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How Exceptional Was The Time and The Place?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Adrienne

By Eddie Ytuarte Kim Nielsen, who is interviewed in our special, shows us how race, gender, class, and even immigration status interweaves with disability.  She helps us realize that even some non-disabled groups of people were treated as having a … Continue reading →

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Disability History Resources

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Adrienne

Here’s some on-line videos and other material compiled by Sheela Gunn-Cushman to help you explore the fascinating history of people with disabilities. Disability Activist Ed Roberts on 60 minutes with Harry Reasoner 1989 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxidR5SZXxA ADA signing Ceremony 7/26/90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ieH8FE9Dhw Independent … Continue reading →

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People with Disabilities & the BART Strike

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Adrienne

Friday, July 5, 2:30-3 pm PST, on  KPFA Workers from the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system went on strike this week causing massive disruptions and major media attention.  Strangely, five days into the strike there are no news reports … Continue reading →

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Cuts: Subsidized Housing and A Plan for Social Security

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Adrienne

Listen Major cuts to the HUD housing voucher program are leaving people on the streets and threatening the homes of the very poor.   Today, we give you the dirty details of how Federal sequestration is playing out in central and … Continue reading →

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501c3 Activists

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Adrienne

Listen 28 min How about a state-wide organization with twenty-eight paid workers charged with organizing for big changes on behalf of people with disabilities?  No, it’s not a dream. It runs under the rubric of “Systems Change” and each of … Continue reading →

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Critiquing the Non-Profit Model

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen  (28 min) [Link temporarily unavailable due to KPFA website upgrade April 2015] Waiting to be called for our appointment at our local disability non-profit, a few thoughts arose about this way of organizing our community.  Strangely, we began to … Continue reading →

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The Wild World of Disability on the Internet

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min)   Mike Ervin writes at Smart Ass Cripple or, (as the FCC requires)  “Smart Patootie Cripple.” And Andrea Ray posts at Andrea\’s Buzzing About.   It’s a show about which of us might have been aborted were we … Continue reading →

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Independence Day

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Fireworks.  Parties.  Ceremonies.  A day off work for many.  These are the various shades of Independence Day.  Hosts Leah Gardner and Jacob Lesner-Buxton celebrate freedom while discussing things that may threaten our sense of independence.   Our guests … Continue reading →

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Rights for Foreclosed Renters & Domestic Workers Bill

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Pushing Limits welcomes Brendan Darrow to talk about legal rights for people with disabilities who are renting homes that are being foreclosed.   We will discuss how local and state laws, as well as the Americans With … Continue reading →

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“Going for Gold” and Other Athletics

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Going For Gold: This is Kamilla Ryding’s quest.  In 2008, she and her Danish goalball team fell just shy of this goal at the Paralympics in Beijing.   Ryding and Team Denmark are back on the court … Continue reading →

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