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We’ve all heard or said things like, “My attendant is part of my family,” or “I couldn’t get out of bed in the morning without an attendant – literally.”   For many people with disabilities, attendants are a crucial part of daily life

The Independent Living Movement fought for attendant wages so we weren’t entirely dependent on family members and friends.  Women of color, who provide most of the attendant care in California, were the force behind the permanent adoption of the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in 2016.

And, there’s some good news, as new state and federal programs are being proposed and developed to put more care into home care. Check out this plan for Universal Family Care and the massive detailed report of how to implement it on the state level.  Hook up with the folks the California Collaborative for Long Term Services and Supports to make your voice more powerful.

Hannah Karpilow has spent years deep in the trenches of care giving for disabled people as well as providing support for other home care workers.

With an interview with home care worker, Aaron Draper.

This program produced and hosted by Adrienne Lauby,

Hannah’s List: How to find clients as a Home Care Worker

Call the Alameda County IHSS Registry worker information line at 510-577-5694.

More information about IHSS

If you have any questions about the work in general, and want to talk to someone about it before you put yourself out there, feel free to contact me, Hannah Karpilow at [email protected]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Access-Centered Movement®️ presents an

P.G & E WILDFIRE SAFETY OPEN HOUSE– Activist Alert

People with Disabilities are attending to demand that P.G. & E start – Right Now, before the next wildfire – to address the impact of electrical power shutoffs on consumers, especially seniors and people with disabilities.

DISABLED AFRICAN MUSICIANS SUMMER BAY AREA FESTIVAL

Featuring Francine Atosha Mbusa and her band from the Congo

Sunday, July 7th, Eastside Arts (East Oakland) 2-5 pm

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It’s ten years since her brain cancer diagnosis, a time when doctors gave her two years to live. Now, it’s three days before her fourth brain surgery and Maytte Bustillos is not thinking too much about all these numbers. She speaks with us about finding joy amidst the challenges of living with a chronic and terminal illness.

Since we last talked with her, Maytte Bustilos has been raising her daughter, teaching school and dealing with the end of her marriage.  She speaks openly of the challenges and delights of a life of health routines, family ties and spiritual strength.

Produced and hosted by Shelley Berman.

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Are you free to move about the Bay Area? Reliably? Conveniently? Accessibly? Affordably?

Does it bother you that people with cars can go anywhere they wish at any time, while you cannot? Are you forced to ride for several hours in a paratransit vehicle only to arrive at your destination too late for your appointment, or halfway through the concert?

The Transportation Justice Project wants to help. See their vision statement here.

The East Bay Center for the Blind (EBCB), an organization with deep roots in the disability community, is setting a table where users of the system can provide solutions.

Learn what they are doing and how your voice can be heard from our guests, Daveed Mandel and Jenna Rubin.  The EBCB Transportation Justice Project is sponsored by a grant from the San Francisco Foundation

Produced and co-hosted by Eddie Ytuarte.

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Now that the rain has finally stopped (we hope!), it’s time to go outside and play!  But, if you have a disability, it’s not always that easy.

The Magical Bridge Foundation is looking to change all that.  They built their first fully accessible playground in Palo Alto in 2015, and are building more around the Bay Area and beyond.

Find out how play can be fun and accessible for all as Maria Hassid from Magical Bridge joins host Mark Romoser for a joyful conversation about the art of accessible play.

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