this website, while we recognize that it is not ideal, we suggest that you ask a willing participant to read aloud parts of the website for you. You can also use a free online text-to-speech program by copying and pasting text into a website like this, for example.In the future, we plan to have a text-to-speech option implemented on the website; however, this is beyond the capability of the facilitator at the moment.
Acknowledgements
The Concussion Collective is run by a settler-immigrant living on the unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. The Concussion Collective recognizes its existence is predicated upon the ongoing colonial project aimed at controlling Indigenous peoples and lands, and is committed to raising Indigenous voices to the foreground, and working towards a decolonized future. Want to learn more about decolonization? Click here for a brief overview, and here for a more in-depth paper.
About this website
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Please note that this website is a work in progress, and will only be updated when the author has enough spoons. The author has further plans to improve the functionality of this website, as well as run more in-depth projects and initiatives, but this will likely be reliant on funding or other support, which at the moment do not exist.