Tag Archives: developmental disability

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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Popcorn-Eating Day

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Adrienne

Listen through the KPFA Archives: http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/69572 30 min A discussion about two films by people with disabilities. “When I am Not Alone” is an award-winning movie about the trials and triumphs of Sam Durbin, a transgendered man.  Sam lives with … Continue reading →

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