Jeff Preston has been a guest lecturer for my class in the DSW program at Fanshawe College three times.He is by the far the most quoted in class assignments and tests and has a tremendous impact on thestudents. Jeff challenges my student’s very definitions of rights, political activism and ability. His lectureis full of humour, [...]
Archive for December, 2010
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New Episode of Cripz — Starring Role
December 9th, 2010 
Jeff Preston A lot has been made of the fact that most disabled characters on television and in movies are actually played by able-bodied actors. It’s a particularly tricky question because while you’d like to believe casting directors aren’t avoiding disabled actors simply because they don’t think they can perform, it’s been noted by many in the industry that [...]
Students of SNSS
December 9th, 2010 Jeff Preston Sydney – “I thought Jeff was funny and I liked listening to him. He didn’t make it boring and had things we could relate to even though we didn’t have obstacles like being in a wheelchair. There weren’t things I didn’t like. He also changed the speech the second time around so that was good too. [...]
OT Class @ UWO
December 7th, 2010 Jeff Preston Yesterday I faced the snowpocolypse to deliver a guest lecture at Dr. Klinger’s 2nd year OT Class on Representations of Disability and Media Activism. I’m pretty sure this is my 4th year speaking to the class and I absolutely love it–the students are so engaged and determined to make a difference in the lives of [...]
New Episode of Cripz — Harry Potter
December 2nd, 2010 Jeff Preston Another fresh offering over at Cripz: A Webcomic, this week featuring a parody of the recently released movie, Harry Potter. I have to admit, I was never a real fan of the Harry Potter series, struggling to make it through the first 3 books before ditching them to re-read Lord of the Rings. Having said [...]
