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A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing insight into the grassroots disability movement to the general public.
Disability Advocacy in the Motor City – Pushing Limits – August 29, 2025
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2 months ago
Disability Advocacy in the Motor City – Pushing Limits – August 29, 2025
What does it take to turn one of the nation’s largest disability communities into a
Ramiro Alvarez
political force? In Detroit, where more than 30% of residents live with a disability, grassroots organizing has led to a groundbreaking victory: $8.4 million in the city’s 2025 budget is now dedicated to disability services.
Join Pushing Limits this Friday as we continue our 2-part series on role model disability organizations. We talk with grassroots disability movement leader, Ramiro Alvarez, Communications Director at Detroit Disability Power. Listen in as we discuss how the organization built collective strength over eight years and won real change for the community.
This episode is hosted by Adrienne Lauby and produced by Jacob Lesner-Buxton with editing assistance by Dominick Trevethan and Denny Daughters.
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KPFA - Pushing Limits
A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing insight into the grassroots disability movement to the general public.
