Are there things about the connection between reproductive rights and the disability community that the reproductive rights movement has not yet latched on to? We interview Emily DiMatteo, the lead author of a paper called “Reproductive Justice for Disabled Women: Ending Systemic Discrimination.” The paper details considerations that should be factored into the debate over reproductive … Continued
The weather’s getting colder, November’s drawing near, and you know by your full mailbox the SPOOOOOOOOKY season is here! Today, the Pushing Limits crew sketches some state and local issues with a LEETLE Federal spice, and tell you which measures are naughty and which nice. Our web site has goodies to make you … Continued
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Another in our occasional series of programs about musicians who have disabilities. Lets see… …this time, artists from Brazil, from Hawaii, a famous film/ theatrical musical composer, and perhaps one or two rock and rollers. Eddie Ytuarte hosts.
Disability Activists in Berkeley made history in 1972 when they opened the first Independent Living Center in the country. All U.S. states and territories now have multiple Independent Living Centers. Numerous people have served as Executive Directors of the Berkeley Center as the organization weathered ups and downs, grown and survived. In April of … Continued
White disabled activists combating racism against the non-white disabled community is the topic of this edition of Pushing Limits radio program. Producer/host Eddie Ytuarte will interview Micah Peace, a co-coordinator of Disability SURJ, a chapter of the national organization Showing Up For Racial Justice. SURJ is “a national network of groups and individuals … Continued
Able-bodied people tend to freeze up when someone with an unfamiliar disability shows up in their environment. They suddenly turn away, speak foolishly, or bumble too aggressively in our direction. The result is awkward – and sometime dangerous. Questions arise: Should I help someone by pushing their wheelchair? Can blind people cross the road without … Continued
Today we integrate some of the events of our nation into our disability routines. We’re nine days from an attempted coup at the Capital Building in D.C. as the pandemic rages and vaccine hope arises. Three callers living with disability contribute to the program. One of our elder listeners with a severe disability, Mylene, speaks … Continued
KARAYZY Past Hopeful Future Disability in 2020 DEEP breath Before the PLUNGE Disability in 2021 Pushing Limits Not quite business as usual We are honored and thankful to spend part of New Years Day with YOU! Go ahead and make merry, but be ready to take note of upcoming issues and actions. Adrienne, Mark, … Continued
Disability writer and teacher Kenny Fries discusses the plight of German people with disabilities during the Nazi era. At least 200,000 people with a wide range of disabilities were murdered in an attempt to cleanse “Third Reich” society. At the same time, disabled German war veterans were feted with honors by the Nazi regime. … Continued
During a pandemic, if you are a renter and can’t pay your rent, you don’t go directly to eviction. But, the current tangle of federal, state and local eviction moratoriums does not give most poor and disabled people the sense of housing security we need. Click here for local help! Christina Collins, a prominent eviction … Continued
