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ADA at 30: Accessibility in Pittsburgh

Jul 20, 2020

A New York Fashion Week manicurist and salon owner finds herself with new professional challenges when she’s diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Her sister has seen her own career and relationships derailed by bipolar disorder. The women walk together, and some days are better than others. They share their stories in...


Jul 17, 2020

Reporter Meg St-Esprit spoke with Pittsburgh-area religious leaders and families. In this episode of ADA at 30: Accessibility in Pittsburgh, she shares what she learned with Jennifer Szweda Jordan with Unabridged Press. This is a companion podcast to adapittsburgh.com, a collaboration with PublicSource.


Jul 17, 2020

Religious traditions can offer mixed messages about disability. Just like for all believers, images and words from spiritual communities can provide encouragement, purpose and belonging. But sometimes disability adds baggage — blame, confusion and exclusion. In this podcast, two men share their understanding of their...


Jul 15, 2020

From anti-discrimination provisions to access, the Americans with Disabilities Act represented a civil rights milestone at its enactment in 1990. We've now had 30 years to see how the act has empowered our communities and made them more inclusive. But we've also had 30 years to see where the act may have fallen short....


Jul 9, 2020

A shop owner wanted Damitra Penny and her wheelchair out of the store. At least Penny was in Pittsburgh, not Switzerland. Many disability advocates list Europe as one of the worst places to get around.

The Pittsburgh area this podcast explores has aging infrastructure, hills aplenty and three rivers slicing up the...