Tag Archives: Leah Gardner

Care Giving: Naomi Ortiz & The East Bay Center for the Blind

Listen (29 min)   Those of us who live with a disability are often typecast as burdens.  Because we’re limited in some ways, the ways we give to others and participate in community work often go unnoticed.   Naomi Ortiz … Continue reading

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Spoken Word by Writers, Musicians and Radio Artists with Disabilities

Listen 58 min KPFA Guests include Jean Stewart, Lateef Mcleod, Beatriz Herrera, Leah Gardner, Leroy F. Moore Jr, and Avotcja.   See their photos below, illustrating Lateef’s poem.  This is a fund drive program.  Don’t miss the depth and passion of … Continue reading

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Disability Macabre

Macabre trailer Listen (28 min) We take up the Crip Side of the Crypt!     After near-death experiences,  the male gender as a disability and the creepy side of disability justice.   The Dark Crip is lurking and may … Continue reading

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PLAY BALL!

LISTEN 29 min. One-handed big league pitcher, Jim Abbott,(1989-1999) joins us for a discussion of disability in professional baseball. Also, current Oakland A’s stars Mark Ellis and Eric Chavez talk about the reality of playing baseball with disabilities. A few … Continue reading

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