Corbett Joan O’Toole’s new memoir, “Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History”, is arguably the best history to come out of the Disability Rights Movement of the past four decades.
Pushing Limits
2:30 PM Pacific Time: Fridays
A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing insight into the grassroots disability movement to the general public.
Sometimes, we take accessible buildings for granted; but they aren’t always accessible for people living with disabilities and our rights aren’t always granted. Every now and then we have to make some noise, show up and be counted, prepare for a smack down… So it was at the California Building Standards Commission last week. Couldn’t … Continued
Labeled a difficult child and unable to connect with other human beings, Madelaine Kelly made a cry-for-help suicide attempt before she was twelve. Today she has a loving family, a successful business and a globe-trotting life style. Shelley Berman and Adrienne Lauby talk with Madelaine Kelly. Here’s a preview: I started to run when … Continued
Executive Director Catherine Kudlick of the Paul Longmore Institute at San Francisco State University is our guest. The Institute was named after one of the more prominent contemporary historians/scholars in the disability community. Part think-tank, part cultural center, the Longmore Institute introduces new ideas about disability and disabled people. The work at the intersection of … Continued
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. Hear more about the crisis and find out the solutions. We speak to those directly affected.
Highlights from Corbett Joan O’Toole’s reading from her new memoir, Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History. Partial transcript available here. Arriving in Berkeley among the first wave of people with disabilities, Corbett O’Toole experienced the creation of the west coast Independent Living Movement first hand. In this book, she brings those early days to life. … Continued
Meet Charlene Love—formerly homeless, on the fringe, disabled, and an activist.
We usually don’t think of homeless people as part of the disability community but in Sonoma County, just for one example, nearly two-thirds (63%) of the homeless reported one or more health issues in 2015.
The term ‘inspiration porn’ has hit social media with great energy. Inspiration porn is a cultural phenomenon. It appeals to the goody-two-shoes segment of society who feel warm and fuzzy when the able-bodied world does something for people with disabilities. “Here’s a free sports event… get your picture taken with a star athlete. . . … Continued
We speak with Arlene Moore who simply can’t be knocked down without getting up again. Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scoliosis, stroke…who cares? Arlene rises to the challenge and, with the love of her husband Gary Moore, finds the strength of mind and character to live life to its fullest. It’s the day before Halloween and we … Continued
How to find housing — and survive the process. Sheela Gunn-Cushman offers Housing 101, a program that takes us through everything from mental attitude to directions for setting up application and documentation files. A half-hour of practical, specific and well-thought-out information for those who need extremely low income housing in the bay area of California. … Continued