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.
“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
Executive Director Catherine Blakemore, from Disability Rights California, will discuss the work of her agency and the role of non profits in the disability community. "DRC is one of the highest funded disability non profits doing work in California and also one of the most successful" says co-host Eddie Ytuarte. But the question is do … Continued
Take a good look in the mirror. Do you feel pride in what you see? Beauty in the face of invisibility is the theme of this week's Pushing Limits. On Friday, October 30th on Pushing Limits, Leah Gardner will interview Patricia Berne and Nomy Lamm from a groundbreaking organization called Sins Invalid. This troupe of … Continued
Critical cuts to people with disabilities who rely on California’s In Home Support Services (IHSS)have begun. Pushing Limits talks to Bobby Bogan, Executive Director of Seniors Organizing Seniors. Bogan sees both fear and courage as the State of California implements massive cuts. On November 1st, 130 thousand people will be reduced or axed from the … Continued
“Wildfires, Earthquakes, and Hurricanes… Oh My” Are people with disabilities ready for a disaster? We talk to Ana-Marie Jones and Tracy Baker of Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster (CARD) about how to prepare. And, Karla Gilbride, of Disability Rights Advocates, a Berkeley legal non-profit, talks about their suit against both Oakland and L.A. for their … Continued
Has a private attorney (with the cooperation of just three people with disabilities) gone too far in concocting an unusual class action settlement agreement affecting many cities in Contra Costa. The proposed settlement allots five percent of a city'’s gas tax on the condition thatpeople with disabilities be precluded from taking legal action having to … Continued
The fascinating intersection between disability and medical marijuana. Guests: Bill Fold aka the man who replaced the anti-depressant Wellbutrin with medical marijuana. Steve Howdyshell, a gulf war vet. Lisa Gygax, an attorney living with a disability, who represents The Organic Cannibis Foundation of Northern California, a collective of patients and their primary caregivers, which runs … Continued
Disability rights activists are regrouping after a criminal California budget that devastated IHSS, Medi-Cal, Cal-Works, cities, regional centers and the AIDS budget — just to name a few programs. John Kelly and Evan LeVane talk about what we can do to stop the slide toward death and nursing homes. John Kelly is a Boston disability … Continued
