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.
Fat body activist Amanda Levitt speaks with co-hosts Eddie Ytuarte and Adrienne Lauby why being fat does not mean she is a person with a disability However, do the two communities share similar characteristics or experiences? Do us disabled share common barriers like facing various forms of discrimination or ….or being victimized by negative and … Continued
We’re the ones making the jokes these days, with comics coming out and proud about their disabilities. This has changed the state of comedic art in relationship to disability. But, how much? And, what remains the same? Two comics with disabilities, Nina G and Andy Arias, join our hosts and able-bodied comic Karen Ripley to … Continued
Fund Drive Special Mark O’Brien who lived most of his life in an iron lung is the focus of the new movie, “The Sessions.” We talk to Jessica Yu, the director of the Oscar-winning “Breathing Lessons.” David Steinberg, photos of sexual intimacy between persons wit disabilities. Dr.Rafe Eric Biggs and his partner Ligia Andrade, both … Continued
Come and give and take with Pushing Limit hosts Eddie Ytuarte and Shelley Berman about the current controversy over gun control….that is if they put their differences aside and want other folks with disabilities to speak about this biting topic. Not all people in the disability community are that enthusiastic about President Obama’s and New … Continued
“The Invisible War,” a film about military sexual abuse of women, has been nominated for an Oscar for best documentary feature and one in five women in military service who have been the victim of sexual assault. Incredibly, women who’ve been sexually abused in military service have a higher incidence of PTSD than men who’ve … Continued
What is the Systems Change Network in California and how does it support the disability community. Teresa Favuzzi, executive director of the California Foundation of Independent Living Centers will give details about this network which invloves 28 state Independent Living Centers. Favuzzi’s CFILC administers the federal grant that maintains the project. How will any changes … Continued
Veterans Healing PTSD Together. “They taught me that I could hurt somebody and I don’t want to hurt anybody.” Veteran Jim Swazye. Six white Vietnam Vets, disabled by their military service, talk about PTSD. They discuss anger and helping each other, as well as reaching out to other vets trapped in rage and shame. … Continued
Head trauma and emotional trauma. . . this week we take a look. . . with hope and humor. We feature: “Healing Homes”, a feature-length documentary film directed by Daniel Mackler, chronicles the work of the Family Care Foundation in Gothenburg, Sweden — a program which, in an era of multi-drug cocktails and psychiatric diagnoses-for-life, … Continued
People receiving MediCal are required to use a managed care plan for health care. Now, California is sending another quarter of its poorest and most vulnerable citizens into the for-profit system. Those whose health care is paid for by both Medicare and MediCal, the so-called dual eligibles, are being hustled down the road toward managed … Continued
Three women take a frank look at a fitness challenge geared towards fat people. They talk about how weight interacts with their disabilities. How does the judgment and disdain of society toward fat people get in the way of heath and fitness? Leti Flores, Cora Neal and host Shelley Berman share their personal “Biggest Loser” … Continued
