Tag Archives: Disability History

“Such a Pretty Girl” with Nadina LaSpina (funddrive edition)

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Adrienne

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 →

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Non-Violent Direct Action Protest and Disability

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Adrienne

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 →

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Transcript — Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Adrienne

ADRIENNE LAUBY: Welcome to Pushing Limits, KPFA’s program by, for, and about people with disabilities. I’m Adrienne Lauby. Local independent scholar Corbett O’Toole has first-hand experience with the creation of the west coast Independent Living Movement.  She brings those early … Continue reading →

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How Exceptional Was The Time and The Place?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Adrienne

By Eddie Ytuarte Kim Nielsen, who is interviewed in our special, shows us how race, gender, class, and even immigration status interweaves with disability.  She helps us realize that even some non-disabled groups of people were treated as having a … Continue reading →

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