Bedding Out » Dawn Willis

Please consider completing our very short ‘Bedding Out’ survey?

Dawn Willis — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:32:28 +0000

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q929ZY5

Article from Jo Verrent: ‘Bedding Out: When Taking to Your Bed Is Both Activism and Art’

Dawn Willis — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:34:24 +0000

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jo-verrent/bedding-out-activism_b_3145325.html

Is it time for a national Bedding Out guerrilla action? #beddingout

Dawn Willis — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:55:09 +0000

http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/liz-crow?item=1797

Our #Beddingout Competition…it wasn’t how we imagined, and that’s OK. Announcing a winner!

Dawn Willis — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:06:34 +0000

You may recall that as part of ‘Bedding Out’ at Salisbury Arts Center this month we hoped to create a huge visual map to highlight the hidden and private lives of people affected by disability.

We asked for your interpretation of a what your ‘bed-life’ is because it was in context to the work Liz was creating with the live performance from her bed.

When I thought about the idea of a visual competition I thought that for many people the risk of revealing themselves is too great because it’s too personal, too real. Opening a door into your private world, when we are already facing increasing hate crime, and where internet trolling is rampant, was perhaps too big an ask.

What I can say is that despite not being able to create a huge visual masterpiece Bedding Out reached over 80 countries around the world. We are amazed by that figure and happy to have been involved with chatter on twitter with folks from as far away as Australia and Japan!

However, back to that competition, there were entrants, photos, videos and even blogs… and we have a prize.

Since we can’t decide who should win on the basis of who is better at #beddingout, because that’s just plain weird, we’ve decided we’d go on how someone unaffected by a disability and who had no direct connection with the entrants felt impacted upon them most.

So, as decided by 18 year old student Natalie Miles, and Mr Andrew Carter (Engineer) we have a winner….

Sincere thanks go to Chris Evans (twitter @Onlyfluffyone) for allowing others to see that which no-one usually gets to see … Congratulations! https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_N7rpizgUL8

We truly don’t mean to sound cheesy when we say we feel everyone who jumped into bed with this idea and the competition is a winner, because you are.

Thank you for continuing to shout, tweet, blog and demand that people listen to the voices of the disabled – you guys rock!

On #beddingout from @Dr_vole

Dawn Willis — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:23:36 +0000

“Liz

I’m submitting this photo & short piece of text for your interactive map, or for the roaringgirl website Bedding Out page, or whatever else you want to do with it.

It was inspired by the Bedding Out conversation today. Here’s my blurb:

“I watched the Bedding Out conversation today and then had to go on an errand.

Since the horrendous onset of sciatica a year ago, I’ve changed from a part-time wheelchair user (with fibromyalgia) to a wheelchair user who can’t sit for more than half an hour, often not even that. (And standing for more than a few minutes is not an option.)

So to go anywhere more than a few miles away, I’ve had to ask friends to drive me while I lie in the back of the car.

Today I had to go a bit further, but there wasn’t anyone I could ask… but I reassured myself that at least the weather had got warmer, so I could break my journey & lie down for a while.

Then while I was lying in the back of the car, in the deserted car park of a disused chapel, it occurred to me:

Bedding Going Out.

This is pretty much the only way I can go out now.

I take a folding sun lounger (er… rain lounger) with me to local events, so that if I have to get off my twingeing backside I can lie on it – if there’s room for the lounger. (Much thanks to the people who put on a music festival here recently, who were incredibly helpful.)

And that’s how I got through the two-hour Atos Stories event we put on this week.

Dr Vole”

‘Disabled, my arse’ a video from Kristina Veasey ‏@tippyscarecrow

Dawn Willis — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:36:45 +0000

Kristina Veasey ‏

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiLuNpATiSw&feature=youtu.be

Remarkable and moving: ‘A Life With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder’ #ptsd #mentalhealth #beddingout

Dawn Willis — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:56:51 +0000

http://reallylisafrench.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/a-life-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/

#Beddingout is in The Guardian – have a read, and remember it all starts tomorrow!

Dawn Willis — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:14:39 +0000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/apr/09/liz-crow-bed-disabled-rights

Awesome ‘Stonebird’ Video for BEDDING OUT!

Dawn Willis — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:11:36 +0000

http://www.stonebird.co.uk/bedout/index.html

Carole… and a stairway to happiness she can sometimes only dream of. A video for #beddingout @CC_Me_AND_ME

Dawn Willis — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:16:03 +0000

http://youtu.be/txv2LVFMVUs