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.
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.
Who needs instruments to weave great music and drive the melody? Join Leah Gardner and Shelley Berman, who will be talking music and disability with acapella legend Jerry Lawson. Lawson is lead singer of NBC Sing Off finalists Talk of the Town, and former lead for the Persuasions for four decades. Sit back, and ride … Continued
Want to tell the government how they should improve the ADA? This Monday, January 10, the Department of Justice will be holding one of three national public hearings in San Francisco to get feedback on proposed revisions of the ADA. Pushing limits is taking a look at two of the four proposed revisions which have … Continued
“Disabled Vets: Homeless for the Holidays” A look into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the reintegration of our vets at home. Host & Producer Shelley Berman joins disabled vet Steve Howdyshell for a look into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the reintegration of our vets at home. Guests: David Johnson, Daniel Torres, Daniel … Continued
