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Tag Archives: ADAPT
COVID Death Toll In Nursing Homes
Listen (59 min) Less than 1% of U.S. residents live in nursing homes*, yet over 30% percent of all COVID-19 deaths has occurred in these institutions. One hundred thousand people have died due to the coronavirus in various types of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ADAPT, Diverse Disability Media, For-Profit Nursing Homes, Helen Walsh, Lydia Nunez, Not Dead Yet, Nursing Homes, Nursing Homes pandemic
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“Such a Pretty Girl” with Nadina LaSpina (funddrive edition)
For this program, we bring back long-time disability activist, Nadina LaSpina, to talk more about her memoir, Such a Pretty Girl: a Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride. LaSpina has worked with several disability activist groups including ADAPT, Disabled … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibilty, Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Americans with Disabilities Act, Individual disease and identity groups, Poetry & Prose, Politics, Portraits, Protest, Shelley Berman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged "Such a Pretty Girl", ADAPT, Commonwealth Club, Disability History, Disabled In Action, Nadina LaSpina, The Disability Caucus
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Youth and Disability with Jamie Caron
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
Posted in Activism, Community, Disability Organizations, Mark Romoser, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Teens, Youth
Tagged 2018 Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities, ADAPT, CRIL, DANY, Disabiilty Action Network for Youth, Hayward, Jamie Caron, Mark Romoser, Sheela Gunn Cushman
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Disability: The Best and Worst of 2017
Listen (29 min.) Jacob Lesner-Buxton joins our crew for 30 minutes of analysis and reflection on the events of 2017 for people with disabilities. Some topics: 1. U.S. involved wars cause death and disability in Afghanistan, Mexico, Syria, Iraq, Yemen … Continue reading
Posted in Adrienne Lauby, Community, Eddie Ytuarte, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Sheela Gunn Cushman
Tagged A.C. Transit, ADAPT, Adrienne Lauby, disability caused by war, Ecuador, Eddie Ytuarte, Electronic Visit Verification, Health Care Reform, housing crisis, Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Josh Elwood, Lenin Moreno, Mark Romoser, Sheela Gunn Cushman, tax reform
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Taking a Stand: Helga Spizman & Anita Cameron
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.â€Â  All … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Arts, Community, Deaf, Developmental Disability, Disability Justice, Josh Elwood, Mark Romoser, Mental Disability, Police Violence, Politics, Protest, Race, Sheela Gunn Cushman, Shelley Berman, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged ADAPT, Anita Cameron, Cassidy-Graham, disability activists, Helga Spizman, Holocaust Survivor, Magdiel Sanchez, Musings of an Angry Black Woman, Pussy hats
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Disability Protests of TrumpCare
Listen (29 min) If you were inspired last week by the disability activists who sat in Senate Leader Mitch McConnell’s office until they were dragged away from their wheelchairs, you’ll want to hear Anita Cameron of ADAPT talk about the … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Eddie Ytuarte
Tagged ADAPT, Affordable Care Act, dragged out of wheelchair, Musings of an Angry Black Woman, TrumpCare
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Non-Violent Direct Action Protest and Disability
Listen (28 min) ADAPT is a dynamic direct action group that blocks streets, sits in at the offices of D.C. politicos, and raises hell about the rights of disabled people. They bring hundreds of people with disabilities to their national … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Adrienne Lauby, Mark Romoser, Politics, Protest, Story Telling - Disability
Tagged ADAPT, Bruce Darling, Center for Disability Rights Inc., Disability History
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Disability Rights Community Responds to the Tucker Hire
September 13, 2014 Board of Directors Disability Rights Legal Center 800 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1120 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Dear Board members, Disability Rights Legal Center: We understand you have hired Kathryn Tucker as the new executive director of … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Organizations, Politics
Tagged ADAPT, Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL), Attorney, Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), Boston Center for Independent Living (BCIL), Center for Disability Rights, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center – Tim Fox and Amy Robertson (CREEC), Communities Actively Living Independent & Free (CALIF), Community Access Project Massachusetts, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF), Disability Rights Legal Center, Duane French, Independent Living Center of Southern California (ILCSC), James D. McGaughey JD, Lillibeth Navarro, Little People of America (LPA), Michelle Uzeta, MPOWER, National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR), National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), New York State (CDRNYS), Not Dead Yet (NDY), Regional Center for Independent Living New York, Second Thoughts Connecticut, Second Thoughts Massachusetts, Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Steve Gold, Virginia Knowlton Marcus, World Institute on Disability (WID)
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My MediCaid Matters Rally, D.C. & S.F.
On September 21, activists led by ADAPT and 90 allied organizations rallied in support of Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) which is slated for deep cuts by the Super Committee on Budget Cuts– both Dems and Republicans. Pushing Limits Producer, Marissa … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, California Budget, Health Insurance Reform, Protest
Tagged ADAPT, CUIDO, My Medicaid Matters
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Direct Action Disability Style with Stephanie Thomas of ADAPT
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 →