Disability and Progress: Recent Episodes
KFAI - Minneapolis + St. Paul
DISABILITY AND PROGRESS brings you insights into, ideas about and discussions of disability topics, hosted each week by Sam Jasmine with research assistant Charlene Doll
The goal of this show is to keep you informed about what's new and how it relates to you. It can be heard live on Thursdays at 6pm at kfai.org
Have you ever gone in to have a spot on your skin looked at or removed? Many of us have hoping it wasn't skin cancer. But, what is that really? This week, Sam and Charlene talks with Dr. Colby Presley. Dr. Presley speaks about skin cancer and how to best protect yourself. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week Sam is joined by Dawn Bentley. Dawn is the Executive Director for the Minnesota Fringe. Sam is talking with Dawn about the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival! To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week, Sam And Charlene are joined by Dr.Haitham Hussein, who is a stroke specialist. Dr. Hussein talks about his career in studying strokes, and goes in depth about the causes and symptom of a stroke. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week, Sam and Charlene are joined by Dr. Christine Conelea, head of the University of Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity Lab. Dr.Conelea talks about he career and Compulsivity Disorders. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
Home visits, Crisis interventions, One-on-one sessions behind closed doors. For social workers and therapists, these moments are a daily part of the job, and what happens when something goes wrong is becoming a growing concern. Kara Smith, LCMFT, and Practice Owner of Maryland Marriage and Family Therapy Centers, speaks to Sam and Charlene about the unique risks facing therapists and social workers. Also, Kenny Kelley, founder of Silent Beacon, joins the show and speak about why response time is becoming the critical gap in worker safety and how therapists and social workers are integrating real-time alert systems into existing safety programs. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week, Sam and Charlene talk with .Sherman Bausch. He is the founder of the product Capption, which lets people wh can't otherwise enjoy museums by a device that reads the information displayed by pieces of art! It will make art much more accessible! To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
Sam talks with Dr. Melissa Geller about ovarian cancer. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
Author Theresa Evans speaks to Sam and Charlene about her new book Choosing to Die: A Daughter’s Story Of Supporting Her Mother’s End Of Life Through Assisted Death. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week, Sam and Charlene are joined by Dr.Ajay Prakash. Dr.Prakash gives us good information about on Colorectal Cancer. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week, Sam and Charlene welcome back of their favorite guests, Gaelynn Lea! Gaelynn is an author, songwriter, musician, and Disability Rights activist. She talks about her struggles playing non accessiblevenues ,but is only playing accessible ones niow! She also talks about her new book,"It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect: A Memoir." To get on our email list, receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week,Sam and Charlen speak with The Arc MN's Metro Regional Quality Council (MRQC), about affordable Housing for People with Disabilities.
This week, Sam and Charlene talk with. Dr. Coral Hoh. Dr. Hoh, who is a leading expert in clinical linguistics will discuss how AI can fix Dyslexia. Also, we will speak with Dawn Bentley. Dawn is the Executive Director for the Minnesota Fringe.
This week, Sam and Charlene talk with Sci Fi author Paul Martz. Paul is an award-winning science fiction author, technology blogger, and former punk rock drummer. Along with Linda Ditchkus, he is the editor of the 2024 RMFW anthology, Without Brakes, Fingers Crossed
Rocky Batzel joins us this week to discuss accessibility with opening medication bottles. Rocky is CEO of SnapSlide, which is dedicated to making it easier for consumers to access, use, and store pharmaceutical products. To get on our email list, weekly show updates, or if you want to provide feedback, email us at disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week, Dr. Joshua Hou and Jolie Schmid from Lions Gift of Sight are our guests. They discuss the importance of eye donation and how it works.
This week, Amos Miller from the company Glidance joins Sam and Charlene. He will be talking about the product Glide.
Robb Leer, the new head of Partners in Policy Making joins Sam and Charlene this week along with a handful of graduates of Class 41! They all will talk about their experience in learning and gathering resources to help advocate for People with Disabilities .
This week, Sam and Charlene are joined by Jon Skaalen and Celia Hughes. They will be on to talk about audio description training, captioning training, and other disability related workshops. To get on our email list, weekly show updates, or if you want to provide feedback, email us at disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!
This week, Sam and Charlene speak with Dr. Emil Lou about Colorectal Cancer. They discuss what it is and what your option are regarding treatment.
This week, Sam and Charlene talk with Wendy Fagan, Executive Director, of Envision Blind Sports. She discusses her new venture for kids! To send us comments, or guest re.commendations, or get on our weekly email updates, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com.
This week, Roger Khouri talks with Sam about Out-Of-Sight.net. It is a free gaming, chat and learning, website offered to the blind community. To provide feedback or to join the email list, shoot us a message at disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com.. Also, PLEDGE, call us at (612) 375-9030! Or pledge at KFAI.org!
