Rosie Sultan talks about her recently released book, “Helen Keller in Love.” Although this relationship has been written about in biographies and in Keller’s memoirs, this novel focuses entirely on the relationship in 1916, just as the U.S. is ready to enter World War One. Sultan writes in the afterword that all the events in the book did occur. The affair was a short and deep one that would be felt by Keller for the rest of her life. Hosted by Eddie Ytuarte. The post “Helen Keller In Love” appe...
Jun 01, 2012•4 min
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May 04, 2012•9 min
Encouraged or discouraged? How do two disabled international postsecondary students feel about their experiences navigating the tricky terrain of life inside and out of the university? The ADA applies to all individuals with disabilities in America, but some fine lines exist that make it more difficult for international students to attain the tools and financial aid that U.S. citizens qualify for. What does living and studying in America mean for them? Join host Leah Gardner for this unique dial...
Apr 20, 2012•4 min
Shanti Soule and Stephanie Sugars continue last week’s conversation about their choices during the terminal stage of their illnesses. Robert McRuer talks about how Adrienne Rich and other lesbian feminists gave is a more free, more accessible world. Although she did not find a political identity in her disability, Rich’s essay “Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence.” has influenced a generation of disability scholars. Robert McRuer is an English professor at George Washington Universi...
Apr 06, 2012•4 min
Living on the Edge of Death: A Conversation Between Shanti Soule and Stephanie Sugars. Part One. Two women with only a short time to live talk about the threshold of death, their interaction with the medical industry, the choices they’ve made in the past, their choices today, and much more. We listen in on the ultimate discussion. Two women, Shanti Soule and Stephanie Sugars, maneuvering along the threshold of death. Shanti Soule was a Buddhist teacher, cook and fierce defender of rights for all...
Mar 30, 2012•4 min
Brendan Darrow talks about legal rights for people with disabilities who are renting homes that are being foreclosed. We will also discuss different local and state laws, along with the Americans With Disabilities Act, and how they affect tenants in rental situations. Brendan Darrow is an Equal Justice Works Fellow at the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley. Also an update on the Workers Bill of Rights, which is now in the state senate. Eddie Ytuarte hosts. The post Tenant Rights, Workers ...
Mar 16, 2012•4 min
Going for gold. This is Kamilla Ryding’s quest. As a member of 2008’s Danish goal ball team at the Paralympics in Beijing, her goalball team feel just shy of this goal. She and Team Denmark are back on the court at the Paralympic Games in London this August. We’ll talk to Kamilla about what goalball means to her and what athletics has meant to her life. We’ll also talk about local opportunities in the Bay area to participate in athletic endeavors. You don’t have to be chasing a gold medal to par...
Mar 02, 2012•4 min
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Feb 03, 2012•4 min
We’ve officially entered California’s budget season, the season when shredding safety nets for people with disabilities and seniors is en vogue. Every year the California legislature creatively cuts the budget on the backs of the poor. And, this year is no different. Or is it? A 60 minute special on this year’s budgetary landscape. We’ll talk to Marty Omoto, director of the California Disability Community Action Network (CDCAN), Kathie Kates, an IHSS worker caring for her 86 year old mother, and...
Feb 03, 2012•4 min
Howie Mandel, Roseanne Barr, Justine Timberlake and our guest, Naomi, have something in common; they live with obsessive-compulsive disorder. This mental disability is becoming better known, offering less stigma and more hope to those learning to negotiate the anxiety and compulsions of O.C.D. Naomi trains a humorous eye on overcoming the fear of raccoons in her closet, cockroaches and the touch of dirty laundry. Produced and hosted by Shelley Berman. Program Resources International OCD Foundati...
Jan 20, 2012•4 min
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Jan 06, 2012•4 min
The stereotyping of people living with mental disabilities and homeless people during the Occupy encampments could have set our mutual liberation back for decades. If it doesn’t, it will be due to a radically different story from those who came to the Occupy camps to protest and meet each other face to face. The Occupy encampments have been swept from our cities and towns. We no longer have that opportunity to break bread with those who come from different backgrounds and political opinions. So…...
