Bob interviews:
Allison C. Carey - Professor in Dept of Sociology and Anthropology at Shippenburg University;
Pamela Block - Professor of Anthropology at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada;
Richard K. Scotch - Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Univ of Texas at Dallas
TOPIC:
ALLIES and OBSTACLES - Disability Activism and Parents of Children w/Disabilities
Contact Information:
Allison - ACCare@ship.edu
Pamela - pblock@uwo.ca
Richard - Richard.Scotch@utdallas.edu
Temple University Press - https://tupress.temple.edu/books/allies-and-obstacles
TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interiews Erica McFadden, Director Office of Independent Living Programs
TOPIC: Independent Living Office: Programs and working with Independent Living advocates
CONTACT:.Erica.Mcfadden@acl.hhs.gov
Resource: A History of the Independent Living Movement on YouTube
https://youtu.be/YjaUwQMsPYs?si=C46ldeb_rbKB9P4c
TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Janine Bertram, Disability Journalist, Activist and keen observer of the Independent Living Movement.
TOPICS: Remembering Evan Kemp; Issues confronting the Independent Living Movement
CONTACT: janinebk@mac.com
https://issuu.com/faircountmedia/docs/ada25_complete_book/s/144842
TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Kimberly Tissot, President and CEO ABLE-South Carolina
https://www.able-sc.org/about-us/staff-board/kimberly-tissot/
TOPIC: Independent Living Centers: Past, Present, Future
ACTION: A group called "Liberators for Justice" is developing a Call to Action focused on A Recommitment to IL Principles
FOR INFORMATION: ktissot@able-sc.org
TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Bill Gaventa who is a Speaker, Trainer, Consultant in Faith and Disability.
He is Founder and Director Emeritus of the INSTITUTE ON THEOLOGY AND DISABILITY. https://faithanddisability.org/institute-on-theology-and-disability/
He is author of "DISABILITY AND SPIRITUALITY: RECOVERING WHOLENESS https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481309400/disability-and-spirituality/
CONTACT: bill.gaventa@gmail.com
TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Michael Gamel-McCormick, U.S. Senate Disability Policy Director
TOPIC: The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act of 2023;
Institutional Bias;
Potential effects of government shutdown;
CONTACT: Michael_gamel-mccormick@aging.senate.gov
202 224 4193
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Bob interviews Jill Jacobs, Commisioner of the Administration on Disabilities at the Administration for Community Living, ACL and Jennifer Johnson Deputy Director of the Administration on Disabilities at ACL.
TOPIC: Programs, policies and how Adm on Disabilities works with grassroots
CONTACT: https://acl.gov/about-acl/administration-disabilities
TRANSCRIPTION: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka interviews Dennis Borel, Executive Director of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD) for 23 years. CTD founded in 1978 is one of the oldest state cross disability coalitions in the United States.
TOPIC: 20th Anniversary Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey 2003 (Organized by CTD)
CONTACT: https://www.txdisabilities.org/
RESOURCES:
https://youtu.be/Dt6vBVNWOro?si=l7Cyr6HbeIZY2UXO
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030315&slug=everest115
https://www.amazon.com/Awesome-Accident-adapting-accident-extraordinary/dp/B0B28KPPD2
TRANSCRIPTION: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Darcy Milburn, Director of Social Security and Healthcare Policy at The Arc of the US.
TOPIC: SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
CONTACT: The Arc of the US https://thearc.org
RESOURCE: SSI Savings Penalyt Elimination Act
TRANSCRIPTION: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM, interviews Scott Cooper, Director of "IT's OUR STORY". Scott is currently working with the DISABILITY HISTORY AND CULTURE COLLABORATIVE (DHCC)
CONTACT:
202 340 2575
DISABILITY RIGHTS MUSEUM - GOOGLE GROUP
https://groups.google.com/g/disability-rights-museum/
TRANSCRIPTION:
https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews two long time National ADAPT activists, Nancy Salandra and Mike Oxford.
Nancy recently retired as an Independent Living Specialists Liberty Resources Philadelphia.
Mike is involved with the Community Living Policy Center/Brandeis and Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies.
TOPIC: 20th Anniversary of the ADAPT FREE OUR PEOPLE March 144 miles Phila to DC
CONTACT INFORMATION: www.NationalADAPT.org
RESOURCES: 2003 FREE OUR PEOPLE March
https://adapt.org/2003-philadelphia-free-our-people-march-nancy-salandra/
ADAPT Museum Collection
https://adaptmuseum.net/gallery/index.php?/category/55
TRANSCRIPTION: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Day-Al Mohamed, Human/Disability Rights Advocate, Author, Filmmaker/Director and Disability Policy Expert.
