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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
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

Portland Burn Survivors

Airs at: Wed, 10/05/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Interviews with members of Portland Burn Survivors More info: http://portlandburnsurvivors.org/ Read more

Mental Health Reform in the Oregon State Hospital

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with the Director of Disability Rights Oregon, Bob Joondepth, about community mental health issuea and House Bill 3100 and Senate Bill 420, which affect the Oregon State Hospital. Read more

Tobi Rates of the Autism Society of Oregon on how to deal with autism

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by Paul Van Dyck Autism is a growing issue in the U.S. Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Tobi Burch Rates, Vice President of the Autism Society of Oregon, about what autism is and how it affects children and how to improve the lives of all affected by autism. Tobi Rat... Read more

"Unlimited Visibility," a history of The Washington State School For the Blind

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by Paul Van Dyck   "Unlimited Visibility," a history of The Washington State School For the Blind, tracking the school’s 125 year history and an overview of the evolution of education of blind children in Washington State. The book is available in large print and Br... Read more

Gala Miller from the Columbia Springs Environmental Resource Center

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by Paul Van Dyck Today, Paul talks to Gala Miller from the Columbia Springs Environmental Resource Center       Read more

Christyna Hengstler of Washington State’s Department of Services for the Blind

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
Hosted by Paul Van Dyck Today's guest is Christyna Hengstler of Washington State’s Department of Services for the Blind DSB  provides job counseling and teaches adaptive skills to people who are blind or have low vision.     Read more

Helen Keller: politically incorrect rebel girl

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Helen Keller is a beloved bleeding-heart symbol of personal perseverance, an "unmitigated American folk-hero" even, but what we hardly hear in school is that she persevered against capitalism and in solidarity with the radical left movements of her time. This short essay, r... Read more