Dec 30, 2011•4 min
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Dec 16, 2011•4 min
Have you been tested? Has your partner been tested? This Friday at 2:30 PM on Pushing Limits aired on 94.1 Kpfa Fm in Berkeley, Ca and streamed live on kpfa.org, Leah Gardner is attending disabled lesbian health class and taking you with her. Learning about the risks of sexual intimacy is essential for protecting yourself and all potential partners. We’ll also present resources for free and low cost health clinics. You’d be surprised what you do not know, so let’s put our chairs in a circle and ...
Dec 02, 2011•4 min
The Promise and Repercussions of the Olmstead Decision The 1999 Supreme Court Olmstead decision required states to configure aid so that people with disabilities could live as close to their own homes and community as possible. Twelve years later, huge numbers of us still remain unwilling inmates of nursing homes. Now, even more of us are likely to lose our independence due to Jan 1 trigger cuts in the California and the Federal budget. Friday, November 18 at 2:30 pm on KPFA, 94.1fm Pushing Limi...
Nov 18, 2011•4 min
The Oakland Occupy movement is popular, international media covers it and so will Pushing Limits…..but with a disability slant, a heavy disability slant. Organizer Marg Hall will talk with co hosts Eddie Ytuarte and Leah Gardner as they present their questions and perspectives on these current events happening almost literally on our back yards. And, Stephanie Miyashiro will tell us of her experience of being yards in front of police lines, in her wheelchair, right before the tear gas canisters ...
Nov 04, 2011•4 min
NOTE: DIFFERENT TIME Hour-Long Special, 2-3 pm Friday, October 7 “Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So” Mark Vonnegut’s new book takes up where his first memoir, “Eden Express” left off. He gives us more adventures in living with a mental disability while working as a pediatrician and serving on Harvard Medical School’s admissions committee. Mark Vonnegut had a mental breakdown as a young adult. He survived and went on to become a doctor but his mental illness didn’t stop. We’ll...
Oct 07, 2011•9 min
The Next Generation The Next Gerneration of disability advocates and academics are coming to Pushing Limits this week. Join us for frank talk about the dangers & benefits of technology, stories of prejudice and victory, a discussion of the generation gap within the disability movement, and more. Guests: Hong Leong, Ann Kwong, Lauren Steinberg, Shira Leeder, Jacob Lesner-Buxton and Dolores Tejada. Hosts: Adrienne Lauby and Shelley Berman. Program Resources http://www.cril-online.org/whatWeDo/...
Sep 30, 2011•4 min
Disability Macabre! Friday, Sept. 16. Tune in for Tales from the deep corners of the Crypt and Stories from the people with disabilities who have dug around in the closet of nightmares. Hear about life after near-death, the male gender as a disability, & the creepy side of Crip Justice. Yes, The dark Crip is lurking and may make an appearance at any time. The post Pushing Limits – September 16, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.
Sep 16, 2011•4 min
“The Mastocytosis Blues” She was suddenly very sick with mysterious symptoms. Even her friends lifted an eyebrow when she insisted it had something todo with chlorine exposure. She was living on crackers and still couldn’t get the doctors to pay attention. Shanti Soule reflects on trying to get a diagnosis for what turned out to be a very rare and serious disease. Also, Carolyn Epple, still without a diagnosis after more than a decade, talks about how she dodges past the mental illness label as ...
Sep 02, 2011•4 min
Why should progressives and people with disabilities be opposed to something called the Domestic Workers Civil Rights? Well folks are split on this state bill which would provide additional benefits to domestic workers who work for people with disabilities but do not receive IHSS assistance. Big contradictions there and Pushing Limits will try to sort it out on August 19 with guests from Disability Rights California vs. California Domestic Worker Coalition. Eddie Ytuarte and Adrienne Lauby host....
Aug 19, 2011•4 min
Long: We look backward. We look forward. We talk about money management and ask you to pledge your money to the radio station that makes Pushing Limits possible. With an essay by Josh Elwood. Shelley Berman and Adrienne Lauby host. The post Pushing Limits – August 5, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.
