Category Archives: Developmental Disability

“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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Taking a Stand: Helga Spizman & Anita Cameron

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Adrienne

Friday, September 22, 2-3 pm PST, KPFA radio Police march down the boulevard chanting “Whose Street? Our Street,” and Oklahoma City police gun down Magdiel Sanchez, a developmentally disabled deaf man, despite neighbors who yell, “He can’t hear you.”   All … Continue reading →

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Elections and Disability from a Third Party Point of View

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) Bored with the election talk?  Here’s a discussion you won’t hear on pop news media outlets or NPR. Edie Hallberg from the Peace and Freedom Party and Laura Wells from the Green Party join us to talk … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year’s Budget Season

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) Due to 12 years of budget cuts, people with developmental disabilities are taking care of aging parents by themselves, dying alone in single occupancy residences (SROs), and facing a host of other problems.  They rallied in six … Continue reading →

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