Research-Creation Project Articles

Making Memories, Making Madness: Mad (m)others of disabled children write back through digital storytelling

This work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (435-2019-0129 and 430-2016-00050), MITACS (IT24631) and by NIHR (NIHR135080).
We also wish to acknowledge the Autistic and other participant-storytellers, co-researchers, and technical and artist facilitators from the Re•Storying Autism project and Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice who have contributed to these projects.
Lit lantern with greenery and a red bow, with text overlay "My knowledge was discredited and my experiences disregarded."
Colorful library wall display with books and banners
Text with hand-written purple overlay over a quote about children being denied support, emphasizing blame for denying resources.
Garden scene with a statue, lush greenery, pond with fish, and white flowers.
A pile of papers with some flying in the air and a lamp in the background, captioned "Documents that seem to get longer and longer over time."
A silhouette of the Atlas statue in front of a gothic-style cathedral facade, with a modern building partially visible. Caption reads: "Present only to the fulcrum of chronic pain."

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