Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio podcast on disabilitLy and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Linda Litowsky, Documentary Filmmaker and Communication Consultant.

Topic: CHANGE NOT CHARITY; Americans with Disabilities Act * Contributing Footage

Resource:  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/change-not-charity-americans-disabilities-act-trailer/

Tuesday, March 25th 8pm central American Experience

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Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/ 

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures radio/podcast                                                                       on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 and KSQR in the Greater Santa Fe, NM area interviews Jessica Podesva, NCIL Director of Advocacy and Public Policy.

TOPIC: IL FUNDING 2025

CONTACT; [email protected]

www.ncil.org

TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures radio/podcast on disability and aging issues interviews John Wodatch, Disability Rights Lawyer and Architect of Title V regulations of the Rehabiliton Act 1973.

Topic: Texas v Becerra - Making 504 Unconstitutional

Contact: [email protected]

Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Sheldon Toubman, Litigation Atty for Disability Rights Connecticut.

Topic;':Class Action Lawsuits under Medicaid on Durable Medical Equipmennt issues

Contact; [email protected]

Resource; https://www.cga.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00058-R00SB-00308-PA.PDF

Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Lisa Sloane, Director has 40 years experience in national, state, local governments on housing issues like supported housing, homelessness, Olmstead transitions and Fair Housing..

Contact;  https://www.tacinc.org

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Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interview Bill Henning Ex Dir Boston CIL.  Bill has 4 decades of disability rights and services organizing.  His expertise is due to his ability to use various advocacy strategies to bring about successful campaigns.

Topic:  WE CAN'T BE SILENT

Resource: https://freeourpeople.net/disabilityorganizing101andbeyond/?page_id=54

Contact: [email protected]     617 338 6665  x213

Transcript:  https://bff.justwork.io/

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Jim Ward, Founder and Executive Director ADA Watch - Coalition on Disability Rights and Justice.

Topic: Don't Mourn Organize! An approach to attacks on disability rights and services.

Contact: https://adawatch.org/

Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, a radio/podcast show on disability and aging issues interviews Marjorie Rifkin, until 2020 staff and managing attorney at Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services. Marjorie has been litigating the Brown case with the AARP Foundation and Terris, Pravlik and Millian.  Final ruling was 12/31/2024.

Contact: [email protected]

Resource: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/31/nursing-home-disabilities-act-dc-lawsuit/

Transcript;  htpps://bff.justwork.io/

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Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free America a radio show KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe and podcast, interviews William Bronston, activist physcian, community organizer and author "Public Hostage Public Ransom - Ending Institutional America", The book starts with his autobiographical story of his time at Willowbrook State School, the huge 6,000 person institution in Staten Island, NY. His advocacy in the early 1970's was the catalyst for a class action lawsuit that led to the closing of Willowbrook as well as other institutions around the country.

Topic:  Ending the Institutional Culture

Contact:   [email protected]

                  916 798 4000

Resource: OurHealth.pub     https://caltcha.org/about-us

Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/

Bob Kafka is the host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM.  Bob interviews Kevin Prindiville, Ex Director of Justice in Aging on the Implications of the 2024 Elections on Older Americans.

Contact: https://justiceinaging.org/

Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/