Monthly Archives: June 2014

Stories about Housing on Independence Day

Listen (29 min) Elizabeth Ore (age 64) and Corliss Rogers (age 86) are all fired up and won’t take it anymore.  It rolled out of their toilet and into their home.  The memory of the mess it made keeps them … Continue reading

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A Tour of the Ed Roberts Campus

Friday, June 20, 2:30 pm PST on KPFA The website says, “The Ed Roberts Campus is a national and international model dedicated to disability rights and universal access.” Shelley Berman has stood in the large central room of that Berkeley, … Continue reading

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Traveling with a disability in 2014: the good the bad and the headaches

By Kathleen Riel & Jacob Lesner-Buxton* In May the Independent Living Resource Center in Santa Barbara organized a trip to Disability Capitol Action Day in Sacramento with a group of 8 consumers, (2 in power wheelchairs.) While two consumers flew … Continue reading

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Public Transit and People with Disabilities

Listen 29 min Whether you ride the rails or roll on the wheels, getting where you need to go takes constant effort. Today we focus on transportation problems for people with disabilities. The issues are universal but these particular devilish … Continue reading

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