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Sep 14, 2025

Bob Kafka host of BFF a talk radio podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Charlie Carr who has been a disability rights advocate for over 50 years.

TOPIC: IL Movement -  The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.

CONTACT; CharlesCarr@dpcma.org    978 361 6682

 

TRANSCRIPT - https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

Sep 6, 2025

BOB KAFKA HOST OF BFF A TALK RADIO PODCASC ON DISABILITY AGING ISSUES INTERVIEWS MICHAEL GAMEL-MCCORMICK FORMER POLICY DIRECTOR US SENATORS HARKIN AND CASEY.

TOPICS: WHAT IS RECISSION?   BUDGET BILL DUE SEPTEMBBER 3OTH    BIG BEAUTIFUL  UGLY BILL

 

CONTACT  MGM@UDEL.EDU

  

Aug 31, 2025

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues from KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe New Mexico interviews Dereck Heard and Teresa Heard on their new documentary Doodling for Democracy.

CONTACT; Must Be Heard Productions

 www.seedandspark.com

Look for Doodling for Democracy

Doodling for Democracy - Film and Storytelling/SeedandSpark

 

 

TRANSCRIPT: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

 

 

 

Aug 23, 2025

Bob  Kafka host of BFF KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Andy imparato CEO Disability Rights  Ca and Mary Willard Drector of Operations Ntional Assn of  Councils on DD.

Andy and Mary on Centene's  National Advisory Committee

TOPIC  Medicaid Managed Care

     

TRANSCRIPT    https//bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

 

Aug 17, 2025

ob Kafka, host of BARRIER FREE FUTURES radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Luke  Koppisch, Organizer REV UP New Jersey - Deputy Director Alliance Center for Independent Living.,

Topics  Governor and  Assembly races in New Jersey 2025

            Organizing REV UP New Jersey

Contact = lkoppisch@adacil.org

https://www.adacil.org/

Transcript - https;//bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

  DISABILITY VOTING RIGHTS WEEK

www.aapd.com/REVUP

 

 

 

Aug 9, 2025

Bob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures a talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101,1 Santa, Fe,NM interviews Eleanor Smith, Founder of Concrete Change

Topic: Visitability and status of Affordable, Accessible, Integrated Housing.

Contact; eleanors@mindspring.com

Resource:  www,ncil.org   VISITABILITY

Transcript:  https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aug 2, 2025

Bob Kafka host  of BFF on disability and aging issues interviews Helena Berger former Director of AAPD and Co Founder REV UP Virgina.  

Topics;  Power Of the Disability Vote

Contact; helenaberger@verizon.net

Trancript   https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

 

 

 

 

Jul 26, 2025

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Lex Frieden, Director ILRU, UT Health Sciences, Professor, long time advocate.

Topic: The 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it may be threatened under the current adminstration. Lex also shares stories from the passage of the ADA that you may not have heard before.

Contact: lfrienden@bcm.edu

https://www.ilru.org/

Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

Jul 19, 2025

Bob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 interviews Colleen Starkloff, long time disability advocate, co-founder with her late husband Max Starkloff of PARAQUAD and the Starkloff Disability Institute

Topic: Employment Implications of the recently passed legislation and other actions by the Trump Adminstration

Contact information: cstarkloff4446@gmail.com

https://starkloff.org/

Transcript of this program: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

Jul 12, 2025

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures Talk Radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Eric Buehlmann Deputy Executive Director for Public Policy National Disability Rights Network

Topic: Implications for the protection and advocacy systems from the Build Back Better bill just passed by Congress and possible reductions in the soon to be passed budget bill.

Contact: Eric Buehlmann eric.buehlmann@ndrn.org

https://www.ndrn.org/

Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

Jul 5, 2025

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, a talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, interviews Allan Bergman, CEO High Impact Mission Based Consulting.

Topic: Outline of the reductions in Medicaid in the recently passed Big Ugly Bill. Allan describes specific Medicaid programs and services that will be effected and action steps you can take at the state level.

