Thursday, April 18, 2024
2024 Lifeworks Annual Celebration - ASL
Lifeworks Services, Inc.-
Thu., April 18 at 5:00 pm
- ASL Interpretation
- Scripted Captioning
- Sensory Friendly
- Accessibility guides for the event are on event website
Location
About the Show
April 18, 2024
The 2024 Lifeworks Annual Celebration celebrates disability inclusion as the key that unlocks opportunities for people with disabilities across communities. Your participation will help Lifeworks expand its reach to make the world more welcoming to people with disabilities.
Hear stories from people Lifeworks partners with.
Be part of investing in advancing disability inclusion.
Support of its mission includes the fund-a-need, live auction, and silent auction.
More Information about 2024 Lifeworks Annual Celebration - ASL
Disability and Progress
"Disability and Progress" Radio Program on KFAI-FM- Thu., April 18 at 6:00 pm
- Other
- Weekly radio program devoted to disability topics
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 04/18
To hear the current Disability and Progress show, or the previous week’s show, download Real Audio Player to your device or put the app on your smart phone. To receive a weekly email about the next show, or to offer feedback or suggest future interview subjects, call 612-341-3144, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com, or mail KFAI, Attention: Disability and Progress, 1808 Riverside Ave. S., Box 116, Minneapolis MN 55454.
About the Show
Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 PM
Sam Jasmine, Producer
On the weekly radio show “Disability and Progress,” Sam Jasmine interviews people on many disability topics, including arts, health, technology, special events. Listen Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at 90.3 KFAI-FM Minneapolis, stream online, download the app for your smart device, or access the podcasts. Shows are subject to change.
Thursday, March 28: Nic Novicki, founder and director of the Disability Film Challenge, will discuss bringing together the world's first disability loop group. What is that, you ask? Tune in and find out.
Thursday, April 4: Roger Khouri will speak about Out-Of-Sight.net, a free gaming, chat and learning, website offered to the blind community.
Thursday, April 11: Wendy Fagan, executive director of Envision Blind Sports, will talk about her new venture.
Thursday, April 18: Dr. Emil Lou will speak about Colorectal Cancer. What are your options?
Thursday, April 25: to be announced.
Thursday, May 2: to be announced.
Thursday, May 9: Robb Leer, the new head of Partners in Policy Making, will bring people from class number 41 to talk about their experiences in learning to advocate for people with disabilities in this class.
RECENT SHOW podcasts or online recordings may still be available:
Thursday, March 14: Professor Joseph Gaugler, director of the U of M's Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, will speak about Alzheimer's. What do we know now about it? Has it changed?
Thursday, March 7: Dr. James Dahle, will talk about the unique and effective financial strategies he has developed and tested for parents of children with disabilities -- based on his newest book, Retire Secure for Parents of a Child with a Disability.
Thursday, February 29: Mickey Carolan speaks about his book Mom Dad Not Hear: Lessons on Leadership, Life, and Love from my Deaf Parents.
Northern Voices on Stage - ASL
Watermark Art Center and KAXE-
Thu., April 18 at 7:00 pm
- ASL Interpretation
- Interpreter: TBA.
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Please reserve seating if you need a line of sight to the ASL interpreter. Unclaimed reserved seats will revert to general seating when the performance begins at 7:00. Please arrive early. Contact Watermark at 218-444-7570 or email to lseter@watermarkartcenter.org.
About the Show
April 18, 2024
Experience an unforgettable evening of live storytelling at “Northern Voices On Stage,” a special event presented with support from KAXE, the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and Watermark Art Center.
This extraordinary event at Bemidji Brewing is hosted by Michael Goldberg, producer of KAXE’s “Stay Human” program. The free show will feature an array of talented storytellers. Plus, there’s an Open Mic session – so come with your own story to share!