TRANSCRIPT: REALTIME CAPTIONING OF L.A. COUNTY COMMISSIONER JANET NEAL'S DISABILITY-BASED RADIO SHOW JANET'S PLANET ON KTYM AM 1460 LOS ANGELES, WWW.KTYM.COM CAPTIONED BY TOTAL RECALL, WWW.YOURCAPTIONER.COM **PLEASE SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS TRANSCRIPT FOR ADDITIONAL INFO** 7/20/11 [MUSIC PLAYING] JANET: GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE DISABILITY NETWORK. AND MY NAME IS JANET NEAL, AND WE ARE SPONSORED BY THE L.A. COUNTY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES, CAPTIONING BY THE L.A. COUNTY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES, AND I THINK WE HAVE OUR CHIEF HEAD CAPTIONER ON THE LINE. GUEST: YOU HAVE THE GREATEST OF ALL CAPTIONERS. HA HA. I'M A LITTLE BETTER. JANET: I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT. SANDY WAS UNDER THE WEATHER A BIT LAST TIME WE WERE ON THE AIR. I'M GLAD TO HEAR SHE'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER. GUEST: I'M GETTING THERE. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GIVE THE CAPTIONING LINK. JANET: YES, PLEASE. GUEST: GRAB A PEN OR PENCIL, AND IT IS KIND OF A LONG LINK. IT IS HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANET. I'M GOING TO REPEAT THAT. JANET: PLEASE. GUEST: HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANETAND IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THAT OR WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE CAPTIONING PLEASE CONTACT ME INFO@YOURCAPTIONER.COM. WWW.YOURCAPTIONER.COM. I'M GOING TO THANK GAY FOR THE CAPTIONING. I'M GOING TO SIGN OFF MYSELF. JANET: WE'RE HAVING OUR INSTALLATION, A COUPLE OF THE OTHER THINGS. IT SHOULD BE VERY COOL, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH GAY AHEAD OF TIME TOO. ALL RIGHT. SANDY. DO ME A FAVOR. PLEASE TAKE CARE. GUEST: I AM. THANK YOU. JANET: WE WANT YOU ALL HEALED UP AND WELL. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BECOME PART OF THE WALKING WOUNDED. GUEST: I WILL MISS YOU TODAY. BUT HAVE A GOOD ONE. JANET: TAKE CARE. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS HERE IS I WANT TO GO OVER THE AGENDA BEFORE I INTRODUCE MY GUEST WHO IS WILLIAM KIDSTON. WE LOST HARLEY ON JUNE 20TH, 2011. HE HAD BEEN ILL FOR A WHILE, AND I DON'T KNOW. SOMETIMES PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THE CLOCK IS RUNNING OUT ON THEM. I THINK HARLEY KNEW AND HE KIND OF START PULLING BACK ON HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION WHICH CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN. I REALLY WORKED QUITE CLOSELY WITH HARLEY AND I'M GOING TO MISS HARLEY A LOT. THOSE THAT LIVE IN THE LONG BEACH MAY KNOW HARLEY. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ITEM 3 IS ELECTION OF OFFICERS. THIS IS MY LAST TERM AS PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION. I AM HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT, AND JOHN TROUST WILL BE THE PRESIDENT, AND SINCE NO ONE IS RUNNING AGAINST US I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TURN OUT LIKE THAT. 4, DISCUSSION TO PAY FOR THE TOTAL RECALL CAPTIONING FOR THE SHOW FOR THE YEAR. 5, IS APPROVAL TO PURCHASE REFRESHMENTS FOR INSTALLATION WHICH IS TODAY. THEN 10 IS ACCESS SERVICES REPORT. BY GIOVANI GOGREVE. 11 IS REPORT FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ACCESS BOARD WHICH IS CURT HAGAN. THIS IS SOMETHING NEW. I'M HAPPY WITH THE WAY THEY'VE PUT THIS TOGETHER. AND THEN 14 MATTERS NOT POSTED. UNDER THE COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION. 15, PUBLIC COMMENT. 16, ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS. 17, ADJOURNMENT. SO NOW THAT I HAVE THAT A LITTLE BIT OF BUSINESS OUT OF THE WAY WE CAN GET TO THE FUN PART. AND I'LL RE INTRODUCE MY GUEST. WOULD YOU PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF LIKE THE OLD WHAT'S MY LINE TV SHOW. GUEST: WILLIAM ANTHONY KIDSTON. I'VE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR 18 YEARS. JANET: I MET WILLIAM WHEN I WAS DOING A TV SHOW THAT THE CITY HAD CALLED THE DISABILITY FORUM HOSTED BY MITCH POMERANTZ, AND AFTER THE SHOW HE KIND OF ASKED ME ABOUT THE COMMISSION AND WHAT THEY DID. OUR ANNUAL EVENT AND HE CAME OVER, AND VOLUNTEERED AND HAS BEEN TAKING PICTURES FOR US. THIS YEAR YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE PRIMARY PHOTOGRAPHER BECAUSE OUR LONG STANDING PHOTOGRAPHER GENE YOUNG IS NOT AVAILABLE SO THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT NOW. