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KPFA - Pushing Limits

A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing insight into the grassroots disability movement to the general public.

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Corona Virus & Disability, Episode 2, Pushing Limits...

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2020/04/10

Floating on pandemic waves of news, fear, social distancing and mutual aid, Pushing Limits hosts cull from the news, blogs and articles written by disabled people, webinars & conference calls and personal experience to bring this overview. Here’s more from the resources they’ve plumbed: Eight Take Aways from Listening to the National Disability Community A Spoon on the Seder Plate (with thanks to Sins Invalid) No One is Disposable — Preparing for a possible hospital stay Homeless People Two to Three

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Michael Rembis on Disability History

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2020/03/27

As you shelter-in-place, take a break from strengthening your support network to spend 30 minutes contemplating the lives of the courageously ordinary amazing people with disabilities who came before us. Lessons from past disability community movements help us move more steadily through the days ahead. You can count on it. We’re joined by Michael Rembis, co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Disability History and Director of the Center for Disability Studies at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). Mr

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Pushing Limits – March 20, 2020

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2020/03/20

A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The show alternates weekly and airs on odd weeks Friday 2:30pm. The post Pushing Limits – March 20, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

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The Corona Virus and People with Disabilities

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2020/03/13

Graphic courtesy of CreakyJoints.org How is the disability community dealing with being among those constantly told they are the “most vulnerable?” We put this question to some of our community experts, Andrew Pulrang and Shaun Cartwright. Here’s some great links for more information about these crucial questions: Healing Justice “Coronavirus: Wisdom from a Social Justice Lens”, Creaky Joints “Coronavirus Facts: What You Need to Know If You Have Chronic Illness or Are Immune-Compromised”, and 5

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29:58

Pushing Limits – January 31, 2020

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2020/01/31

A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The show alternates weekly and airs on odd weeks Friday 2:30pm. The post Pushing Limits – January 31, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

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Defending Homeless Moms – January 17, 2020

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2020/01/17

Moms 4 Housing The forced eviction of the moms in west Oakland, complete with tanks!, has been all over the news lately. 28% of Alameda County’s homeless population are children and these mothers are standing strong to do something about it. The disability community played an important role in defending the “Moms 4 Housing.” Hear all about it from Mom Defender Jay Salazar. Mark Romoser produces and hosts. The post Defending Homeless Moms – January 17, 2020 appeared first on KPFA.

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“Disability, Aging and Power” (PG&E Shut Offs) –...

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2020/01/03

Deborah Kaplan Are you mad as hell about the PG&E shutoffs? Did you, or someone you know, endure a nightmare scenario, trying to navigate disability-or-age-related power needs during a PG&E or So Cal Edison shutoff? Does the thought of more shutoffs fill you with dread? Rage? Both? Listen in as Debbie Kaplan tells Pushing Limits listeners about a forum to hear where things stand now and listen to front-line activists and experts from our OWN community discuss possible solutions. Electricity Equals

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Sustaining Spirit with Naomi Ortiz

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2019/12/20

A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. Today’s show features a discussion with Naomi Ortiz author of Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice. The post Sustaining Spirit with Naomi Ortiz appeared first on KPFA.

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Disability History: Fundraising Special

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2019/12/06

Nadina LaSpina Nadina LaSpina is guest host for a lively discussion about the history of the disability rights movement in the last 50-60 years. With Eddie Ytuarte, Jean Stewart and Adrienne Lauby. Nadina LaSpina is a well-known activist in the disability rights movement who has been arrested countless times for civil disobedience. She’s been in the streets with Disabled In Action, ADAPT, The Disability Caucus, and other groups. After teaching Italian for many years, Nadina LaSpina created and

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29:59

Freedom From Food Addiction – ThanksGluttony

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2019/11/29

Our host, Shelley. Note sign on back. Thanksgiving weekend is all about the food. At least that’s what one of our guests says. And, many of us don’t follow our deepest desires when we are confronted by groaning tables and mounds of sugary desserts. photo courtesy of Getty Images/Fuse We talk to Kara and Bob, two participants in Overeaters Anonymous groups, about how they approach the holiday season. Both have tips and tidbits to offer from the feast of wisdom that is a 12 step