Contact:  aibergman@comcast.net

Resources: TASH  https://tash.orghttps://bob.barrierfreefutures.orgww.c-c-d.org

Disability and Aging Collaborative   Nicole Jorwic nicole@caringacross.org

Disability Organizing 101 and Beyond  https://freeourpeople.net/disabilityorganizing101andbeyond/

 

Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

Jun 28, 2025

Bob Kafka, Host of Barrier Free Futures Talk Radio/Podcast on Disability and Aging Issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe. Bob interviews Marcie Roth, CEO World Institute on Disability on the implications on disability programs and services when the budget bill passes Congress. In addition, Marcie describes the effect on FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and how people with disabilities and older Americans will be harmed. 

Contact: https://www.wid.org 

marcie@wid.org

Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

 

 

Jun 21, 2025

Bob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures, talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Katy Neas, CEO of the Arc of the United States on issues concerning Medicaid reduction and other critical services for people with disabilities.

Contact https://thearc.org

Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/

Jun 14, 2025

Bob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures, interviews Dom Kelly, co-founder and CEO of New Disabled South on community organizing strategies at the national, state and local levels. The two discuss the consequences to vital disability and aging programs and services of President Trump's bill being considered by Congress.

Contact info for Dom Kelly: domkelly4@gmail.com

https://www.newdisabledsouth.org

 

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

 

May 18, 2025

Bob interviews Mike Oxford  ADAPT ORGANIZER

TOPIC   DIRECT ACTION

Transcript  https://bff.justwork.io/

 

 

May 10, 2025

Bob Kafka host of BFF, talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, interviews Alexia Kemerling, Director of Accessible Democracy, AAPD/REV UP and Danielle McGIll,, Voting Access Advocate, Disability Rights Florida.

Topic; Coalition Building 2025/2026 Election

Contact: akemerling@aapd.com

www.aapd.com/REVUP

 daniellem@disabilityrightsflorida.org

 

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

 

 

 

May 3, 2025

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a talk radio podcast on disabilility and aging issues interviews Colin Killick Ex Director of Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

Topic: Secretary HHS Robert Kennedy offensive remarks about people with autism and their families.

Contact: ckillick@autisticselfadvocacy.org

https://autisticselfadvocacy.org/

 

Transcript:  https://bff.justwork.io/

 

 

 

Apr 27, 2025

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Apr 20, 2025

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures radio podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Eric Buehlmann, Deputy Ex Director for Public Policy, Natl Disability Rights Network.

Topic: Implications Budget Framework

Contact: eric.buehlmann@ndrn.org

              www.ndrn.org

Resource: www.c-c-d.org

 

 

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

 

Apr 7, 2025

Bob Kafka host of BFF a radio podcast on disability and aging issues interviews  Jess Davidson, Communications Director, AAPD

Topic:  Developing messages on issues confronting the disability community

Contact:  jdavidson@aapd.com       www.aapd.com

 

Transcript:  https://bff.justwork.io/

 

Mar 29, 2025

Bob Kafka host of BFF, a radio podcast on disability and aging issues, interviews Jim LeBrecht, filmmaker co director of award winning CRIP CAMP and director of the recent PBS American Experienc CHANGE NOT CHARITY - AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

CONTACT: American Experience

-https;;/www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/

Jim LeBrecht - jim@cripcamp.com

Publicist - cara.white@mac.com

 

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

 

 

Mar 22, 2025

Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Alison Barkoff, longtime disability rights lawyer. Presently Professor George Washington University.. Former head of the Administration on Community Living.

Topic: Texas v Becerra  Don't Mess with 504

Contact: Alison.barkoff@gwu.edu

 

Resources: www.dredf.org

 

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

 

Mar 14, 2025

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

Contact: lindalitowsky@gmail.com

Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/ 

Mar 8, 2025

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; Jessica@ncil.org

www.ncil.org

 

 

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

 

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