Tag Archives: IHSS

IHSS Electronic Visit Verification: All We Know – and the things we don’t

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Adrienne

Friday, April 20, 2:30-3 pm at KPFA.org Electronic visit verification is a component of the 21st century CURES Act of 2016. It was a sneaky little poison pill added to the act and no one likes it…Except those who believe … Continue reading →

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Renters Assemble & “Telling My Story”

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) Tenants gathered at a Statewide Renters Assembly in Alameda over the September 23-24 weekend.  Ava and Fernando Nadal were there, gearing up to lead an attack on the landlord demon law, Costa Hawkins* with ACCE Sacramento.  This, … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Prose by Barbara Ruth

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Adrienne

  Listen, 29 min Barbara Ruth visits Pushing Limits with poetry and prose. Barbara Ruth is a long-time Native American, Jewish disability activist, NeuroQueer, poet, writer, musician and photographer. Barbara Ruth’s writing travels from lush erotic images to the nitty-gritty … Continue reading →

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Controversy in the IHSS Community

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) The SEIU-UHW union has proposed a November ballot measure affecting home care workers who work under California Medi-Cal programs. It would 1) Provide home care workers who work under these programs (IHSS) a minimum wage based on … Continue reading →

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Gustopo Tactics Against IHSS Users & Workers

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Adrienne

Modesto Bee article

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The ArnieVille Sleep Out

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Adrienne

An open-air open-ended protest has begun in Berkeley in an effort to stop the juggernaut of draconian cuts to California’s In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and Medi-Cal programs. The IHSS program is a model program that pays caregivers to help … Continue reading →

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Service Cuts — Will You Stand With Us?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Adrienne

Listen. 29 min Original air date: Friday, Oct 16, 2:30 pm KPFA, 94.1 fm Critical cuts and unannounced home visits have begun for people with disabilities who rely on California’s In Home Support Services (IHSS). Pushing Limits talks to Bobby … Continue reading →

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