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Author Archives: Adrienne
Reproductive Rights & Disability, Part 2
Pushing Limits – November 18, 2022, PST 2:30 pm at KPFA Emily DiMatteo Are there things about the connection between reproductive rights and the disability community that the reproductive rights movement has not yet latched on to? We interview Emily … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Justice, Eddie Ytuarte
Tagged Center for American Progress, Disability Justice, Eddie Ytuarte, Emily DiMatteo, Osub Ahmed, reproductive rights, Villissa Thompson
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Robert Bouvard
Listen, Friday, November 11, 2:30 pm, KPFA Radio Is that old neighborhood guy a wheelchair-using amputee? Robert Bouvard, aka Robbie Ross Or a man in an impeccably tailored formal gown with Oscar-caliber make-up and hair? Robert Bouvard is both. … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibilty, Adaptive Aids, Adrienne Lauby, Arts, Caretakers/Attendents, Community, Dance, History, Individual disease and identity groups, Portraits, Seniors, Shelley Berman, Story Telling - Disability, Travel
Tagged Apollo Theater, Broadway, Drag queens, Female Impersonators, Jewel Box Revue, leg amputee, low vision, Robert Bouvard, Suzie Paisley Colville
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Disability & the U.S. Election
LISTEN HERE Lilian Aluri, American Association of People with Disabilities, Civic Engagement Coordinator The election is right around the corner. What role will people with disabilities play in the national contest, both as voters and as candidates? Pennsylvania Senate candidate … Continue reading
Posted in analysis & commentary, Community, Disability Organizations, Mark Romoser, Politics
Tagged American Association of People with Disabilities, John Fetterman, Lilian Aluri, Maria Town, U.S. Election 2022
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Vote For Your Life
Listen: October 21, 2:30-3 pm PDT, KPFA Nick Feldman arrested in a 2009 protest with a sign “Feel the Power of the Disability Vote.”. Photo by Steve Rhodes, courtesy of Disability Rights California and UDWA Weather’s getting colder. November’s drawing … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, analysis & commentary, Community, Disability Organizations, Housing, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Politics, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged autism, Bay area Election, Disability Vote, East Bay Housing Organizations, Eddie Ytuarte, Election, Josh Elwood, Konstantine Anthony, Mark Romoser, Nick Feldman, Pete Wolwode, Sheela Gunn-Cushman, Vote
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Reproductive Justice and Disability
Listen, Friday, September 9, 2:30 pm PDT, KPFA, 94.1 fm in Northern California Patty Berne The clamor about the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke Roe v. Wade and allow the states to make their own rules about a woman’s reproductive … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Community, Disability Justice, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Mark Romoser, Politics, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged Ableism, Adrienne Lauby, Bianca Laureano, Disability Justice, Elise Cossart-Daly, Jacob Lesnor-Buxton, Patty Berne, reproductive rights
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Hunting the Elusive State Job
For many years the unemployment rate of people with disabilities has hovered around 70%. It seems that every few years, a public official announces initiatives to address this statistic by hiring ten people, or thousands of people with disabilities for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Carruthers, ACSED, Adrienne Lauby, Ammy Joseph, Association of California State Employees with Disabilities, Catherine Campisi, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Jobs and Disability, LEAP program, Mark Romoser, Regional Centers, Sheela Gunn-Cushman, State Council of Developmental Disabilities, State of California
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CARE Court Equals Oppression
LISTEN (29 min) Our governor is racing through the legislature with a bill that will bring huge changes in how homeless people are treated in California. The so-called Care Court bill is quickly moving through the committees in both senate … Continue reading
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Ted Jackson – E.D. of Berkeley Independent Living Center
Listen (29 min) Ted Jackson Disability Activists in Berkeley made history in 1972 when they opened the first Independent Living Center in the country. All U.S. states and territories now have multiple Independent Living Centers. Numerous people have served as … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Organizations, Eddie Ytuarte, Portraits
Tagged Berkeley Independent Living Center, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, CIL, Eddie Ytuarte, Fruitvale Independent Living Center, Ted Jackson
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Neil Marcus – In Memoriam
Neil Marcus leaning against a dark reflective background, on which we see his reflection. Courtesy of Neil Marcus and Gary Ivanek. Today we celebrate the life of actor and playwright, Neil Marcus who died last November. Born with dystonia, a … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Arts, Comedy, Dance, Disability Culture, Disability Culture, Film, Historical Exhibit, Individual disease and identity groups, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Mark Romoser, Portraits, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged Eric Kupers, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Katie Voice, Mark Romoser, Neil Marcus, Petra Kuppers, Rob Lathim, Storm Reading
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Alliances between Senior and Disability Groups
Listen Ashton Applewhite We explore alliances between senior and disability communities. From the outside, it seems both groups would be perfect partners in advocating for social change. Both groups are affected by challenges such as accessing accessible housing, healthcare, and … Continue reading →