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Pushing Limits – July 20, 2007

Pushing Limits hosts Eddie Ytuarte and Leah Gardner interview Gerlinde Busch. Gerlinde Busch was one of the founders of Pushing Limits and was very involved in activism at KPFA before she returned to Germany in 2004. Gerlinde compares life in the United States and Germany for people with disabilities. She has lived and worked at … Continued


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Pushing Limits – July 6, 2007

Interview with Gerlinde Busch Eddie Y’Tuarte and Leah Gardner interview Gerlinde Busch. Gerlinde Busch was one of the founders of pushing limits and was very involved in activism at KPFA before she returned to Germany in 2004. Gerlinde compares life in the United States and Germany for people with disabilities. She has lived and worked … Continued


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Pushing Limits – June 29, 2007

Accessible outdoorsPushing Limits talks with bay area nature mavens, Bonnie Lewkowicz and Ann Sieck. Bonnie Lewkowicz, dancer, wheelchair user, and access specialist, is the author of the book, "A Wheelchair Rider’s Guide: San Francisco Bay and the Nearby Coast," Ann Sieck is an enthusiastic outdoors woman with a passion to explore and share semi-accessible trails, … Continued


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Pushing Limits – June 15, 2007

Voting machines. Hosts Adrienne Lauby and Ruthanne Shpiner address voting machines and discuss how the fundamental right for all citizens to vote privately and independently applies to people with disabilities. Can these rights be realized by the machines currently in use and have elections be secure? Adrienne Lauby and Ruthanne Shpiner provide background plus interview … Continued


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Pushing Limits – June 1, 2007

Superfest Pushing Limits host Doyle Saylor interviews Peni Hall. Peni Hall is the president of Culture Disability Talent, the group that produces Superfest. Superfest is the longest running international disability film festival in the world. Superfest takes place yearly in Berkeley, and is two days of top notch international disability films. Doyle Saylor speaks with … Continued


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Pushing Limits – May 4, 2007

Corbett O’Toole interview Friday May 4, 2007, in celebration of the 30 year anniversary of the section 504 demonstrations Pushing Limits hosts Adrienne Lauby and Leah Gardner interview local legend, Corbett Joan O’Toole. O’Toole is a writer and filmmaker with 30 years of stories from a life of disability activism. She talks about international issues, … Continued


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Pushing Limits – April 20, 2007

Tanyalee Davis What are you staring at? Pushing Limits hosts Leah Gardner and Amber Dipietra interview comedian Tanyalee Davis. Ms. Davis is a three foot, six inch comedian who has appeared at clubs and universities worldwide. Ms. Davis shares her no holds barred, irreverent thoughts and views. Pushing Limits will air CD clips of her … Continued


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Pushing Limits – April 6, 2007

Housing Friday April 6, 2007 at 2:30 PM Pushing Limits discusses housing issues for people with disabilities. Hosts Eddie Ytuarte and Leah Gardner interview attorney Laura Lane. Laura Lane is director of Housing Practice at the East Bay Community Law Center. People with disabilities who are tenants encounter multiple problems with their housing. Ms. Lane … Continued


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Pushing Limits – March 30, 2007

Epilepsy Pushing Limits addresses the invisible disability of epilepsy. Host Doyle Saylor interviews Michelle Frank. Ms. Frank has lived with epilepsy since birth. She speaks about the realities of living with epilepsy and the challenges it poses to her as a person living with the disease but also how epilepsy impacts her life as a … Continued