Disability

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Access to the voting booth by people with disabilities

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Hosted by Paul Van Dyck The race for The White House is heating up. Four years ago Sounds of Awareness broadcast a program on access to the voting booth by people with disabilities. Though some of the names have been changed since then to protect the innocent, we felt th... Read more

Mental health treatment lacking in Multnomah County Jail

Airs at: Tue, 01/24/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

A local man serving time in Multnomah County Jail has reported to KBOO that guards and nurses have been negligent in providing him the correct medication for mental illness. As KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg reports, the problem is widespread, and stems from a lack of resources... Read more

Vintage Radio

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck interviews Mike Morrison, site administrators for Vintage Radio Shows.com, a site offering over 38,000 episodes of the best Old Time Radio broadcasts. They talk about radio and people with sight impairments. Read more

A young cancer survivor talks about her life and shows her positive attitude

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Hosted by Paul Van Dyck CANCER is probably the scariest word in the English language. Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Kim Christianson, a bright young woman who graduated from high school at age 19 after her ordeal with chemotherapy, radiation, and a successful bone mar... Read more

Life after taking the "guilty except for insanity" plea in Oregon - Talk Radio on 12/23/11

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Will Hall of Madness Radio hosts. His guest is a former Oregon State Hospital patient now living in the community under the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) after taking the "guilty except for insanity" plea. http://www.psrbfairshake.org/ Read more

Healing the wounds of war by listening to the stories of veterans in our communities

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Madness Radio

Madness Radio asks, How can we truly help combat veterans facing the aftermath of war? Is veteran trauma a sign of mental illness, or a healthy response to violent situations? Are medications and therapy the answer? Paula Caplan, author of When Johnny and Jane Come Marching ... Read more

Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation department at Portland Parks and Recreation

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Debbie Timmins, Program Supervisor of the Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation department, or AIR, at Portland Parks and Recreation. AIR offers community-based recreation activities and leisure services specially designed for children, teens, an... Read more

Dispatches from the War on Sex: Mississippi's 'personhood' initiative

Airs at: Tue, 11/08/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Voters in Mississippi will decide tomorrow on a 'personhood' initiative which, if passed, would confer legal personhood upon a fertilized ovum. This would of course render abortion illegal, and any other act that interfered with said ovum... Read more

Amanda Milholland, Development Director of Port City Development talks about Job Training for the Less Able

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Amanda Milholland, Development Director of Port City Development, a non-profit organization that provides employment, job training and support services for people with developmental disabilities in the Portland metro community. Programs includ... Read more