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“Intersexuality” Hida Viloria,  human rights spokesperson for Organisation Intersex International (OII), joins us to talk about what the intersex and disability movement have in common—and what they don’t.

OII is dedicated to resisting the medical model and non-consensual medical treatment of intersex people.  They promote a holistic human rights and person-centered model.
They regularly reach across cultural and language barriers to support and improve the lives of
Intersex individuals on six continents.  Don’t miss this mind-expanding discussion.  Eddie
Ytuarte and Adrienne Lauby host.

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Do you smell hot dogs on the wind, feel the sun on your face in the
bleachers and just know magic might be made with the next pitch?  On this
week's Pushing Limits, hosts Leah Gardner and Shelley Berman are headed
to the ball game to speak with former fireball left-handed pitcher Jim
Abbott.  You'll also hear from Oakland Athletics players Mark Ellis and
Eric Chavez who will discuss the reality of playing baseball with
disabilities.  A few managers will take a swing at discussing disability
on the field as well.  Grab a bag of peanuts, and tune in to 94.1 Kpfa FM
or online at kpfa.org on Friday, March 19th, at 2:30 Pm  and let's play
ball.

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In a natural disaster like the earthquake in Haiti, people with disabilities suffer the highest death rate. Moreover, for every person killed, three more are likely to become disabled. Pushing Limits talks to Portland Strategies, who are activein Haiti with supplies and peer support for disabled people. We willcheck in with Karla Gilbride, an attorney from Disability Rights Advocates, who successfully negotiated a settlement with the City of Oakland to improve disaster planning for people with disabilities.

What helps prevent death and injury to those who live with disability during an emergency?  How can we support Haitian people with disabilities after an earthquake that killed two hundred thousand people? Adrienne Lauby and Shelley Berman pose these questions.

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Will people with disabilities, seniors and low-income folks benefit if the health care bill is passed?  After nine months of political wrangling and back door deals, the US congress was set to put a universal national system for health care insurance in place. Then, Massachusetts’ voters sent a Republican to congress and everything changed.

As we linger in the morass of Congressional uncertainty, we talk with Bob Kafka, a national organizer for the grassroots disability organization, ADAPT. He’ll tell us what to celebrate if the bill is passed, and why we can be happy if it is not.  With an essay by Shelley Berman.

Hosted by Adrienne Lauby and Ruthanne Shpiner.

WEBLINK: http://www.adapt.org/

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Sticks and Stones—and labels, misconceptions, intolerance, and abuse by systems set up to help. Violence and abuse statistics are shocking!  It takes more than a child's playground chant for people with disabilities to ward off the physical and emotional pain instigated by societal and institutional bias.

The truth is blatant and clear.  People with disabilities are ill-served or not served at all by
domestic violence agencies.  Violence and abuse are ignored by traditional non-profit disability
organizations.  How does the disability community tackle widespread perceptions of disability as a weakness, form of dependency and proof of less-than-human status?  When will the centuries of mistreatment stop?

Marsha Saxton’s new book and multi-media teaching curriculum moves past shock and horror to defiance and resilience.  She brings personal stories and strategies to combat this ugly multi-armed beast.

Leah Gardner and Adrienne Lauby host.

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Carolyn Epple lives with bladder cancer and a neurological disease she calls a 'stupid chess partner'. She joins Shelley Berman and Adrienne Lauby for a humorous conversation about being prescribed live tuberculosis virus, the discovery that her cancer drug was out-of-stock and a dinner party conversation about vacuum cleaners.  Just a day in the life…

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“Look Forward; Look Back.”  We celebrate Winter Solstice, the day we turn back to the light, with interviews and analysis.  George Louie, one of the plaintiffs in the Contra Costa pedestrian access lawsuit, speaks frankly about his role in this controversial case.
In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) activists, Tom Ross, Carmen Rivera-Hendrickson, Kenneth C. Johnson and Cheryl Powell Smith break it down – what the program does, what the cuts mean and their resolve to continue this life-saving program.

Plus, Shelley Berman, Eddie Ytuarte, Leah Gardner, and Adrienne Lauby send out year-end honors, raspberries to the inexcusable and blueberries to the indestructible.

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The complex history of the word cripple, methods of inclusion for people with verbal, cognitive, emotional and other discounted disabilities, and the story of a disabled woman powering a diesel truck through the Australian desert.  Plus, excerpts from a steamy love story called Cripple Poetics.

It’s all here as performance artists and poets Neil Marcus, Petra Kuppers and Amber DiPietra join
producer, Adrienne Lauby and audio describer, Lakshmi Fjord.  With music by Mindy Dillard.

[Program Links]
Olimpias Performance Research Project
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~petra/

Neil Marcus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnIkMdy2GiM
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/projects/artistsdis/index.html

Cripple Poetics (book)
http://www.homofactuspress.com/books/cripple_poetics/

Amber DiPietra
Radio Real Time
http://adipietra.blogspot.com/

Mindy Dillard
www.myspace.com/mindydillard

Lakshmi Fjord
http://www.medanthro.net/directory/entry.asp?ID=351

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Who says a one-armed man can't pitch a no-hitter or shoot for the net in a Division I college basketball game?  Who says a deaf man can't wield the bat in a major league baseball game?  And who says disabled kids don't make good athletes?  Friday on Pushing Limits, Eddie Ytuarte and Leah Gardner will discuss possibility and triumph with commentator Gary Gray, who writes about disabled athletes in his blog.  We'll also speak with Doug Pringle, President of the Far West chapter of Disabled Sports Usa about how kids can learn to shine on the court, the diamond and on the field with encouragement and programs facilitating their development.

Get in to the game with us on 94.1 Kpfa Fm in Berkeley or at www.kpfa.org/pushing-limits at 2:30 PM PST.

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