At Liberty is a podcast that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties questions of our time. New episodes air biweekly on Fridays.
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April 8, 2021
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights Revolution
This week, we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes featuring a conversation with the filmmakers of the documentary, “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution.” Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham use archival footage and interviews to tell the story of a summer camp that seeded a disability rights movement, a movement...
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights Revolution April 8, 2021
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights Revolution
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights RevolutionThis week, we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes featuring a conversation with the filmmakers of the documentary, “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution.” Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham use archival footage and interviews to...
July 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When President George HW Bush signed the...
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement July 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights MovementJuly 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for...
April 8, 2020
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic
As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it’s clear that the toll of “stay at home” orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety and fear that wash over us each day that we spend alone, away from friends,...
Isolation, Before and During a Pandemic As many Americans stare down the end of their first month of social distancing, it’s clear that the toll of “stay at home” orders during the COVID-19 pandemic is much more than economic. The anxiety...
September 17, 2020
The Psychology of Social Isolation
As many Americans stare down the end of their sixth month of social distancing, we are re-running a conversation we recorded back in April, that still has relevance to our lives today.
The Psychology of Social Isolation As many Americans stare down the end of their sixth month of social distancing, we are re-running a conversation we recorded back in April, that still has relevance to our lives today.