http://www.disabilitynewsradio.com/pastshows.htm Disability News Radio Podcasts en-us 2005, 2006, 2007 annianda@aol.com 1 Jari Holland Buck, Organizational Consultant, Performance Coach, Advocate, Speaker and Author, Hospital Stay Handbook: A Guide to Becoming a Patient Advocate for Your Loved Ones Jay Cohen, Owner and Operator, Disabled Online. Ronan Tynan, Irish Tenor -- new CD “My Gift of Christmas Song” Jenny McCarthy, Actress, Comedian,Model, Mother and Author, “Louder than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism Chuck Root, Disability Mentoring Day, October 31 2007 - Buffalo, New York Henry Holden, Actor, Comedian, Athlete, Activist Howard Renensland, Father, Advocate, Actor and CEO and Founder,[with] tv Suzanne Wright, Co-Founder and Alison Tepper Singer, Vice President, Autism Speaks Diana Henry, MS, OTR/L, Founder/President of Henry Occupational Therapy Services, Inc. Molly Lou Conrad, Parent and Advocate – The struggles adults with ASD often face living an “independent” life! Pat Gesualdo, DAD (Drums and Disabilities), Founder/President Dr. Brenda Smith Myles and Shawn A. Henry, Authors, The Comprehensive Autism Planning System (CAPS) for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Autism, and Related Disabilities: Integrating Best Practices Throughout the Student’s Day Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D., Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Writer and President, Universal Design Living Laboratory - National Demonstration Home Jane Hersey, Director, The Feingold Association Ilya and Riva Tseglin, Parents of son with Asperger Syndrome in Poway, California taken from them Lucas Osmond, President/CEO, Global Internet Media Productions (GIMP) and Rachael Carbaugh, Office Manager/ Director of Promotions, Gimp Radio Blaine A. Stanziana, Author “It’s All in Your Head” Dan Windheim, Advocate, Poet, Author, "It’s Not All Black and White" A Survivors View of Life (co-authored with his mother, Marjorie Windheim) HENRY WINKLKER, actor, producer, director and author whose work has won the attention of audiences and critics worldwide AND Andrew J. Imparato, President,/CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities Andy Imparato is the first full-time President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) William Stillman, Autism Spectrum Self Advocate, Author and Consultant Roger Troy Wilson, "Author Let’s Do Lunch." Bill Yuhnke, President, Liberty and Yellow Cab Companies Tricia Riccardi, Founder/President The Dream Society and Vicki Miranti, Board Member Gordon Kirkland, Humorist, Author, Syndicated Columnist and Entertainer Nicki Fischer, Publisher and Editor, The Autism Perspective and Founder, Vibration Regulation Training Ed Bell, Advocate, Speaker and ‘2006 Indiana Farm Family of the Year’ - Bell’s Strawberry Farm Aaron Mark Gage, Senior, Scarsdale High School - Creating a Difference for Autism Aaron Mark Gage, Senior, Scarsdale High School - Creating a Difference for Autism (Unedited version with references to Cho Seung-Hui) Dennis Debbaudt, Autism Risk and Safety Management Hulet Smith, OTR/L, HC/MBA - Observations from The Center for Life Therapy, Pune, India Portia Iversen, co-founder of Cure Autism Now (now part of Autism Speaks), Emmy-winning art director, Advocate, Author, Strange Son Jane Hersey, Director, The Feingold Association and author of Why Can't My Child Behave? Veronica Federiconi, Executive Director, Autistic Services, Inc. Josh Richards and Rick Henderson, Wrestling Autism Gary Lee Kuhre, Stride 4 Autism Foundation. Mark Johnson, a nationally- recognized activist and community organizer, and Director of Advocacy at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Anita Cameron, Systems Advocate, Regional Center for Independent Living John R. Vaughn, Chairperson, National Council on Disability Angela Madsen, Founder and Director of California Adaptive Rowing Programs (CARP) and National Adaptive Rowing Team Member 2002-2006 Mark Zupan, Bronze Paralympian Rubgy Athlete, Star of “Murderball”, Speaker and Author “Gimp: When Life Deals You a Crappy Hand – You Can Fold or You Can Play” Kari Dunn Buron, Autism Educational Specialist and Author, “A 5 is Against the Law! Social Boundaries: Straight Up! An Honest Guide for Teens and Adults” Dr. James M. Boles, CEO and President, People Inc. Thomas Schmidt, Staff Attorney, Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) Barbara Jackins, Attorney, Author and Parent. “Legal Planning for Special Needs in Massachusetts: A Family Guide to SSI, Guardianship, and Estate Planning” Mary Jeffords, President, Injured Workers of New York, Inc. Len Bourret, writer and self-advocate. Michael Alan Northrop, Author, Speaker and Self-Advocate. Rick Ritter, MSW, Social Worker and Author, “Coping with Physical Loss and Disability: A Workbook”. Marie Sherrett, Parent, Advocate, Writer and Speaker. Dr. Lara Pullen, CEO, Healing Thresholds. Jamie Manning, songwriter, musician, advocate, and father of a son with HF autism has written an album of songs entitled 'What Remains'. Dee Dee Farrington – Is there really life after being on