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.
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
First published in 1999, the groundbreaking Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation is essential to the history and future of disability politics. Eli Clare’s revelatory writing about his experiences as a white disabled genderqueer activist/writer established him as one of the leading writers on the intersections of queerness and disability and permanently changed the … Continued
We visit two celebrations, the opening of “Patient No More” an exhibit focused on a disability protest in 1977 and a rally celebrating 50 years of MediCare.
Today we spend the half hour with disability rights and environmental activist, Jean Stewart. Jean is part of a disability organization, CUIDO which is deeply involved in the fight against a $4.65 million dollar FEMA Plan for the de-forestation of the Berkeley and Oakland hills.
(Due to a technical error, this program was cut short last week. We are running it again in it’s entirety. It holds crucial information, not just about Dorian Taylor, but the many others who live with mental disabilities. Our apologies for any inconvenience.) Paralympic hopeful, Dorian Taylor has heard a cacophony of NO in life … Continued
(Due to a technical error, this program begins 5:31 into the half hour and ends abruptly. Our apologies.) Injured in a brutal police tasing, in and out of the psychiatric system as a child, and even unable to access social services and diagnostic health providers, Dorian Taylor’s life has not been easy. Now, Dorian lives with multiple disabilities, many Facebook friends — and hours on beautiful Lake Washington in Seattle.
Who doesn’t support the concept of “Affordable Housing?” As rents climb to ever-ascending heights and ever more people are pushed from their housing, ‘affordable housing’ is like motherhood and apple pie for activists and elected officials alike. But are affordable homes truly affordable to people with disabilities who are low income or have SSI as … Continued
