Disability

Dawn Turko from the Hadley School for the Blind

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck interviews Dawn Turko, the Senior Vice President at the Hadley School for the Blind, the largest worldwide distance educator of blind and visually impaired people, their families and blindness service professionals. Read more

January Gender Blender

Airs at: Tue, 01/19/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Gender Blender

On tonight's show co-hosts Jacob Anderson-Minshall and Laura Calvo talked about several local, national and international issues. First they discussed a protest of the Ugandan anti-gay legislation that is being organized by students at Southridge High school. Second they ... Read more

Life & Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

Airs at: Thu, 01/14/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

About the program…Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place to... Read more

Looking beyond the rhetoric: the arguments for (and against) Measures 66 & 67

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

On January 26, Oregonians will be asked to decide how the latest chapter in the state's long-running tax wars will turn out. Opponents of two tax increases approved by the legislature in 2009 succeeded in collecting enough signatures for a referendum on what are now Measure... Read more

January 11, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this show discusses Oregon tax measures with Steve Novick; the blockbuster movie "Avatar," making the power grid democratic, and the latest in political rap music. For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. ... Read more

Movie Moles: "Avatar"

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

James Cameron's new blockbuster movie Avatar has been widely debated: what is it really saying about people with disabilities, the environment, racism, colonialism, and other important social questions? Our Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris have a rousing good t... Read more

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On the Old Mole Jan 11, 2010, Denise Morris & I discussed Avatar, the expensive and profitable 3-D blockbuster, written and directed by James Cameron. The movie is set in 2154 on Pandora, the Earth-like moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri system, where the RDA Corp... Read more

Dr. Blue Bickford from the Braille Project talks about teaching teachers of the blind.

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck interviews Dr. Blue Bickford and the Braille Project who returns to Portland State University, teaching teachers of the blind. Read more

Dietician Nancy Sullivan on diet and nutrition for people in hospice

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Health and Health Care Forum Hosted by Roberta HallToday, we'll hear Part Two of a two-part interview with dietician Nancy Sullivan who works with people in hospice. Read more

Sue Ammeter from the Washington Council of the Blind Advocacy Committee on discrimination against people with disabilities.

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Sue Ammeter who currently chairs the Washington Council of the Blind Advocacy Committee and the Health Issues Task Force. She formerly worked with the Human Rights Commissionand served as an ADA trainer. They discuss discrimination as it rela... Read more