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Pushing Limits – November 15, 2019

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2019/11/15

A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The post Pushing Limits – November 15, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

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Disability Poetry with Sheila Black

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2019/11/01

Sheila Black Sheila Black is the co-editor of Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability (Cinco Puntos Press, 2011), an important anthology of poetry by people with disability. She talks with Eddie Ytuarte about disability poets, including her own history and use of confessional forms. They discuss the vibrant street poetry of disability, talk about how the internet has empowered this movement and other poetic subjects. Sheila Black is currently the Developmental Director of Association of

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“Such a Pretty Girl” with Nadina LaSpina (funddrive...

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2019/10/04

Nadina LaSpina ~ arrested in a direct action protest For this program, we bring back long-time disability activist, Nadina LaSpina, to talk more about her memoir, Such a Pretty Girl: a Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride. LaSpina has worked with several disability activist groups including ADAPT, Disabled in Action: NYC and The Disability Caucus. She’ll be in the Bay Area in person in December where, among other appearances, she will address the Commonwealth Club in San

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29:59

Climate Strike! Disability! Call In!

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2019/09/20

Greta Thunberg How does climate change impact our lives with disabilities? Climate change is more than an added stress factor in our lives. From the deaths in floods and fire, to the power shutoffs to the evacuations as recurring gigantic storms power down the Atlantic, our lives are at risk. We honor Greta Thunberg, the youth leader of the climate strike, who is on the autism spectrum, as we take your calls for the climate strike today. We want to hear your thoughts at 510-848-4425 or

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29:59

Close the Camps – Protest Coverage

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2019/09/06

What do you get when you put a group of people with disabilities, people who are fat, LGBTQIA+, elders and many other sorts on one street corner? No, not a bad joke! You get…a PROTEST to #CloseTheCamps because #NoBodyIsDisposable. Photo by Leslie Mah Hear highlights from speeches, interviews and other live recordings from this powerful show of solidarity at the August 28 ICE protest. The protest was designed to bring together fat & disability communities as a united front. It was part of the Month

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Smart Ass Cripple Mike Ervin

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2019/08/30

Scott Nance (with bullhorn) and Mike Ervin at Indiana ADAPT Protest, at Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse. Mike Ervin is a blogger, a blogger with a disability who does not say the nice things nice disabled people are expected to say. Pushing Limits radio has invited him to talk to the Northern California audience about all things crip. Mike calls himself “Smart Ass Cripple.” Host Eddie Ytuarte wants to be a Smart Ass Cripple. Let’s see what these two gentlemen come up with

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Pushing Limits – August 16, 2019

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2019/08/16

A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The post Pushing Limits – August 16, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.

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Taking Back Our Power: PG & E’s Electric Grid Shut...

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2019/07/19

Deborah Kaplan P.G.& E. expects to cut off power when fire conditions are strong this year — it’s a fire prevention measure. But the consequences for people who use electricity for ventilators, oxygen, and other disability life supports have not been taken seriously. These sustained power outages will have dire consequences if better preparations aren’t made — as this letter of protest from Alameda Supervisor Keith Carson made plain over a year ago. Richard Skaff and Deborah Kaplan tell us what

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Attendant Care with Hannah Karpilow

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2019/07/05

Hannah Karpilow We’ve all heard or said things like, “My attendant is part of my family,” or “I couldn’t get out of bed in the morning without an attendant – literally.” For many people with disabilities, attendants are a crucial part of daily life The Independent Living Movement fought for attendant wages so we weren’t entirely dependent on family members and friends. Women of color, who provide most of the attendant care in California, were the force behind the permanent adoption of the

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Maytte Bustillos: Still Living with Brain Cancer

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2019/06/21

Maytte Bustillos It’s ten years since her brain cancer diagnosis, a time when doctors gave her two years to live. Now, it’s three days before her fourth brain surgery and Maytte Bustillos is not thinking too much about all these numbers. She speaks with us about finding joy amidst the challenges of living with a chronic and terminal illness. Since we last talked with her, Maytte Bustilos has been raising her daughter, teaching school and dealing with the end of her marriage. She speaks openly of

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