Disability

Jason Renaud and Dr Rochelle Silver from the Mental Health Alliance

Airs at: Thu, 08/17/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Jason Renaud and Dr Rochelle Silver from the Mental Health Alliance talk about the City of Portland's settlement hearing with the USDOJ on pattern and practice of violent interactions with people in mental health crisis. Read more

Glenna Hayes and John Griffiths about Build a Movement 2023

Airs at: Fri, 08/04/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
To contact Glenna Hayes and/or to sign up for the up-coming Build a Movement:  Glennah@UCPConnections.org      or  call or text  503-522-0409 Build a Movement is a group of self-advocates who have disabilities.  We meet to talk with each other about issues.  In our final m... Read more

Jackie Wirz of Donate Life NW

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Donate NW Executive Director Jackie Wirz talks about how to help people in need of organ donors in our region.  Read more

Anna Lansky, Interim Director of Oregon Developmental Disability Services

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Contacts for Oregon Developmental Disability Services (ODDS): ODDS.INFO@state.or.us or call them at 503-945-5811, 800-282-8096 (toll free), or 800-282-8096 ​ (TTY) State of Oregon: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities  ... Read more

Ico the Autistic Love Mystic

Airs at: Fri, 06/02/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Event discribed in this interview: Neurodiverse Queer Portland Dating Event (for 21 years and older) Registration, Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite Neurodiverse Dating Event for Portland Area Neurodiverse People (21 yrs+) Registration, Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 7:00 PM ... Read more

Premiere - Negotiating Dramatic Events

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
  First episode. Every Third Wednesday of the month, at 9:00am - Only on KBOO 90.7FM Portland. - Negotiating Dramatic Events, with Grace Growing Medicine Reed. - “Every sponsor is necessarily a leader. The stakes are huge. A human life, and usually the happiness of a who... Read more

Negotiating Dramatic Events

  “Every sponsor is necessarily a leader. The stakes are huge. A human life, and usually the happiness of a whole family, hangs in the balance. What the sponsor does and says, how well he estimates the reactions of his prospects, how well he times and makes his presentatio... Read more

Zaji Cox, author of Plums for Months: A Memoir of Nature and Neurodivergence

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2023 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
We're back again in the KBOO studios with guest Zaji Cox, author of the new book Plums for Months: Memories of a wonder-filled, neurodivergent childhood, from Portland’s Forest Avenue Press. Zaji’s been writing fiction since her first short story at the age of nine. She we... Read more

BAM (Because Accessibility Matters): Interview with Librarian Jen Giovanetti at Oregon City Library

Airs at: Fri, 05/05/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Transcript: John:  Good morning.  This is Disability Justice:  An Everyday Pursuit in Survival.  Your host, John Griffiths. Hello! In the studio today I have with me. Would you mind giving your name and title? Jen: Hi everyone. I am. Jen Giovannetti. John: And what's your ti... Read more

Rejuvenaging

Airs at: Sun, 04/30/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
For the first time in history, there are more people over the age of 65 in the world than there are people under the age of 5. To help explore the subject of aging enthusiastically is Ron Kaiser, Ph.D., a positive health psychologist, coach, author, podcaster, educator, con... Read more