dialysis for 30 years? AND Lisa Walker, Founder – Faith Travels. Dr. Gunvant Oswal - G-Therapy is a pioneering treatment for a variety of Neurodevelopmental disabilities like Cerebral Palsy, Mental Subnormality, Autism, Down Syndrome, Global Delays, etc., invented by Dr. Gunvant Oswal. Dr. Stephen Kuusisto, author of the acclaimed memoir Planet of the Blind, a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year” and Only Bread, Only Light, a collection of poems from Copper Canyon Press. Dr. Kuusisto’s has another new book, Eavesdropping... A Memoir of Blindness and Listening Robbin Miller, Potential Plus and Associates. Potential Plus provides disability training and videos that educate the community about disabilities including award winning, Promoting Olmstead: Improving Community Based Services for Persons with Disabilities (2005) Lisa Lieberman, MSW-LCSW, Author, “A Stranger Among Us” This one-of-a-kind book discusses the pros and cons of hiring in-home care providers for family members with autism spectrum and other neurological disorders. Paul O’Lone, Accessible Fitness, Accessible Fitness is a completely wheelchair accessible gym, specializing in adaptive fitness Kathie Snow, Disability is Natural and Dallas Berg Harris, who shares her story as former wife to the late Art Berg, inspirational author of The Impossible Just Takes A Little Longer Terry Scott Cohen and Dr. Barry M. Cohen, Author, “DisAbled and Challenged – Reach for your dreams!” Special Veterans Day Show: Interview with Disabled American Veterans Bradley Barton, a combat disabled Vietnam War veteran, AND David Gorman, Executive Director of DAV Commissioner Christine Griffin, Equal Opportunity Employment Commission Peter Flom, Non-Verbal Learning John Miller, Publisher Careers and the disABLED Magazine, the nation’s leading career magazine for people with disabilities. Senator Steve Paterson Dr. Roy Grizzard, head of Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor Tracy A. Panzarella, M.A./CCC-SLP/L, Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist/TSHH and Director of Clinical Services, Autistic Services, Inc. John Gunnar Box, President, The Colours Wheelchair Company – Mobility wheelchairs for the latest innovative manual wheelchairs on the market and Aaron Fotheringham, 14-year old elite wheelchair athlete and his mother Kaylene Fotheringham Kelly O’Meara, Award winning investigative Reporter and Author PSYCHED OUT: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill Josh Blue Winner - NBC’s “The Last Comic Standing 4” Jon Gilmore, Service Coordinator, ARISE, Inc. and Michelle Dubois, David Guernsey, Amos Dubois, and Julian Green Annie Abrahamson, Director of Marketing, Encourage Software Frank Tetto, Father and Advocate, My Community Care Team Scott W. Gehl, Executive Director, Housing Opportunities Made Equal Michael Abramowitz, Managing Director, SoundBytes (an affiliate of Independent Living Aids) Lois L. Thibault, Coordinator of Research, The Access Board Erin Shamberg, Director of Member Services, Dating4Disabled.com John H. Gray, Master Craftsman and Saddle Maker AND Katherine Albrecht, Founder and Director, CASPIAN and Co-author “Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID” Tina Patterson, Parent, Advocate, Author “Trouble in School.. How to Navigate the School System” AND Yvona Fast, Writer, Speaker, Author “Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities: Stories and Strategies” Dave Whalen, Parent/Advocate and DD Awareness Trainer AND BJ Stasio, Presenter, Self-Advocate - 2006 W.N.Y. Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day Conference Pastr S'Wayne AND Rachel Newstead – Ragtime Music Composer Lee Grossman, President and CEO, Autism Society of America (ASA) Pat Howey, Advocate, Author and Speaker - Wrightslaw Speakers Bureau Karen DeFelice, Author/expert: digestive enzymes for health, behavior, digestion, and neurological problems AND Elly Tucker and Cathy Bollinger, Singer-songwriter - Rivanaa Music AND Tracy Paradowski, Chairperson, SafeMinds Autism Walk (Buffalo, NY) and Sallie Bernard, Executive Director - SafeMinds AND Margaret Spoelstra, Executive Director, Autism Society Ontario – Canada. Amy Maguire, Co-Founder of Sandbox-Learning Nic Carcieri AND Suzanne Wright, and Alison Singer – Autism Speaks (Part 2) Nic Carcieri AND Suzanne Wright, and Alison Singer – Autism Speaks (Part 1) Tim Mueller, KindTree Productions, Inc. AND Caroline Alterio, President, New York State Occupational Therapy Association AND Bill Stillman, Speaker, Columnist, Advocate and Author of books including, “Autism and the God Connection.” Olegario D. Cantos VII, Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice AND Dr. Nora Baladerian, Child Abuse and Neglect Disability Outreach Project AND Veronica Federiconi, Executive Director, Autistic Services, Inc. (Part 3) Olegario D. Cantos VII, Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice AND Dr. Nora Baladerian, Child Abuse and Neglect Disability Outreach Project AND Veronica Federiconi, Executive Director, Autistic Services, Inc. (Part 2) Olegario D. Cantos VII, Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice AND Dr. Nora Baladerian, Child Abuse and Neglect Disability Outreach Project AND Veronica Federiconi, Executive Director, Autistic Services, Inc. (Part 1) Dr. Tony Attwood, Author, Clinical Psychologist AND Dr. Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Author,Communication Disorder Specialist and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist John Gilmore, president of the New York Chapter of the National Autism Association AND Cleve Keller and Elizabeth Balzano, Spectrum Connections. Linda Harmon, Parent/Advocate – Sharing information about upcoming “DAN Autism Conference” – April 10th is designated for nurses. Christian Schenk, Owner, Uncle Andy’s Place – Providing one-on-one musical instruction for children with ASD and other developmental disabilities. Bobbie Manning, Mother, Advocate and VP of the first and only national, nonpartisan political action organization, A-CHAMP, (Advocates for Children's Health Affected by Mercury Poisoning). Vickie Rubin, Early Childhood Direction Center and Nicole Passantino, People Inc. Jeff Amann, Rane Bathing Systems and Twin Medical Products AND Terri Abrams, Advocate and Graduate, NYS Partners in Policymaking 2002 Deborah Nowinski, Artistic Director/Founder – Dionysus Theatre AND Dr. Stanley Klein, Clinical Psychologist, Educator and Author of Reflections from a Different Journey: What Adults with Disabilities Want All Parents to Know Harvey Alter and Joan Peters, Executive Director - National Aphasia Association (NAA) AND Ken Jacuzzi, Entrepreneur, Advocate, Activist and Author of Jacuzzi: A Father's Invention to Ease a Son's Pain. Dr. W.R. (Bill) Klemm, Scientist and Author, "Thank You Brain For All You Remember. What You Forgot Was My Fault." AND Scott Adams, Founder of Celiac.Com and creator of The Gluten-Free Mall® Robert Bennett, Author, “The Blind Traveler Down a Dark River” AND Shirley Cheng, Author and Advocate Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti – Speaker and Author, Take Back Your Life! AND Randy Black Schantz, NYSLIC Travel and Transportation and Mental Health Counselor Michele Fried, Founder and Director, Adoption STAR, Inc. STAR stands for Support, Training, Advocacy and Resources Graciela Sholander, Co-Author, Dream It. Do It: Inspiring Stories of Dreams Come True AND Steven T. Truesdale, Activist, Advocate and Journalist Christine Muller, The Independence Foundation AND Rosie O’Grady Ravish, “Music is Hope” CD -- Summit Educational Resources Wes Bledsoe, Founder, A Perfect Cause AND Kent Healy, co-author,“Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School Judith Rogers, Author, The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth AND Teri Garr, Mother, Actress and Ambassador and Author, Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood Allison Janse, mother and co-author, The Germ Freak’s Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu Sandra Tang, Wrapping for Inclusion Program NY with the Bubel Aiken Foundation Christopher Klicka, Homeschooling for children with disabilities and Greg Palmer, author of “Adventures in the Mainstream: Coming of Age with Down Syndrome” and Cynthia S. Kidder, author, “Common Threads, Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome.” Amelia Davis, author, MY Story, A Photograph Essay on Life with MS and Laura Lewars, Master Herbalist A special tribute and memory of Gerda Wharton – my inspiration, my best friend and my mom! Joel R. Steen, author of “Home Room 7B”, a personal story about overcoming school bulling AND Brenda High, mother who shares the tragic story about her son Jared who was bullied and tormented in school and at age 13 committed suicide. Marciya Snyder AND Robert Parish, Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist and Filmmaker and Father Dennis Francesconi, Mouth and Foot Painting Artists AND James Magill, Poet How to Avoid Halloween Hangover – Your little super heroes can have fun without becoming monsters the next day. Jane Hersey, Director of Feingold Association The Thinderella Syndrome – Lot’s of people have it! Dr. Dennis Gage tells his readers to “forget about the magic potions and fairy tales,” as well as harmful “yo-yo” dieting AND Award Winning Filmmaker Jacky Comforty, Founder and President, Comforty Media Concepts Karen London, Esq. and Co-Founder of the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) AND Tracy Paradowski, Chair, Buffalo Walk FAR for NAAR AND Christina Adams, Mother and Author, “A Real Boy: A True Story of Autism, Early Intervention and Recovery.” Doris J. Rapp, Author of "Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call," AND Joni Hilton, Founder and President of Holy Cow Products Dee Alpert, Esq. and Publisher, The Special Education Muckraker Andrew K.Cuddy, Esq. - Disability Law Mary L. Graper, President, The Wilson's Disease Association AND Julie Wegscheid and Mike Chevrette, Metropolitan Center for Independent Living AND Scott Rubin, President, Great Ideas Inc. Mark Weber, Kingdom Bound 2005, Send A Friend Program AND Joel Snyder, Director, Described Media - National Captioning Institute