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.
On July 23, 600 people covered a San Jose street with chants of “Our Homes Not Nursing Homes,” a giant Justin Dart puppet and the sights and sounds of numerous contingents of people with disabilities. It was a day for pride under the rubric of social justice for all. Interviews with Albert Azizian, Sarah Triano, … Continued
Why this controversy over Smart Meters in California? Is Pacific Gas and Electricity being honest in its contention that smart meters are safe and will save consumers money in the long run? Or do smart meters constitute another threat to the health of people with disabilities, seniors and children? Pushing Limits invited Joshua Hart from … Continued
Friday, July on 94.1 KPFA FM in Berkeley, or www.KPFA.org at 2:30 pm PST: Celebrating Independence or Interdependence Day With another Independence Day on the horizon, Pushing Limits is thinking about what “independence” means to the disability community. Is it being able to travel by yourself? Is it making use of technology instead of relying … Continued
We’ve all seen the T-shirts, the articles and the splash on the Internet. “Does it Gets Better?” is the new buzz. Spurred after a dramatic upsurge in youth LGBTQI suicides, Dan Savage, a well-known gay advice columnist, launched this group to offer positive messages and hope to LGBTQI young adults. Does this campaign reach the … Continued
Steve Weiss is interviewed. He is executive director of Independent Living Resources, Oregon’s largest independent living center and board president of The Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens. He will be talking about the Ryan and Toomey budget plans which would decimate MediCaid, Medi Care, and the SNAP (Food Stamps) programs. Also discussion with Dr. … Continued
“Crooked Beauty” Friday, May 20 3)00 pm, KPFA 94.1 fm Excerpts from a poetic lecture on mental disability by Jacks Ashley McNamara. From the film, “Crooked Beauty,” which sets McNamara’s voice into evocative original music and stunning black and white cinematography. The film will be shown with 12 others during the Superfest disability film festival … Continued
May 6 is a popcorn-eating day at Pushing Limits with two films by people with disabilities. “When I am Not Alone” is an award-winning movie about the trials and triumphs of Sam Durbin, a transgendered man. Sam lives with a developmental disability, a seizure disorder, traumatic brain injury and mental illness. He is a public … Continued
Join Pushing Limits on 94.1 KPFA Fm in Berkeley or on kpfa.org Friday April 15th at 2:30 pm PST. Shelley Berman and Leah Gardner discuss making cents out of non-cents. Federal and local budget woes abound, and populations that can least afford it are finding key services slashed with the flick of a pen. We … Continued
In 2011, people living in San Francisco with HIV/AIDS will have birthdays, and the majority of them will be over 50. In the years to come, other cities will follow, and the country will have to consider how to best provide services to seniors living with HIV or AIDS. Pushing Limits speaks with researcher, … Continued
This week a fifty-five year old disabled man filed a law suit against members of a the Francisco Police Department, alleging they acted wrongly when they shot him in his wheelchair. Jeremy Miller and Mesa Monge Irezarry will discuss these kind of shootings and possible ways to avoid similar incidents. Eddie Ytuarte and Leah Gardner host.
