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/
Bob Kafka is the host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM. Bob interviews Kevin Prindiville, Ex Director of Justice in Aging on the Implications of the 2024 Elections on Older Americans.
Contact: https://justiceinaging.org/
Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of BFF weekly radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, KSFR 101.1 Santa, Fe, NM interviews Kirk Adams, Executive Director, Healthcare Education Project. Kirk is a longtime Community Organizer and was Chief of Staff for Presidents' Andy Stern and Mary Kay Henry of the Service Employees International Union, SEIU.
Topic: Impact of 2024 election on workers
Contact; Kirk.Adams@1199funds.org
Resources; https://healthcareeducationproject.org/
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa FE, NM, Interviews Michael Gamel-McCormick Disability Policy Director Senator Bob Casey, Special Committee on Aging.
Topic:: Congressional Transition and 2025 Issues
Contact; mgm@udel.edu
Resources; Block Grants and Per Capita Caps
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/5-key-questions-medicaid-block-grants-per-capita-caps/
Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio show, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM, and podcast on disability and aging issues, interviews Nicole Jorwic, Chief of Advocacy and Campaigns for CARING ACROSS GENERATIONS and Co-Chair of the DISABILITY AND AGING COLLABORATIVE.
Topic: Srategies for disability and aging communities - Trump Administration
Contact: nicole@caringacross.org
Resources: https://caringacross.org/
https://heller.brandeis.edu/community-living-policy/dac/index.html
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka is host of BFF, a talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, broadcast on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM. Bob interviews John B Kelly, Communications Director NDY and State Director of Second Thoughts, MA and Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach, NDY.
Topic: Life of Diane Coleman, Founder, President/CEO NOT DEAD YET The Resistance!
Contact: https://notdeadyet.org/about/staff/
Resource; https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/diane-coleman-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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 Allan Bergman, CEO/President High Impact Mission Based Consulting and Training.
Topic: Medicaid - 2024 Election Impact - DON'T MOURN ORGANIZE
Contact: aibergman@comcast.net 773 332 0871
Resources: https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/is-medicaid-too-big-to-block-grant/
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 Alexia Kemerling, REV UP Coalitions Coordinator at AAPD..
Topic: POWER THE DISABILITY VOTE
Contact: akemerling@aapd.com
https://www.aapd.com/about-rev-up/
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Anastasia Somoza International Disability Rights Advocate and DNC Delegate Consultant.
Topic; 2024 Election Issues
Contact; Google Anastasia Somoza
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of BFF KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe. NM interviews Lauren Alden Director, IL Services. Liberty Resources, Pa.
Topic; Power The Disability Vote - Pennslyvania.
Contact: laurenalden@libertyresources.org
https://benderleadership.org/rev-up-voting-campaign/
Transcript: https://bff.justwork,io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Kevin Gotkin Artist, Organizer and Editor of Crip News.
Topic:: Disability Journalism Today
Contact: https://cripnews.substack.com/
Transcript: https://bff.justwork,io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Zan Thorton, ADAPT of Georgia and Roll to the Polls. Joining Zan is Stacey Ramirez, Co Convener REV UP Georgia
Topic: Organizing State Disability Voting Coalitions
Power The Disability Vote
Roll to the Polls
Contact: adaptgazan@gmail.com 678 358 9540
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Dara Baldwin, Activist, Scholar and Author.
Topic: Dara's most recent book, "TO BE A PROBLEM: A Black Woman's Survival In The Racist Disability Rights Movement"
Contact: daraldb18@gmail.com
https://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/to-be-a-problem/
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of BFF KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Tony Coelho, former Democratic Congressman and former Chair of the DNC Disability Council. Tony introduced the ADA in the House.
Topic: 2024 Election - What is at stake for the Disability Community
Contact: tony@onewharf.com
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Michelle Bishop, Manager, Voter Access and Engagement for the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
Topic: Role of NDRN in voting in every state and territory.
Contact: michelle.bishop@ndrn.org
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Eric Welsby, Advocacy Director, Detroit Disability Power. Eric has been a Social Justice advocate for over 20 years.
Topic: Programs of DDP and focus on voting outreach.
Contact: Eric@DetroitDisabilityPower.org
www.DetroitDisabilityPower.org
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures interviews Sachin Pavithran, Ex Dir of the Access Board.
Contact: https://www.access-board.gov
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of BFF interviews Becky Ogle, Consultant and "Yellowdog" Democrat
Topic: Importance of the 2024 Election - Threat to disability rights, services and supports
Contact; bogle08@gmail.com
Resources:
Google: Project 2025
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Dan Wilkins, Advocate, Manager of the Tom Olin Collection and Team Member of the Caravan for Freedom and Justice.
Topic: Disability History and Culture
Contact: wheelchairboy57@gmail.com
Resources: https://tomolincollection.com/
https://thedisabilitycaravan.com/
Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/