Aug 05, 2011•4 min
On July 23, 600 people covered a San Jose street with chants of “Our Homes Not Nursing Homes,” a giant Justin Dart puppet and the sights and sounds of numerous contingents of people with disabilities. It was a day for pride under the rubric of social justice for all. Interviews with Albert Azizian, Sarah Triano, Jody Yarborough and one of the three parade grand marshals, Christina Mills. With a taste of comedy from Chloe Blohm. Hosted by Raphaella Bennin. Interviews by Adrienne Lauby and Marissa...
Jul 29, 2011•4 min
Why this controversy over Smart Meters in California? Is Pacific Gas and Electricity being honest in its contention that smart meters are safe and will save consumers money in the long run? Or do smart meters constitute another threat to the health of people with disabilities, seniors and children? Pushing Limits invited Joshua Hart from Stop Smart Meters.org to tell us why the devices are no good while we will wait to see if PG&E will send somebody from their side. Airs live, Friday, July 1...
Jul 15, 2011•4 min
Friday, July on 94.1 KPFA FM in Berkeley, or www.KPFA.org at 2:30 pm PST: Celebrating Independence or Interdependence Day With another Independence Day on the horizon, Pushing Limits is thinking about what “independence” means to the disability community. Is it being able to travel by yourself? Is it making use of technology instead of relying on a friend? Is it having the freedom to hire and fire your attendant? Or is it staying at home instead of moving into an institution? Leah Gardner, Rapha...
Jul 01, 2011•4 min
We’ve all seen the T-shirts, the articles and the splash on the Internet. “Does it Gets Better?” is the new buzz. Spurred after a dramatic upsurge in youth LGBTQI suicides, Dan Savage, a well-known gay advice columnist, launched this group to offer positive messages and hope to LGBTQI young adults. Does this campaign reach the double minority of disabled queer youth? How much harassment and bullying do they face? We present two perspectives this Friday. A young adult and an older adult bridge th...
Jun 17, 2011•4 min
Steve Weiss is interviewed. He is executive director of Independent Living Resources, Oregon’s largest independent living center and board president of The Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens. He will be talking about the Ryan and Toomey budget plans which would decimate MediCaid, Medi Care, and the SNAP (Food Stamps) programs. Also discussion with Dr. Henry Abrons about single payor health care. The post pushing limits – June 3, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.
Jun 03, 2011•4 min
“Crooked Beauty” Friday, May 20 3)00 pm, KPFA 94.1 fm Excerpts from a poetic lecture on mental disability by Jacks Ashley McNamara. From the film, “Crooked Beauty,” which sets McNamara’s voice into evocative original music and stunning black and white cinematography. The film will be shown with 12 others during the Superfest disability film festival the weekend of June 17-19. It’s produced by local filmmaker, Ken Paul Rosenthal. Jacks McNamara is an artist, writer, and co-founder of The Icarus P...
May 20, 2011•4 min
May 6 is a popcorn-eating day at Pushing Limits with two films by people with disabilities. “When I am Not Alone” is an award-winning movie about the trials and triumphs of Sam Durbin, a transgendered man. Sam lives with a developmental disability, a seizure disorder, traumatic brain injury and mental illness. He is a public speaker on behalf of a disability center and the author of “You’re Not the Boss of Me.” Tomorrow, at 2:30 pm on 94.1 fm or www.kpfa.org we’ll preview this remarkable film ab...
May 06, 2011•4 min
Join Pushing Limits on 94.1 KPFA Fm in Berkeley or on kpfa.org Friday April 15th at 2:30 pm PST. Shelley Berman and Leah Gardner discuss making cents out of non-cents. Federal and local budget woes abound, and populations that can least afford it are finding key services slashed with the flick of a pen. We talk about the impact of more cuts on vulnerable communities statewide and nationally with the Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living of Los Angeles Lillibeth Navarro and how ...
Apr 15, 2011•4 min
