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Category Archives: Blind
Stevland Hardaway Judkin – Stevie Wonder
Friday, Nov 3, 2:30-3 pm PST KPFA Today we celebrate the musical contributions of Stevland Hardaway Judkins who for decades has delighted the disabled and non-disabled world with his music, commitment to blind and disability rights and to universal … Continue reading
Posted in Blind, Eddie Ytuarte, Music
Tagged Fingertips 1 & 2, Stevie Wonder, Stevland Hardaway Judkins
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“Red Diaper Daughter” with Laura Bock
Friday, May 19, 2-3 pm PST on KPFA Laura Bock is an extraordinary blind white woman whose new memoir, Red Diaper Daughter tells an extraordinary story of three generations of rebels and revolutionaries. She talks about her communist and anarchist … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Blind, Community, Deaf, Fat Liberation, Individual disease and identity groups, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Poetry & Prose, Protest
Tagged Al Bock, Berta Karasick, Fat Lip Readers Theater, Laura Bock, Meyer Karasick, Mini Carson, Peggy Dennis, Red Diaper Daughter
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SuperFest – Amputees, Audio Description
Listen (28 min) Today we talk movies with Ross Turnbull the creator and director of Terminal Device, a feature film inquiring into the way “hooks†are represented in movies. As a life-long amputee who uses a prosthetic hook, Ross Turnbull … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibilty, Adaptive Aids, Adrienne Lauby, Blind, Movie, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged Alex Locust, American Council of of the Blind, Ross Turnbull, Terminal Device
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Blind Woman with One Working Hand Interviews DeafBlind Lawyer (wink)
Listen (29 min) Transcript Attorney Haben Girma works to increase access to technology for people with disabilities. She helped achieve victory in National Federation of the Blind v. Scribd, one of only two decisions to hold that the ADA applies … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibilty, Adrienne Lauby, Blind, Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Technology
Tagged Disability Rights Advocates, Haben Girma, President Obama, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Ted Talks
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Sheela’s Housing Saga
Listen 29 min. Sheela’s Affordable Housing Resource List for Northern & Central California Sixteen months! That’s right… It took our producer Sheela Gunn-Cushman one year and four months of focused almost full-time work to find an affordable place to live … Continue reading
Posted in Blind, Housing, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Shelley Berman
Tagged affordable housing, cheap housing, finding a home, fixed income housing, housing bay area California
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Sheela’s Affordable Housing Resource List
This list of housing resources began in 2009, and was last updated at 8:53 PM 6/4/2015. Share freely and use fully. HAPPY HUNTING! My “go to” list 211. Call this number and see if they have the resource information you … Continue reading
Posted in Blind, Housing, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged Affordable Housing Website List, bay area California housing, fixed income housing, housing resources, low income housing, rental resources
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Care Giving: Naomi Ortiz & The East Bay Center for the Blind
Listen (29 min) Those of us who live with a disability are often typecast as burdens. Because we’re limited in some ways, the ways we give to others and participate in community work often go unnoticed. Naomi Ortiz … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, Blind, Community, Leah Gardner, relationships, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged East Bay Center for the Blind, Laurie Castner, Leah Gardner, Mike Castner, Naomi Ortiz, Self Care for Social Justice Deep Thinking About Self-Care and Living in Multiple Worlds (Intersectionality)
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Country Western Musicians with Disabilities
Listen, 28 min Most listeners of contemporary popular music don’t know that the legendary Hank Williams, the singer songwriter of “Your Cheatin’ Heart,†was affected by spinal bifida. Williams’ spinal problem likely had serious consequences for his private life and … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Blind, Eddie Ytuarte, Josh Elwood, Music
Tagged Doc Watson, Eddie Ytuarte, Hank Williams, Josh Elwood, Ronnie Milsap
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The Great British Paraorchestra & Genghis Blues
Listen 58 min The British Paraorchestra is the world’s first professional ensemble for disabled musicians. Founded in 2012, this 26 piece orchestra aspires to the highest quality while accommodating the needs of its eclectic musicians. Britain’s Channel 4 made a … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, Blind, Film, Movie, Music, Shelley Berman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged Claire Whalley, Keli Ballinger, Kongar-ol Ondar, Lyn Levett, Oliver Cross, Paul Pena, The Great British Paraorchestra, throat-singing, Tuva
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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 →