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Category Archives: analysis & commentary
Direct Action Disability Style with Stephanie Thomas of ADAPT
Friday, September 28, 2-3 pm PST, KPFA radio If you’re finding a determination for resistance, a rage to protect vulnerable humans, or wishing for the joy of community strength; maybe it’s time for some direct action. Stephanie Thomas, a long-time … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, analysis & commentary, Community, Disability Organizations, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Shelley Berman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged ADAPT, Direct Action, My Medicaid Matters, Stephanie Thomas
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Mitch Jeserich
Friday, September 7, 2:30 pm, KPFA All this week, Mitch Jeserich provided gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Now, he takes a break to talk about his disability and disability politics in general. How far has the … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibilty, analysis & commentary, Eddie Ytuarte, Josh Elwood, Politics
Tagged "Letters and Politics"
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Disability Thinking with Andrew Pulrang
Listen (29 min) In these days of Trumpism and the virtual political domination by the political right, we turn to public intellectual, Andrew Pulrang, for a perspective on disability life, ideas, identity, culture and politics. Eddie Ytuarte hosts. Andrew Pulrang … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, analysis & commentary, Community, Eddie Ytuarte
Tagged #CripTheVote, Alice Wong, Andrew Pulrang, Disability Thinking, Gregg Beratan
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“Bottom Dollars” How 250K U.S. People with Disabilities Work for $2 an Hour
Listen 59 min The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 created the right to a minimum wage, with one huge exception — people with disabilities. We interview producer-director Jordan Melograna and play clips from “Bottom Dollars,” his documentary on … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, analysis & commentary, Community, Developmental Disability, Economics, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Story Telling - Disability, Uncategorized
Tagged Assisted Employment, Bottom Dollars, Fair Labor Standards Act, Job Coach, Jordan Melograna, Sheltered Workshop, Sub-minimum wage
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Homelessness and Disability Rights
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
Posted in Accessibilty, Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Americans with Disabilities Act, analysis & commentary, Community, Housing, Mental Disability, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged Homeless encampments, housing, Julie Combs, Kalia Mussetter, Living Bridges, Mental disability, Poverty, Santa Rosa City Council
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Disability Goes To The Movies
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
Posted in analysis & commentary, Aysha Chadow, Eddie Ytuarte, Film, Movie, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged Alysha Chadow, Citizen Dame, Disability and Movies, Eddie Ytuarte, Film, Little Mermaid
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s.e. smith on Disability
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
Posted in Activism, analysis & commentary, Eddie Ytuarte
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Blind Legislative Issues with Jeff Thom
Friday, December 21, 2:30 pm PST on KPFA radio For information: SSI/SSP recipients will be eligible for Food Stamps, click here. For information: A fun accessible dance experience with AXIS Dance, click here. What has happened legislatively and in advocacy … Continue reading →