Category Archives: Recreation

Disability Summertime

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Adrienne

We jump into summer by talking with people who are making seasonal activities accessible to those with disabilities. Rachael A Zubal-Ruggieri has a passion for comic books and helped start the “Cripping the Comic Con” at Syracuse University. This bi-annual … Continue reading →

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Disability and Sports

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) How  do sports effect you as a disabled person? Are you a player/doer? Spectator? Do sports and things about them encourage/discourage you? Do you feel that you can’t participate? Do you wish you  could? How do the … Continue reading →

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Sprint Kayaking – Dorian Taylor

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Adrienne

Listen (23 min) Paralympic hopeful, Dorian Taylor has heard a cacophony of NO in life but Dorian Taylor is a force of YES. Dorian speaks with humor and finesse about competitive kayaking and life on the spectrum — both gender … Continue reading →

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Disability Prom Royalty

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Pushing Limits radio proudly presents Disability Prom Day.   Yep, as far as we know, this is the first time ever KPFA has presented a disability prom celebration—perhaps a first in the entire bay area.     … Continue reading →

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Fat, Fit and Disabled

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen  29 minutes Three women take a frank look at a fitness challenge geared towards fat people.  They talk about how weight interacts with their disabilities.  And how the judgment and disdain of society toward fat people gets in the … Continue reading →

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Coyote Healer and Burning Man

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Adventure:  deserts, burning heat, art and literature.  Pushing Limits takes you to two harsh environments, where people with disabilities only exist through the joys of peer support and imaginative thought. First, we go to Black Rock City … Continue reading →

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“Going for Gold” and Other Athletics

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Going For Gold: This is Kamilla Ryding’s quest.  In 2008, she and her Danish goalball team fell just shy of this goal at the Paralympics in Beijing.   Ryding and Team Denmark are back on the court … Continue reading →

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Renters, Warm Pools and Human Attraction

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Adrienne

 Listen First, Gloria Alee, a renter with disabilities, remains in her apartment two and a half years after the building was abandoned for foreclosure and she was told to leave. How did she do it? She brings us the details, … Continue reading →

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The Ed Roberts Campus

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Adrienne

Listen 28 min After 15 years of planning, seven disability movement organizations have opened an 80,000 sq ft building at a major Berkeley transit hub, the Ed Roberts Campus. A little history. In the early 70’s, Ed Roberts was a quadriplegic living in … Continue reading →

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Biking While Blind

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Adrienne

Listen After countless broken bones, a double organ transplant and sight loss, Bobby McMullen doesn’t just ride his bike; this daredevil is a human cliffhanger. He joins Pushing Limits hosts, Raphaella Bennin and Leah Gardner to talk about his life … Continue reading →

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