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/
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
daniellem@disabilityrightsflorida.org
Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
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/
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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
Resource: www.c-c-d.org
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
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/
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/
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/
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
Tuesday, March 25th 8pm central American Experience
Contact: lindalitowsky@gmail.com
Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
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
TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures radio/podcast on disability and aging issues interviews John Wodatch, Disability Rights Lawyer and Architect of Title V regulations of the Rehabiliton Act 1973.
Topic: Texas v Becerra - Making 504 Unconstitutional
Contact: jwodatch@gmail.com
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Sheldon Toubman, Litigation Atty for Disability Rights Connecticut.
Topic;':Class Action Lawsuits under Medicaid on Durable Medical Equipmennt issues
Contact; sheldon.toubman@disrightsct.org
Resource; https://www.cga.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00058-R00SB-00308-PA.PDF
Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Lisa Sloane, Director has 40 years experience in national, state, local governments on housing issues like supported housing, homelessness, Olmstead transitions and Fair Housing..
Contact; https://www.tacinc.org
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interview Bill Henning Ex Dir Boston CIL. Bill has 4 decades of disability rights and services organizing. His expertise is due to his ability to use various advocacy strategies to bring about successful campaigns.
Topic: WE CAN'T BE SILENT
Resource: https://freeourpeople.net/disabilityorganizing101andbeyond/?page_id=54
Contact: bhenning@bostoncil.org 617 338 6665 x213
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Jim Ward, Founder and Executive Director ADA Watch - Coalition on Disability Rights and Justice.
Topic: Don't Mourn Organize! An approach to attacks on disability rights and services.
Contact: https://adawatch.org/
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, a radio/podcast show on disability and aging issues interviews Marjorie Rifkin, until 2020 staff and managing attorney at Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services. Marjorie has been litigating the Brown case with the AARP Foundation and Terris, Pravlik and Millian. Final ruling was 12/31/2024.
Contact: marjrif@gmail.com
Resource: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/12/31/nursing-home-disabilities-act-dc-lawsuit/
Transcript; htpps://bff.justwork.io/
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Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free America a radio show KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe and podcast, interviews William Bronston, activist physcian, community organizer and author "Public Hostage Public Ransom - Ending Institutional America", The book starts with his autobiographical story of his time at Willowbrook State School, the huge 6,000 person institution in Staten Island, NY. His advocacy in the early 1970's was the catalyst for a class action lawsuit that led to the closing of Willowbrook as well as other institutions around the country.
Topic: Ending the Institutional Culture
Contact: WilliamBronstonmd@gmail.com
916 798 4000
Resource: OurHealth.pub https://caltcha.org/about-us
Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/