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2022
EDS & Aging Project – EDS Awareness
Zebra Club App Review – EDS Awareness
Interview with Meghan O’Rourke – EDS Awareness
Interview with Linda Bluestein – EDS Awareness
It’s about T.I.M.E. – ABILITY Magazine
Becoming a Proud Stutter (Article & Podcast) – ABILITY Magazine
Podcast with Jeannie Di Bon – Talking Community Engagement
EDS & Caregivers – Interview EDS Awareness
Interview with Adrienne Ferron on the challenges as a woman of color with EDS – EDS Awareness
Interview with Dr. Pradeep Chopra regarding the psychological and psychiatric aspects of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder – EDS Awareness
Dr. Pradeep Chopra: response to the paper on psychological and psychiatric aspects of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes – EDS Awareness
2021
Conversation with Ian Harding about ableism, disability language, future film projects and most kept secrets (part 2) – ABILITY Magazine
In the Business of Spreading Happiness: John’s Crazy Socks – ABILITY Magazine
Jameela Jamil: Advocate First, Actress Second – ABILITY Magazine
Disjointed Book Review – Rare Revolution Magazine
Together, we aren’t rare! Let’s talk about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome – ABILITY Magazine
Guest Interview mit Samantha Bowick
Finding a new purpose: Jonathan Ayers donates 20 million to protect wild cats – ABILITY Magazine
Guest interview with Beyond My Battle
Guest on the ‘Chronic Illness Support‘ Podcast with Sam Bowick – Topic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Guest on the Patientworthy Podcast ‘Wait, how do you spell that?‘ – Topic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, my journalistic work and film
BYkids – seeing the world through a child’s eyes – ABILITY Magazine
Gaming for all: Disability, Accessibility and Representation – ABILITY Magazine
The battle for accessibility of New York City’s metro system – ABILITY Magazine
The deadliest disease in America – ABILITY Magazine
Podcast Sturm & Drang für NORD
Panel discussion and film screening of my film We Are Visible at the Canadian Commffest.
December Newsletter EDS Awareness
My life with EDS on Love What Matters
PR pieces:
New study finds brands must prioritize accessibility and inclusivity to reach people with disabilities – ABILITY Magazine
New feature for people with physical disabilities to control their TV with their eyes! – ABILITY Magazine
Google launches Live Captions on Google Chrome! – ABILITY Magazine
NBCUniversal announces unprecedented programming of Paralympic Games – ABILITY Magazine
Autism Awareness: Easterseals and Rafi Nova develop sensory-friendly masks – ABILITY Magazine
ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT INTELLIGENT WHEELCHAIR PHOENIX INSTINCT RECEIVES $1M AS WINNER OF TOYOTA MOBILITY UNLIMITED CHALLENGE – ABILITY Magazine
100,000 people with autism participated in study to uncovering genetic causes – ABILITY Magazine
2020
Fight Like A Warrior Blogpost about ‘We Are Visible’: https://www.fightlikeawarrior.org/post/we-are-visible-a-documentary-about-living-with-an-invisible-illness
Why I made a film about EDS — EDS Society
Why I raise awareness – for AwareCauses
The blog of the academic journal BMJ Medical Humanities published my review of the film “Who Am I To Stop It”
How My Ehlers-Danlos Journey Inspired Me to Create This Documentary – The Mighty
“Trust me, I am Sick” Review – Ability Magazine
100 years of service – Easterseals – Ability Magazine
Tom Steyer talks about his disability policy and more – Ability Magazine
#StayTheF**kAtHome – People belonging to the COVID-19 risk group speak out. – ABILITY Magazine
AB 2283: A Rare Disease Council and Ombudsperson for California’s Rare Disease Population – ABILITY Magazine
‘El Candidato’: A documentary about Bryan Russell, the first man with Down syndrome to run for public office. – ABILITY Magazine
Meet Haben Girma: disability rights advocate and first deaf-blind Harvard Law School graduate. – ABILITY Magazine
Vint Cerf — Co-creator of the Internet and Email (Video and Audio) – ABILITY Magazine
Accessibility and Inclusion: ‘This is who we are’ – PBS KIDS, a model for all media – ABILITY Magazine
How YAI, Next for Autism and Cure SMA are supporting their members during COVID-19 – ABILITY Magazine
‘Lego Oma:’ German grandma creates Lego ramps to access buildings and imagination – ABILITY Magazine
Disability Rights Activist Raul Krauthausen – ABILITY Magazine
Keith McArthur – ABILITY Magazine
Challenges and Chances: Navigating the US healthcare system – ABILITY Magazine
Athletes competing at the IRONMAN – ABILITY Magazine
Why this election is crucial for people with disabilities – ABILITY Magazine
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health: Supporting People with Mental Health Conditions – ABILITY Magazine
Ian Harding opens up about ‘Pretty Little Liars’, lupus and Germany — Teil Eins (Part 1) – ABILITY Magazine
A Doll Like Me — Every Child Should Feel Included – ABILITY Magazine
Disability, Sex and Adult Toys by and for People with Disabilities – ABILITY Magazine
2019
“Misdiagnosis: The Global Epidemic We Should Be Talking About” – an investigative article for The Mighty.
