2:30 PM Pacific Time on Friday
When an old friend went to the hospital and suddenly found his moderate disability had become both severe and life threatening, Jim Van Buskirk wanted to help. Although he lived over a thousand miles away, Van Buskirk found a useful role in posting daily updates on a Caring Bridge site. It was certainly emotional but … Continued
Host Mark Romoser worked with Marilyn to stop physician-assisted suicide in both Hawai’i and California. Guest Mary Lou Breslin worked with her at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) in Berkeley for many years. Marilyn was one of the foremost experts on accessible transportation. Also, our own Eddie Ytuarte will share some of … Continued
A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The show alternates weekly and airs on Odd weeks Friday 2:30pm.
A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The show alternates weekly and airs on Odd weeks Friday 2:30pm.
Today, we talk about depression – the feelings – the way it appears during a pandemic – the way people don’t cope – and the way they do cope. Meganwind Eoyang, former street fighter and non-violent communication trainer, joins Shelley Berman to discuss prisons of the mind and prisons of concrete and stone. —————- Today … Continued
This program is about disasters and power shut offs. And, it’s about NEW OPTIONS to help you — options that came about after an uproar from of the disability community. We talk with Sydney Pickern about who is responsible for the safety of people with disabilities during disaster events. And, what you can do personally … Continued
A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The show alternates weekly and airs on Odd weeks Friday 2:30pm.
Jonathan Mooney tried to fit into the box of normalcy. It cost him his education, his sense of self, his friendships and nearly his life. In his opinion, “Normal Sucks.” Jonathan lives with dyslexia and ADHD, and he’s dedicated his life to connections with other people who have been treated as not normal. His latest … Continued
In 2005, Cal Montgomery burst into the disability movement as an intellectual who both made sense and was fun to read. His three-part series on medicalization in the disability magazine, Ragged Edge, took book reviews to a entirely new level. Now, after years of writing, entertaining and educating us, Cal Montgomery comes to Pushing Limits. … Continued
Today’s Program: Disrupting Ableism with Artful Activism Featuring Lateef McLeod and D.J. Saravese Lateef McLeod is a poet, blogger, activist, and PhD candidate in the Anthropology and Social Change Doctoral program at California Institute for Integral Studies. His poetry, activism, and scholarship are all informed by his experience living in the Bay Area with cerebral palsy. … Continued
