Category Archives: analysis & commentary

Homelessness and Disability Rights

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Adrienne

Listen 29 min On April 5, 2018 a Federal judge in San Francisco heard arguments against evicting the 125+ people of a Sebastopol Road homeless camp in Santa Rosa. The camp residents asked the judge to issue a temporary restraining … Continue reading →

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Disability Goes To The Movies

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Adrienne

Friday, March 15, 2:30 pm, KPFA radio Is disability as portrayed in American popular cinema slowly transforming itself? Are filmmakers getting away from the good old days when a person with a disability was often viewed as a friendly, intellectually-challenged … Continue reading →

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s.e. smith on Disability

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Adrienne

Friday, February 2, 2:30 pm PST on KPFA radio Writer, agitator, and commentator s.e. smith* joins us for the half hour.   Based in Northern California, s.e. smith has a journalistic focus on social issues, particularly gender, prison reform, disability rights, … Continue reading →

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