Category Archives: Disability Organizations

Disability & the U.S. Election

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Adrienne

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 →

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Vote For Your Life

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Adrienne

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 →

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Ted Jackson – E.D. of Berkeley Independent Living Center

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Adrienne

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 →

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Advisory Committees – What Are They Good For?

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Adrienne

Friday, March 25, 2:30-3 pm, PDT  at KPFA Radio   Many nursing homes, transportation agencies, senior services, housing authorities and other groups that heavily impact people with disabilities have Advisory Committees. And, low income and disabled people are often asked … Continue reading →

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Envisioning a S.F. Disability Center

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Sometimes it seems as though every community in the world has a community and cultural center here in the Bay Area. But what about the disability community? The Paul K. Longmore Institute at San Francisco State is … Continue reading →

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Sacramento Politics with Marty Omoto

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Adrienne

Friday, November 16, 2:30 pm  KPFA Marty Omoto watches the inner workings of the Sacramento governmental structure as an advocate/reporter, particularly as it affects people with disabilities.  He advises and reports on this through his California Disability-Senior Community Action Network … Continue reading →

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Direct Action Disability Style with Stephanie Thomas of ADAPT

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Adrienne

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 →

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Congo Handicap with Francine Atosha Mbusa

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) Although the eastern part of her country is engulfed in civil war, Francine Atosha Mbusa lives, works and takes empowering action in exactly that region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).   The government of the DRC … Continue reading →

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Hearing Loss with Punk Rocker, Kathy Peck

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) You remember when the Bay Area was filled with the sounds of punk rock?  So does our guest Kathy Peck.  She played bass for the San Francisco all-woman band The Contractions.  Surprise!  All those loud shows led … 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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