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Help Send HNU Students on a Historic Civil Rights Trip
The Disability Tribune welcomes Javier De Paz, Assistant Director at the Center for Social Justice and Civic Engagement at Holy Names University. I asked him a few questions about the current fundraiser that's happening to help send a group of HNU students to Alabama...
Meet the San Francisco Bay Area’s First Blind Realtor
Today on The Disability Tribune, we welcome the first blind realtor in the Bay Area, Jim Blacksten. Belo Cipriani: Where are you from and where do you live now? Jim Blacksten: I was born in Oroville, California. I attended junior high and senior high school in Chico...
An Interview with Pink Triangle Founder Patrick Carney
The Disability Tribune welcomes Patrick Carney, one of the founders of The Pink Triangle, a group that's placed a giant pink triangle atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco for each Pride weekend since 1996. Belo Cipriani: Where are you from and what brought you to San...
Help Jo Grove Complete Her PhD!
Today on The Disability Tribune we are featuring a guest blog from visually impaired PhD candidate Jo Grove. How does a 74-year-old, legally blind, African American woman living in Wisconsin hook up with the man voted the Best Disability Advocate of 2015 in the Bay...
The World’s First Radio Reading Service for the Blind
The Disability Tribune welcomes Stuart Holland, station manager of the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network. The Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network (RTB) was the world’s first radio reading service for the blind when it was established in 1969. At that time, there...
Interview with Journalist and Author Greg Archer
Today on The Disability Tribune, we welcome author, award-winning journalist, cultural moderator and television personality Greg Archer. Greg is a Huffington Post blogger and a longtime arts and culture writer for the San Francisco Examiner. He just released his...
An Interview with Blind Documentary Filmmaker David Block
Today on The Disability Tribune we welcome visually impaired writer, teacher and documentary filmmaker David Block. Belo Cipriani: How did you lose your vision? David Block: I was born with congenital Cataracts. BC: What inspired you to become a filmmaker? DB: In June...
Learn About Aguilas San Francisco’s HIV Prevention Service El Ambiente
You might have seen them pass out brochures at venues like Club Papi and Pan Dulce (Thursday night at the Café in the Castro District), or coach patrons on safe sex practices during San Francisco Pride. Wherever gay and bisexual Latinos gather, Aguilas (Eagles) will...
Castro Culture: Growing Up in a Same-Sex Household
The portrait of American families has changed immensely over the past several years. Single parent households or same gendered couples with children are far more common now than they ever were back in the 1980s. Even in a city as progressive as San Francisco, gays and...
From Fear to Fearless: Blind, Lesbian Author Susan Krieger
In a world where members of the GLBT community have gained access to the many mediums of communication, from RuPaul’s Drag Race on the Logo Network to more gay characters in mainstream movies, it can be easy to forget how different life was for the GLBT family just a...