This week, Nic Novicki, Founder and Director of the Disability Film Challenge, talks to Sam about the project. He also talks about what a loop group is and how people wih disabilities can get involved with a loop group!! Feedback on this show is appreciated, tou can email us at disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com.
This week Professor Joseph Gaugler from the U of M's Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, speaks with Sam and Charlene about Alzheimer's. They discuss questions such as, what do we know now about the disease? They also talk about if the disease has changed over time.
This week, aid-in-dying legislation in Minnesota Dr. Rebecca Thoman leads the campaign to pass the Minnesota End-of-Life Options Act on behalf of the Compassion & Choices, the country's largest nonprofit dedicated to improving care and expanding options at the end of life. She trained in Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota and has worked in public health policy for more than 2 decades. Matthew Sanford is the author of Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence. The 2006 memoir recounts Matthew's journey to healing and mind-body connection following a car accident that left him paralyzed at the age of 13. Mr. Sanford founded Mind Body Solutions (mindbodysolutions.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming trauma, loss and disability into hope and potential by awakening the connection between mind and body.
Mickey Carolan joins Sam and Charlene this week to discuss his book (Mom Dad Not Hear: Lessons on Leadership, Life, and Love from my Deaf Parents.). To contact us, send an email to disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com
This week, Sam talks with Franke James. She is the author of "Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me."
This week, author Ann Chiappetta join Sam and Charlene to talk about her new book "Imperfections."
This week, Sam is stranded at home due to almost 2 feet of snow falling in Minneapolis within two days (!). We dipped into the Disability and Progress archives to bring you two interviews. First up is Anaplastologist Michaela Calhoun, discussing . Then we feature Sam’s conversation with Rita Baron-Faust, author of The Autoimmune Connection, and their discussion about Autoimmune Disease.
This week, people from Off Leash Area as well as participants in the Off-Kilter Cabaret join Sam to discuss the theater, the Off-Kilter program, and the upcoming Off-Kilter Cabaret! For more Info, go to http://www.offleasharea.org/about-off-kilter.html.
This week, Paul Linet and Cory Fellows talk to Sam. They discuss the development of accessible, affordable, and supportive housing options for people with disabilities.
This week, Admiral Kyle Cozad join Sam and Charlene to discuss his new book Relentless Positivity.
This week, our guests are three faculty members from Voyagers Community School in Oceanport, New Jersey. They discuss their pilot program for young adult students with Intellectual Disabilities.
This week, Dr. Jill Foster will be with Sam to talk about the new outbreaks of Polio and what it means for you and me.
This week, Sam talks with author Betty J. Hassler about her new book, A Beam of Hope, the first book in the Trophies of Grace Series.
This week, Sam is joined by Dr.Jerrold Vitek from the University of Minnesota to discuss the ins and outs of Parkinson's Disease.
This week, Sam talks with Dr. Manish Patel from the University of Minnesota about the latest on lung cancer.
This week, Sam talks to two dentist that collaborate to provide hospital dental work to patients with disabilities. Dr. Dwight McCloud and Dr. Paul Big.
This week, our trusty podcast editor, Aaron Westendorp fills in, and he features an updated interview he did with WFMU in New Jersey and also an interview with a person with Invisible illnesses. Link to the Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-xnyx1hfUI, actual film starts 30 minutes into the film.
This Week, Sam and Charlene take a look back at past shows. Also remember to pledge! (612) 375-9030, or go to www.kfai.org.
This week, it's Pledge Week!!! Please show your support at (612) 375-9030 or go online at KFAI.ORG. While you do that, you can listen to Sam talk to Ardis Bazyn, president of the Independent Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs. She promotes the Independent Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs Online Business Expo, which takes place on November 12 from 11:45 am to 6 pm or later. Also, Jon Skaalen stops by and remembers recently passed members of the Disability Community.
This week, Kate Grathwol, President and CEO of Vision Loss Resources, will be talking to Sam about the organization. She also discusses their recent move.
This week, Sam talks to Justin Page from the Minnesota Disability Law Center. He talks about voting accessibility in Minnesota.
This week, Artists Annie Young and Sheri Grube will be talking about their work she has been doing in these last four years. Sam talks to Annie and Sheri about their exhibition which is titled: Journey to Rock Bottom, and we hear about what it was like to run the Antarctic Ice marathon in Antarctica.
This week, Dr. Walt Karniski, Pediatrician and author talks to Sam about his new book, ADHD Medication:Does It Work and Is It Safe?
This week, Jeremy Wendt, Executive Director of Episcopal Group Homes will be on to talk about Made in the Shade, and other timely topics.
This week, Dawn Bentley, Executive Director for the Minnesota Fringe talks to Sam about Fringe and Fringe accessibility. Also, Jill Boon, Accessibility Coordinator for the Minnesota State Fair talks about State Fair access.
