KXRW Vancouver Presents
Keep Rolling
Disability can come suddenly, Become an advocate for positive change.
3rd Monday - 5pm
Keep Rolling
About Our Show
Keep Rolling opens up the growing world of disability.
Challenges old myths and brings new insights from the perspective of people who have become disabled.
And the people who care for and advocate for them
From day-to-day challenges to the greater world of travel, business, work and recreation.
Keep Rolling shines light on a group that used to be hidden away.
But now can openly participate in all aspects of healthy living.
What Motivated This Show
When I was in High School I earned an internship with KXRW and that was after I was injured.
I learned about the power of radio and how it touches so many lives in the community.
For me to do the internship, I had to overcome access barriers, such as how to get into buildings, finding back ways, and elevators and even carry my own ramps to get into some of them.
I also noted that there aren’t really radio shows that talk about the challenges of day-to-day living with a disability or how the disabled can achieve their own hopes and dreams, like traveling or getting and holding down a job or even shopping or enjoying concerts.
So I wanted to start a show to raise awareness about these issues and remind listeners that in so many ways people with disabilities are just like everyone else.
I found a lot of support from my friends and the people at KXRW.
For me, it is a real job to structure and organize my life in order to share my experiences and observations and that has given me new perspective on my own situation.
I look forward to each new topic, what I can learn about it, and apply those lessons to my own life.
When I share these impressions I can help others understand and accept their own challenges and find their own success.
Bio
Host
Lana Hoffman
Lana Hoffman, 23, became disabled after a diving accident at age 16, becoming quadriplegic.
She has ongoing interests in art, photography and the natural world and wants to promote access to all of these for people with disabilities of any kind.
Lana lives in a home on her own, but does need 24-hour care; she navigates the world from her wheelchair and phone.
She enjoys going on rolls with her two dogs, Obie and Anekin, and host flocks of birds to her feeders in her garden which overlooks green space.
Our Passion
Disability can come suddenly and unexpectedly and I hope my listeners become more attune to the needs and challenges of this expanding world, and even become advocates for positive change.
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