Category Archives: Community

“Bottom Dollars” How 250K U.S. People with Disabilities Work for $2 an Hour

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Adrienne

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 →

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Youth and Disability with Jamie Caron

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Adrienne

Friday, May 4, 2:30 pm PDT, KPFA In the wake of the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida., youth activists have taken center stage as never before.   Disability activists made history with last summer’s ADAPT protests of the Medi-Care cuts … Continue reading →

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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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Different Geography; Different Disability Experiences

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Adrienne

Friday, Feb. 16, 2:30 pm PST Food, politics and slang.  In the U.SA it seems like these things very greatly between regions. Could the way people perceive those with disabilities also very greatly between areas? Join us as we explore … Continue reading →

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Universal Minimum Income & Disability

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Adrienne

Friday, Jan. 19, 2:30 pm PST, on KPFA radio Maybe the way to end poverty is to give poor people money. The idea of a universal basic income in the U.S. isn’t new. Progressives pushed the concept in the 1960s … Continue reading →

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Disability: The Best and Worst of 2017

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min.) Jacob Lesner-Buxton joins our crew for 30 minutes of analysis and reflection on the events of 2017 for people with disabilities. Some topics: 1. U.S. involved wars cause death and disability in Afghanistan, Mexico, Syria, Iraq, Yemen … Continue reading →

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Recovery and Disability

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Adrienne

Friday, Dec. 1, 2:30-3 pm PST on KPFA Laurie joins us to talk about how living with diabetes, the Epstein-Barr virus, fibromyalgia and other physical problems has been improved by her long-time participation in 12-step anonymous recovery programs. “I used … Continue reading →

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White Supremacy and Disability

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) There has been a great deal of coverage of the alt-right neo-Nazi movement since the civil unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia but, despite the Nazi murder of 70 thousand people with disabilities in the period leading up to … Continue reading →

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Renters Assemble & “Telling My Story”

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) Tenants gathered at a Statewide Renters Assembly in Alameda over the September 23-24 weekend.  Ava and Fernando Nadal were there, gearing up to lead an attack on the landlord demon law, Costa Hawkins* with ACCE Sacramento.  This, … Continue reading →

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IHSS Changes- Stake Holder Meeting Oct. 12

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Adrienne

Due to a new Federal requirement The CURES bill, California will soon monitor the coming and going of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) recipients and our care providers with some form of a call-in system for monitoring and tracking when an … Continue reading →

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