2:30 PM Pacific Time on Friday
Featuring a half hour of listener call-ins. Hosts Leah Gardner and Eddie Ytuarte listen to what people in the community have to say about disability related issues, plus what their suggestions and comments are about the radio program itself.
Why does the organized disability community oppose the legalization of physician assisted suicide when so many progressives favor it? We’ll speak with Marilyn Golden, a prominent policy analyst at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund.
This week on Pushing Limits we will review the status of governor schwartzenneger’s proposed budget. Hear from advocates, people directly impacted by here cuts and news from the Senate budget committee.
This week Pushing Limits investigates AC Transit’s new buses and their difficulties for riders, disabled and non-disabled alike. Also, some important information about MediCal.
This week on Pushing Limits we will review the status of governor schwartzenneger’s proposed budget. Hear from advocates, people directly impacted by here cuts and news from the Senate budget committee.
The Black Panthers & Disability This show will feature recognized disabled Black Panthers, Kiilu Nayasha who is also a writer for many Black newspapers and prison activist, Brother Malcolm Samuals, who is a lecturer and artist, Stevphen Taylor who works on ADA cases and Brad Lomax who linked the Black Panthers to the Disabled community … Continued
Blind, Black, and Singin’ the Blues Music from some great musicians including Blind Blake, Ray Charles, Blind Willie McTell, and Blind Willie Johnson. Featuring John Davis, pianist, playing music by Blind Tom, a slave, whose work made his owners rich, and grossed more than any other musician in the 19th century.
February is Black History month. Today we’ll be talking about the upcoming Kuumba Art Show, which focuses on Disabled Artists of color. Guests Sonia Jackson, coordinator of Harambee Educational Council and Family Resource Network of Oakland, Michael B. Loggins, an artist, poet, and author of the new book Fears of Your Life, and music by … Continued
Focus on South Africa: A demonstration against inferior education and lack of opportunity for deaf children; mainstream vs. seperate education for children with disabilities from a South African perspective; and the differences between what deaf people want and what people with other disabilities want in children’s education. Produced by Disability Radio World Wide with Jean … Continued
"Selling Flowers." A panel discussion with Lesbians who live with Disability in Sonoma County. How has the lesbian community interacted with these women with double identities? Homelessness, Friendship, Mental Disability, and a dynamite song about toxic chemicals. Also Poetry by Leah Gardner.
