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.
Imagine getting an internet connection in your house and five hours later getting a massive headache. Or, letting PG &E install a smart meter in the morning and getting the sniffles in the middle of the afternoon. You go for a walk and begin to feel better, but when you pass a Starbucks or return … Continued
You can’t do 40 plus years of activism and not be changed for the better, especially if you become a revolutionary on wheels. Kiilu Nyasha, a 74-year-old Black Panther human and civil rights fighter whose exploits are well known to many KPFA listeners. Ms Nyasha has struggled against homelessness, elitism, capitalism, sexism and racism as … Continued
Music scholar Alex Lubet is the author of “Music, Disability, and Society” (2011). Topics include Lubet’s concept of “social confluence,” jazz musicians with disabilities, and a symphonic orchestra made up of blind women based Cairo, Egypt. Hosted and produced by Eddie Ytuarte
Who only wishes for you to succeed? Who only wants to fulfill your every need? Who will be there through thick or thin? Your mother? Think again. It’s those guide dogs and service dogs, People. When you’re down they lift you up When you’re lost they know the way (or aren’t too macho to ask … Continued
Workers from the bay area rapid transit (BART) system went on strike this week causing massive disruptions and major media attention. Strangely, news reports have had no discussion of how, and to what extent, the strike is affecting people with disabilities and seniors. Today we begin to rectify that problem by opening our phones. At … Continued
In a little over a week, thousands of short-statured people will be gathering for the annual Little People of America national convention in Washington D.C. For them, this convention is excitement squared. Many little people spend most of their time in the company of average-sized people and the convention is a precious chance to romance, … Continued
Jazz Musicians with Disabilities. Eddie Ytuarte and Josh Elwood present well known musicians who had significant disabilities. They include Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Chick Webb and Rosemary Clooney……we play them not because they are “supercrips” or are “inspirational’ stories. We play them because they also helped develop the course of the wonderful world of jazz … Continued
‘What is SHE having for dinner? “ “How can you be happy- you’re disabled” “Where’s your friend , surely you can’t ride BART by yourself ” Everyday people with disabilities hear funny, ignorant and hurtful comments such as these from folks in society who often don’t have a clue about how offensive they sound . Wouldn’t … Continued
It began in living rooms and grew to the international stage. The Disability Arts Movement came out of the disability movement of the 70s and 80s with brilliance and fire. We revisit the origins, remember important performance groups and individuals, and talk about contemporary disability arts. Pamela Kay Walker’s memoir, “Moving Over the Edge, Artists … Continued
Corporate pharmaceuticals are ethically challenged in multiple ways. But, many people with disabilities owe their lives to the drugs provided by Big Pharma. We illustrate some of the problems with excerpts from the film, “Selling Sickness,” directed by Pat Scott. Then, disability advocates Caroline Harby and s.e. smith help us pull apart the many strands … Continued
