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.
“Intersexuality” Hida Viloria, human rights spokesperson for Organisation Intersex International (OII), joins us to talk about what the intersex and disability movement have in common—and what they don’t. OII is dedicated to resisting the medical model and non-consensual medical treatment of intersex people. They promote a holistic human rights and person-centered model.They regularly reach across … Continued
Do you smell hot dogs on the wind, feel the sun on your face in thebleachers and just know magic might be made with the next pitch? On thisweek's Pushing Limits, hosts Leah Gardner and Shelley Berman are headedto the ball game to speak with former fireball left-handed pitcher JimAbbott. You'll also hear from Oakland … Continued
In a natural disaster like the earthquake in Haiti, people with disabilities suffer the highest death rate. Moreover, for every person killed, three more are likely to become disabled. Pushing Limits talks to Portland Strategies, who are activein Haiti with supplies and peer support for disabled people. We willcheck in with Karla Gilbride, an attorney … Continued
Will people with disabilities, seniors and low-income folks benefit if the health care bill is passed? After nine months of political wrangling and back door deals, the US congress was set to put a universal national system for health care insurance in place. Then, Massachusetts’ voters sent a Republican to congress and everything changed. As … Continued
Sticks and Stones—and labels, misconceptions, intolerance, and abuse by systems set up to help. Violence and abuse statistics are shocking! It takes more than a child's playground chant for people with disabilities to ward off the physical and emotional pain instigated by societal and institutional bias. The truth is blatant and clear. People with disabilities … Continued
Carolyn Epple lives with bladder cancer and a neurological disease she calls a 'stupid chess partner'. She joins Shelley Berman and Adrienne Lauby for a humorous conversation about being prescribed live tuberculosis virus, the discovery that her cancer drug was out-of-stock and a dinner party conversation about vacuum cleaners. Just a day in the life… … Continued
“Look Forward; Look Back.” We celebrate Winter Solstice, the day we turn back to the light, with interviews and analysis. George Louie, one of the plaintiffs in the Contra Costa pedestrian access lawsuit, speaks frankly about his role in this controversial case.In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) activists, Tom Ross, Carmen Rivera-Hendrickson, Kenneth C. Johnson and … Continued
The complex history of the word cripple, methods of inclusion for people with verbal, cognitive, emotional and other discounted disabilities, and the story of a disabled woman powering a diesel truck through the Australian desert. Plus, excerpts from a steamy love story called Cripple Poetics. It’s all here as performance artists and poets Neil Marcus, … Continued
Who says a one-armed man can't pitch a no-hitter or shoot for the net in a Division I college basketball game? Who says a deaf man can't wield the bat in a major league baseball game? And who says disabled kids don't make good athletes? Friday on Pushing Limits, Eddie Ytuarte and Leah Gardner will … Continued