“Why disabled journalists should report on disability” – a commentary for The Columbia Journalism Review.
2018
My first documentary about the lives of previous and current residents of Laguna Honda’s Positive Care Unit in San Francisco is published.
“16 Things the people who decide who qualifies should know” for The Mighty
“12 easy ways to be a better friend to someone with a chronic illness” for The Mighty
“23 consequences of misdiagnoses people with EDS had to deal with” for The Mighty
“5 Career Paths That May Be Great for People With EDS” for The Mighty
“11 Must-Read Blogs and Websites for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Newbies” for The Mighty
“40 Brilliant Ways to Make Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Medical Devices More Fashionable” for The Mighty
“Disability Advocate Belo Cipriani Creates Oleb Books, a New Publishing House for Writers With Disabilities” for The Mighty
“5 Strategies to Master a Day at School or Work With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome” for The Mighty
“18 Gifts to Give Your Friend With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome” for The Mighty
Firsts is a mini documentary series about several authors contributing to the book “Firsts – Coming of Age Stories by People with Disabilities” by Belo Cipriani.
Firsts – Episode 1: David-Elijah Nahmod
Firsts – Episode 2: Caitlin Hernandez
Firsts – Episode 3: Sam E. Rubin
All videos with descriptive audio for the blind and closed captions for the deaf
2017
“When I was challenged to share how I really feel about my EDS” for The Mighty
“Finding the humor in my husband buying me diapers” for The Mighty
2016
“What You See and Don’t See About the Woman in This Photo” for The Mighty
“To myself when I struggled to accept my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnosis” for The Mighty
“When a Doctor told me not to think about my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome so much” for The Mighty
“Dear Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome – a letter from your host” for Patientworthy
“When a man at the airport noticed how much pain I was in” for The Mighty
Here’s What I Would Say To The Patients Who Are Being Told Their Disease Is “Not Real” for Global Genes
“HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A SECOND CLASS PERSON?” for strength/flexibility/health/EDS
“Tips for traveling from Europe to the United States while being chronically ill” for EDS Wellness
Medical article about the gene Tenascin-XB and the correlation with various Ehlers-Danlos types for EDS Wellness
“My struggle to feel deserving of love as a woman with chronic illness” for The Mighty
2015
One chapter of the book: “Our Stories of Strength – Living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome“
“Why I Wish I Opened Up to the Flight Attendant About My Invisible Illness” in The Mighty:
“A long journey to diagnosis” for Suffering the Silence:
“How people look at you if you are using a wheelchair without being paralyzed” for the Zippy Zebra
“10 things EDS has taught me” for Patientworthy
2013
GRIESSL, Martin H., et al. Structural insight into the giant Ca2+-binding adhesin SiiE: implications for the adhesion of Salmonella enterica to polarized epithelial cells. Structure, 2013, 21. Jg., Nr. 5, S. 741-752.
2011
STURM, Karina U., et al. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of an Ig-domain-encompassing fragment of the giant adhesion protein SiiE from Salmonella enterica. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, 2011, 67. Jg., Nr. 11, S. 1371-1374.
