Index of Previous Programs
November 2, 2007 - listen to Show MP3
Interview of Richard Pimentel whose life story is told in the Music Within movie - of how he went from "growing up poor" to being the man who crafted the Americans with Disabilities Act and got it through congress and signed by George W Bush.We all know Richard's work when we see a wheel chair ramp, extra wide doors, Braille and large print signs, and the ever-present blue handicapped parking places.http://www.miltwright.com/_richard_pimentel/
Click Here for more details on the Music Within Movie
September 7, 2007
Today we are featuring award winning columnist John Williams. Mr. Williams has been writing about disability issues since 1978 and coined the phrase "Assistive Technologyî Featured on his web site are articles written by guest columnists and introductions to new technologies that provide readers with additional insight into the field of Assistive Technology. http://www.atechnews.com
July 6 , 2007
Our June program was Jane Toleno author of the book Blindsight - Come and See. Books can be ordered by calling 763-258-6133
May 4, 2007
Friday for our May program we will have Elizabeth Bryant, a trauma nurse coordinator at SWMC discussing safety, and fall prevention.
To learn more, call 360-514-2134.
March 2, 2007
Chip Sammons, Holistic Pet Center www.holisticpetcenter.com What makes my service dog itch?
April 6, 2007
PLEDGE DRIVE in progress. Show will air APRIL 27, 10:30 a.m.
Where are you when the lights go out? Clark Public Utilities has programs to assist low-income / disabled / seniors with energy costs.
February 2006: Lisa Anderson Lieberman, MSW, LCSW author of A "Stranger" Among Us. Hiring In-Home Support for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Other Neurological Differences.
May 5, 2006: Chris Cooke, N.D. specializes in endocrinology. She is a recent graduate of one of only four schools in the United States and Canada that train naturopathic physicians. Dr. Cooke will discuss her journey through this highly intensive training as a blind person, and the tools and techniques she has developed as the first and only blind person who has ever become a naturopathic physician.
September 1, 2006:
Ulcerative colitis - disability?
Paul Van Dyck interviews Lauren Bruno, AKA Lauren Zoe, about her involvement with public awareness of ulcerative colitis.
For information about Crohn's / ulcerative colitis: www.ccfa.org
November 3, 2006: Nadya Russel is an artist, musician, author, piano technician, experienced horsewoman who is legally blind. She discusses the reality of being a person who has limited vision making it in the working world and how she enjoys her life to the fullest.
December 1 , 2006
Interview of Wayne Yarnall of ADA Build it Right on Accessibility issues and recent changes in Social Security taxation and Medicaid severe penalties for gifting money to children.
May 2005: Music therapy - Its Healing Powers
June 2005: Kay Weber talks about Shriners Hospital
July 2005: Harry Kiick discussing epilepsy and his "pacemaker for the Brain"
August 2005: Paul Danzer is a sports writer for the Columbian Newspaper and though he has CP he manages ways to get the story done and delivered back to the paper for printing before the deadline.
September 2005: Jim Quintana, Public Affairs Manager for C-Tran gives an overview of the service that C-Tran provides.
October 2005: The October program on the topic of menorrhagia will air in November on KBOO-FM due to a technical problem with the audio.
Listen to February 2005 show - interview of Wayne Yarnall of ADA Build it Right.
© 2007 by Paul Van Dyck
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