Pushing Limits – Emergency services for people with disabilities in Berkely.

Emergency services for people with disabilities in Berkely.It's tax-payer supported, innovative, and it gets people out of trouble perhaps saves lives. It's also a nice chunk of money in a community where money is as scarce as a trouble-free wheelchair. We talk to the players. Yomi Wronge, Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, Bonnie MacFadyen, Executive Director of Easy Does It, and Vickie Riggin, co-owner of People Moving On. Adrienne Lauby and Eddie Ytuarte look at the issues behind Berkeley's Emergency Services Program and ask what will be the ultimate effect of the city's contract competition.   The post Pushing Limits – Emergency services for people with disabilities in Berkely. appeared first on KPFA.