Thursday, May 2, 2024
Disability and Progress
"Disability and Progress" Radio Program on KFAI-FM- Thu., May 2 at 6:00 pm
- Other
- Weekly radio program devoted to disability topics
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 05/02
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, May 2: Jon Skaalen, of the MN Association of Community Theatres and MN Access Alliance, and Celia Hughes, executive director of Art Spark Texas (formerly VSA Texas), will talk about audio description training, Captioning training, and other disability related workshops coming up in May and June.
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.
Thursday, May 16: Amos Miller from the company Glidance will talk about the product Glide.
Thursday, May 23: Metal Meltdown will take over this day of programing. If you're a metal rocker, you will enjoy this music. Oh, and if you didn't have a chance to donate during pledge drive, feel free to do it that day.
Thursday, May 30: Susan Kline, MD, MPH professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine at the U of M Medical School, will talk about Measles. What in the world is going on with all these growing outbreaks?
RECENT SHOW podcasts or online recordings may still be available:
Thursday, April 18: Dr. Emil Lou speaks about Colorectal Cancer. What are your options?
Thursday, April 11: Wendy Fagan, executive director of Envision Blind Sports, talks about her new venture.
Thursday, April 4: Roger Khouri speaks about Out-Of-Sight.net, a free gaming, chat and learning, website offered to the blind community.
Open Flow
Open Flow- Thu., May 2 at 7:00 pm
- Audio Description
- ASL Interpretation
- Meetings captioned through the Zoom app, and ASL interpretation is available upon advance request. Visual art will be audio described.
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 05/02
For Zoom log-in or call-in info, email or call Andy at 651-294-0907.
About the Show
First Thursday of each month
Join fellow artists at this monthly gathering to share art in an informal, supportive setting. Bring a sample of your Writing, Visual Art, Music, Memoir, Poetry, Photography, Video, Storytelling or other artform.
Open Flow is a space where artists with and without disabilities can meet and share their work with one or another.
Open Flow meets on First Thursdays at 7:00 pm remotely via the Zoom video-conferencing app (with or without a web camera) or by regular telephone. An in-person gathering is typically held each December for a holiday party at Springboard for the Arts, 262 University Ave. W., St. Paul. Other in-person gatherings may be scheduled.
If you have never used Zoom, please contact Andy at Springboard for a step-by-step guide on getting set up. It's free, and you can join by video or any telephone (cell or landline). You don't need a video camera or computer to join.
Wings Over America: A Tribute to Paul McCartney and Wings - ASL
Jeff Engholm and the Collective Unconscious at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres-
Thu., May 2 at 8:00 pm
- ASL Interpretation
- Assisted Listening Devices
- Interpreters: TBD
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Tickets $44-$64, plus fee/tax. Call 952-934-1525 or visit https://chanhassendt.com/shows/wingsoveramerica/ for tickets. Use promo code ASL to unlock seating. For more info go to https://chanhassendt.com/accessibility/ .
About the Show
May 12, 2024
Wings Over America – A Tribute to Paul McCartney and Wings is based primarily on Wings’ 1976 live album "Wings Over America" with a few subtractions and additions.
Show and dinner (starting at 5:30 PM) in the Fireside Theatre.
More Information about Wings Over America: A Tribute to Paul McCartney and Wings - ASL