This week, Marc Arneson from Hadley will be talking about what they do and what is new with the company.
This week, Peter Altschul is speaking with us on how his book, "Riding Elephants: Creating Common Ground Where Contention Rules" can help people unite and advocate.
This week, Dawn Barclay talks about her book, "Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse".
This week, we air a webinar, that took place in March 2022, and was hosted by Compassion and Choices.
This week, Sam speaks with Dr. David Walk, a neurologist at the U of M Medical School and M Health Fairview, will be with us to speak about ALS. He is also a part of ALS Association Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Chapter.
This week, we speak with Dr. Mona Minkara. Dr. Minkara is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at NorthEaster where she heads the combine (computational modeling for Biointerface Engineering Lab. Dr. Minkara believes that vision is more than sight.
Paul Herwig from Off-Leash and Selina Duncan/Braille joins Sam to talk about the Off-Kilter Cabaret that will be happening. Selina talks about her show and herself as an artist.
Annie Chiapetta, prolific author, talks with Sam about her latest book, "Hope For The Tarnished."
This week, Sherie Wallace will be with us to talk about class number 39 of the Partners in Policymaking. Joining her will be three of the class participants: Arbdella Hudson, Cassie Kallis, and Nicole Laudont.
Anne Chiapetta and Peter Altschul join Sam to talk about "Friends In Art", an organization for visually impaired artists. They also discuss their upcoming summer convention.
Mary Lee Turner joins Sam to talk about a seminar with Hull Foundation Learning Center called Living with Sight Loss.
Bre Grand, project manager of Metro Transit's transit information, will talk about the AIRA pilot period extension. And Jon Skaalen of the Minnesota Access Alliance will note upcoming accessible arts & culture events from the MNAA Calendar.
Join us to talk and learn about HIV and new HIV research. We speak with Tim Schacker. Tim is Vice Dean for Research at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Also, lease remember to pledge. You can do so by calling (612) 375-9030, or by going online at Kfai.org. It is our time to ask you to give to us. We need your monetary and listener support.
Join Sam as she fires up the time machine, as we bring you the best of Disability and Progress. Also we are asking for your financial support. Call us at 612 375 9030, or go to kfai.org
This week, Andy Streasick, manager of Customer Service for Metro Mobility discusses new changes and revisit some old topics.
A two-part program: First, Sara Calhoun, treasurer of Missouri Guide Dog Users, talks about the 2022 Top Dog Conference. Then, Jim Justisen offers an update on Eye Link.
Sam discusses the book "I Hear The Black Raven, A Petite Memoir," with the author, Claire Ishi Ayetoro.
Alyssa Lile and Lauren Bowling from Can'd Aid join Sam this week to talk about building the first accessible playground in Berthoud, Colorado.
This week, Sam is joined by Stan Alleyne from The Arc Minnesota, to discuss the Vitals App and how it’s continuing to expand nationally to better serve people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Also, joining him is Candice Ellis, a former social worker who works closely with people who can greatly benefit from this service.
This week, Dr.Raja Kandaswamy, a professor at the U of M Medical School and medical director of the solid organ transplant unit at M. Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, will be with us talking about organ transplant and how it’s affected by Covid.
This week, a great and fascinating interview from March 12, 2020. Aerial Gilbert, a blind bee keeper speaks about raising bees without seeing them.
This week, Sam talks with Paul Herwig, Jon Skaalen, and Amy Salloway of Off Leash Area Theater. They will be talking about Off Leash Area’s new community program, Off-Kilter.
This week, Sam hosts a panel from the Arc of Minnesota to talk about the Disability Justice Movement.
Dr. Ann Parr joins Sam this week to discuss spinal cord injuries and treatments for them.
This week, Mai Thor talks to Sam about building a Disability Justice Movement in Minnesota.
This week, we listen back to a show from July 11 2019. Sam talks with Emil Lou, MD, PhD from the University of Minnesota Medical School, about Pancreatic Cancer.
This week, listen back as we re air a show from September 19, 2019. Sam talks with Sharla Glass from InVision America will be discussing the legislation has passed in Portland Oregon for the prescription reader for the blind.
This week, Sam talks with RAZ Mobility CEO, Robert Felgar about the accessible Lucia mobile phone, and RAZ Mobility.
This week, Dr. April Wilhelm will talk about the U of M study on the Tobacco 21 policies and the use of tobacco products with adolescence. Dr. Wilhelm is a family medicine physician with the U of M medical school. and U of M Health Fairview. Also, we will discuss lung cancer and smoking with Dr.Amit Kulkarni, a medical oncologist with the U of M Medical School and Masonic Cancer Center.
Ryan Strunk, President of National Federation of the Blind Minnesota joins Sam in the studio. He discusses the problem of the refusal of the entertainment industry to cast blind people in productions and suggests way to improve this issue.