[caption id="attachment_278920" align="alignright" width="316"] Art by Kunyo, a Korean artist inspired by the United Nations Development Programme's work in Kazakhstan[/caption]

Jacob Lesner-Buxton joins our crew for 30 minutes of analysis and reflection on the events of 2017 for people with disabilities.

Some topics:

1. U.S. involved wars cause death and disability in Afghanistan, Mexico, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere

2.  Electronic Visit Verification to be required in California IHSS homes

3.  Trump - Defeat of Health Care Deform; success of Tax Deform. This summer's ADAPT protests and subsequent unprecedented media coverage.

4.  A.C. Transit in California's East Bay

5.  The Housing Crisis [1] for People with Disabilities

6.  People with Disabilities More Likely to be Arrested [2]

7.  The new leftist president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, is a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair. He was supported by Julian Assange of Wikileaks fame.

Produced by Adrienne Lauby.  In-studio panel: Eddie Ytuarte, Josh Elwood, Sheela Gunn-Cushman, Mark Romoser and Jacob Lesner-Buxton.

[1] http://www.tacinc.org/media/59479/final-priced-out-in-2016.pdf

[2] https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2017/12/01/study-disabilities-arrested/24478/