Disability Beat is a weekly public affairs radio program heard live every Wednesday afternoon from 5:30 to 6:00 pm Central time on WEFT Champaign, 90.1 FM in east central Illinois.
Disability Beat is about and for people with all types of disabilities with a slant toward social justice, community supports, inclusion, accessibility, freedom and choice.
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Listen to live episodes of Disability Beatаat www.weft.org Wednesdays ay 5:30 PM Central time.а
Disability Beat Podcasts
10.8.08 Gale and Holly Bohling of Federated Human Services Cooperatives discuss the pros and cons of parents joining together to provide quality services for their family members with disabilities, funded in Illinois by the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities through Managing the Art of Living. Listen
10.1.08 The Blueprint for System Redesign is an initiative developed through the efforts of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities that details changes needed in the disability system.а Sheila Romano, Executive Director of ICDD discussesаits potential impact and how it can be supported. Listen
9.27.08а Today's guests are Beth Owens and Trish Lasso of Illinois Mentor, a small, little-known program that has existed in Illinois for 20 years.а The program matches people with disabilities and families in the community inаа foster family-like arrangements. Listen
9.13.08 Jonathan Mooney, author of The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal talks about his experiences as a person with Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities, as well as his experiences and perspective as an advocate, speaker and author.а Listen
9.6.08 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is today's topic.а Ajeet Charate of Trinity Services in Joliet talks about this disability which is 100% preventable.а For more information on FASD click here or call (815) 462-4273.а Listen
8.30.08 Mark Shelden, Champaign County Clerk, talks about efforts to make voting more accessible for people with disabilities in Champaign County.а Listen
8.23.08 Unfortunately, a recording of this week's show is not available.а The guests were Ann Ford, Executive Director of the Illinois Network for Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) and Jack Dellzell, Program Coordinator from PACE, Inc. in Urbana.
8.16.08 The recently released film, Tropic Thunder, has sparked a thunder of protest from the disability community for it's frequent use of the "R" word and other demeaning portrayals of people with disabilities.а Local activist and Mom, Jennifer Schrad has spearheaded an effort to raise awareness and fight prejudice.а For more information go here. Listen
8.9.08 The topic for today's show is Special Needs Trusts with attorney, Wesley Coulson.а Click here to find a qualified lawyer, or contact the Coulson Group by email at steve@coulsonlawgroup.com.а To listen to the podcast click Listen.
8.2.08 John Spears is an Outreach Coordinator for Healthcare and Family Services and more specifically, Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities, a program designed to provide health benefits so that people with disabilities can work, save money, AND keep or supplement their health benefits.а Listen
7.26.08 Michael Callahan of Marc Gold & Associatesаis a consultant who specializes in customized employment for people with significant disabilities.а He talks about the philosophy and decision-making processes that support meaningful and productive community employment.аListen
To listen to the archive of previous programs click on the Podcast Archives on the left!
