KPFA - Pushing Limits

A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. Pushing Limits advances the voices of people who live with disabilities. It is produced by a collective of media makers and activists who themselves live with disability.

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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

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

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Laurie joins us to talk about how living with diabetes, the Epstein-Barr virus, fibromyalgia and other physical problems has been improved by her long-time participation in 12-step anonymous recovery programs.

“I used to say: Food Was Just My Butter’s Delivery Service,” Laurie says talking to Shelley about her acceptance of herself as a food addict and her slow recovery of her self-worth through the 12 steps.

“We’re looking at trying to find ourselves acceptable, trying to find ourselves worthy of love, trying to find ourselves able to love someone else — trying to find ourselves,” she says.

Tune in for 30 minutes of meditative wisdom from the Recovery Community.

To find a 12 Step meeting near you, simply put “12 step programs near me” in your browser or call toll free: 844-768-1241.

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A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public.

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Today we celebrate the musical contributions of Stevland Hardaway Judkins who for decades has delighted the disabled and non-disabled world with his music, commitment to blind and disability rights and to universal peace.

Of course, we are talking about Stevie Wonder who still is a fixture in popular American culture and to think that this is the same musician who presented us with “Fingertips, Part Two” in 1963. Those years were the time of one-hit popular stars who faded away permanently; but not Stevie Wonder who endured and grew.

Eddie Ytuarte produced and hosts this program.

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