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Disability advocates call for action in the Department of Education, a ray of sunshine in the fight for personal independence for Floridians with disabilities, Enforcement of Jamaica’s disability discrimination act reaches a crossroads, and we continue our conversation with Disability Law expert William Goren regarding future Disability cases. Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is Disabulletin, where we cover …

This is a rebroadcast from January 20, 2020: Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a special edition of Bring It On! Tonight at 7 PM, the City of Bloomington is honoring the MLK holiday with a celebration at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. We are recognizing the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with two riveting interviews. We’ll begin …

Liz Mitchell hosts today’s broadcast of “Bring It On!”. As a producer of “Dark Past, Bright Future”, Liz Mitchell has had the pleasure of researching and interviewing a wide array of fascinating topics and guests. Tonight, it is her honor to air a documentary on the phenomenal life of Bloomington legend, Reverend Marvin Chandler, who transitioned from this world on …

***CORRECTION:THE CASE OF Fry V Napoleon Public Schools TOOK PLACE IN 2017, NOT 1986. RATHER, THE CASE OF FRY RULED THAT A 1986 LAW, the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986, DID NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAINTIFF TO EXHAUST ALL PROCESSES OF APPEALS UNLESS THE PLAINTIFF’S SPECIFIC CASE DEALT WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT’S RIGHT TO A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC …

This is a rebroadcast from June 12, 2017: Cornelius Wright and Leila Randle host interviews, one on the history of Juneteenth through the decades, and the other on open-mic night comedy from a personal perspective.  One funny interview, and one solemn.  Both riveting. PART ONE: As part of Ivy Tech’s Lifelong Learning classes, Cornelius Wright and Renee Reed participated in …

This weekend, the disability community lost one of its pioneers and heroes, Judy Heumann. This week, we pause our regularly scheduled docuseries Lawyers Schools And Access and remember the woman who contributed to the signing of Section 504 and inspired a nation!

This week, we share part of a  conversation between Focus Initiatives’ Jok Huerta and Sincere. Sincere, who spent 13 years in Indiana prisons, and now organizes in Indianapolis with other formerly incarcerated people. Sincere speaks to the experience of  arriving and getting settled into prison.  She also movingly addresses the frequent abuses she witnessed and experienced. Content warning: sexual abuse …

Today’s host of Bring It On!, William Hosea speaks with Mallorie Berger, Reginald Moore, and Joe Geeter, public relations specialists for the National Montford Point Marine Association. They are here to discuss the Montford Point Marine Story and the upcoming ABC documentary on the subject. History has largely overlooked the trailblazers who were the first Black men to serve in …

HEADLINES Because of the abundance of ruffed grouse, Grouseland was the name given by William Henry Harrison to his mansion in Vincennes. Even as recently as 1980, there were a good number of grouse. Their numbers dropped and by this century there were few survivors. —Norm Holy Fifty years ago, the U.S. passed the Clean Water Act with the goal …

This show was originally aired on July 27, 2020. Hosts Roberta Radovich and Cornelius Wright spend the hour with Charlie Nelms, Vice President Emeritus of Indiana University, and George Middleton, founder of The Black Institute and member of the Indianapolis Black Chamber of Commerce. The hour is divided into two halves. First, the hosts and guests examine the State of …