CONTACT: daysmail@gmail.com
RESOURCES:
Lift Me UP - Tribute to Judy Heumann
Kitty O'Neil - American Masters/PBS
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/renegades-pilot-kitty-oneil/18248/
TRANSCRIPT:
https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Teresa Nguyen, Director of the Community Living Equity Center, The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University.
CONTACT: https://heller.brandeis.edu/community-living-policy/clec/home.html
email: clequity@brandeis.edu
TRANSCRIPT:
https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Ariana Aboulafia, Policy Counsel, Disability Rihts in Technology at the Center for Democracy & Technologgy, CDT and Henry Claypool, Disability Rights Adocate, served in the Clinton and Obama Administration and nowis a Disability Consultant.
Topic: "Centering Disability in Technology Policy Joint Report released by AAPD and CDT
https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/centering-disability-120821-1326-final.pdf
Center on Democracy & Technology
American Association of People with Disabilities
TRANSCRIPT:
Bob interviews Sue Swenson, President Inclusion International. Sue served in the Clinton and Obama Administrations and is a former Executive Director of The Arc of the US.
Topic: Right to live in the Community
CONTACT INFORMATION:
sue.swenson@inclusion-international.org
RESOURCES:
Inclusion International
https://inclusion-international.org/
International Disability Alliance
https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/
Listen, Include, Respect
https://www.listenincluderespect.com/
Pitchfork Approach to Social Change
https://freeourpeople.net/disabilityorganizing101andbeyond/?page_id=54
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Bob interviews John Kemp, President and CEO of The Lakeshore Foundation. John has many acheivements in the corporate and non-profit world.
CONTACT INFO:
205 313 7441
RESOURCES:
Lakeshore Foundation
AstroAccess
TRANSCRIPTION:
Bob interviews Paul Marchand, Former Disability Policy Advocate working with The Arc and UCP advvocating for community integration policies for people with cognitive disabilities. Paul led the Disability Policy Collaborative and the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities for many years. Paul retired in 2011.
CONTACT INFO: pmarchand@comcast.net
RESOURCES:
https://www.c-c-d.org/index.php
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Bob interviews Sharon Gardner, Minister, disability advocate and entrepreneur. Sharon coordinated Justin W. Dart Jr and Yoshiko's 50 state tour(s) collecting stories of discrimination from people with disabilities. These stories were used by Congress to justify the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
https://ncd.gov/publications/1988/jan1988
https://www.ncd.gov/publications/1986/Febuary1986
TRANSCRIPT
Bob interviews Alexia Kemerling, REV UP Coalitions Coordinator.
TOPIC: POWER The Disability Vote
REV UP is a program of AAPD. https://www.aapd.com/rev-up/
Disability Voting Rights Week
https://www.aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week/
TRANSCRIPT
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Bob interviews Lex Frieden, Director of the ILRU program at TIRR, Memorial Hermann.
Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
TOPIC: American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
713 520 0232
RESOURCES:
What We Have Done (Chapter 13)
https://www.amazon.com/What-We-Have-Done-Disability/dp/1558499199
Handicapping America: Barriers to Disabled People
https://www.amazon.com/Handicapping-America-Barriers-disabled-people/dp/0060104228
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Bob interviews Lauren Pongan, National Director Diverse Elders Coalition
COALITION MEMBERS
Natl Asian Pacific Center on Aging
Natl Caucus and Center on Black Aging, Inc
Natl Hispanic Council on Aging
Natl Indian Council on Aging
SAGE - Advocacy and Services for LGBT Elders
Southeast Asia Resources Action Center
TRANSCRIPT
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Bob interviews Mary Lou Breslin, Co Founder, former Executive Director and now Senior Analyst for the Disability Rights Education Defense Fund (DREDF)
Topic: History of DREDF; DREDF's role in the passage and implementation of disability rights legislation; Challenges in front of the disability rights community.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
TRANSCRIPT:
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Bob interviews Mike Oxford, ADAPT Activist, Independent Living Advocate, Interim Ex Dir Atlantis Community Inc Denver, Disability Rights and Services Consultant.
Topic: Olmstead Decision: Getting and Keeping People Out of Nursing Facilities and other Institutions
Contact Information:
mikeoxford@atlantiscommunity.org
785 224 3865
TRANSCRIPT:
https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Mark Johnson, long time ADAPT activist, Connector, Author and new Granddaddy.
Topics: ( Names may change)
Campaign for Disability Justice and Freedom;
Disability Justice and Freedom Caravan;
Friends of Disability Justice, History and Culture.
FOR INFORMATION:
john4404@bellsouth.net
FOR TRANSCRIPT:
https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob interviews Dan Kessler, Interim Executive Director, Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
FOR TRANSCRIPT:
https://bff.justwork.io/