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR WORK, AND STUFF LIKE THAT. PLEASE CONTINUE. GUEST: WELL, WHEN I FIRST MET YOU I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU INSTANTLY, AND OUT OF THE MESSAGE THAT YOU STOOD FOR. I ENJOYED WORKING ON THE SHOW. I WORKED AS A CAMERAMAN ON THE SHOW. I GOT TO WORK WITH A LOT OF THE HANDICAPPED MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. AND I FELT I WAS PART OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE WOULD DO THE STUDIO PART, AND WHICH I ENJOYED. I ENJOYED DOING, AND INTERACTING WITH ALL OF THE GUESTS. JANET: I LIKE LIVE TV. WHEN I WAS A KID I WANTED MY OWN TV SHOW. I USED TO WATCH ART LINKLETTER. I WANTED TO BE ART LINKLETTER OR SOUPY SALES. I FELT THAT WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO. AND I WANTED TO BRING INFORMATION TO PEOPLE. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MAYBE DOING SOME PRODUCTION TO GET SOME PROGRAMMING BACK ON AT LEAST CABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I THINK THERE'S NOT ANYTHING OUT THERE. I ALREADY KNOW YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO DO THAT. GUEST: YES. JANET: I'M LOOKING FORWARD THAT. SO THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU I GAVE YOU A PHOTOGRAPH, A PICTURE. BUT A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, AND SINCE I GAVE YOU THAT ARTICLE I'VE HAD FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE APPROACH ABOUT IT. DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS. WHY DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT. GUEST: IT'S PART OF THE VISION THAT I CREATED ABOUT SEVEN YEARS IN MY WISH. IT'S ABOUT HAVING MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO'RE CHALLENGED. I HAVE ONE EYE SINCE THE AGE OF 14. I'VE BEEN WORKING PHOTOGRAPHER AND CAMERAMAN FOR YEARS. I WEAR THE EYE PATCH. I WEAR IT BECAUSE I CAN'T CLOSE THE LEFT EYE. AND I WEAR IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS SEXY. JANET: I THINK IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE PEOPLE MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT VISION AND WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF DOING WHEN IT'S LIKE I REMEMBER THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER JACE SENELLI. ONE OF THE BULLETS CAUGHT HIM IN THE EYE. AND LAPD SORRY THERE'S NO MONOCULAR COP. WE DUG UP THREE OR FOUR COPS THAT HAD ONE EYE. GUEST: ON MY RADAR WHAT I'VE SEEN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BACK IN '88 THROUGH '89. ONE OF THE TRAINING OFFICERS HAPPENED TO BE IN A WHEELCHAIR, AND SINCE THEN I THINK IT'S BEEN BECOME VERY MUCH A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE COVER THE USA TODAY A FEW WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A SOLDIER WITH AN ARTIFICIAL RIGHT LEG OR THEY SHOWED HIM MARCHING THROUGH THE MUD WITH THE ARTIFICIAL MUD, WITH THE NEW PROSTHESES. JANET: THE TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL ANYMORE. PLUS THEY'RE TRANSPLANTING HANDS AND FACES AND WHO KNOWS WHAT. THEY'VE DONE HEARTS AND KIDNEYS, AND LIVER FOR LONG TIME. GUEST: WE'RE BECOMING MORE BIOTIC NOW. JANET: HECK YEAH. I NEED SOME BIOTIC BACK AND KNEES AND STUFF. GUEST: MAYBE A BIOTIC BRAIN TOO. GUEST: BUT REALLY WHY I'M HERE TOO IS TO SHARE THE VISION OF THE SPIRIT WHICH YOU'RE A PART OF THIS. I HAD THIS IDEA AND IT WAS LIKE GOING TO BE ME. I REALIZED VERY QUICKLY IT'S A GLOBAL COMMUNITY PROJECT, AND WHAT THE PROJECT IS SIMPLY PHOTOGRAPH MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN A BLACK AND WHITE OR SEPIA TONE FORMAT LIKE ANSEL ADAMS, LIKE WETSON WOULD HAVING THE PRINTS BE 20 BY 30 IN SIZE. PHOTOGRAPHING THE MEN AND WOMEN AND THE CHILDREN IN CONTEXT WHAT MAKES THEM ALIVE. IT'S NOT DOING STUDIO PORTRAITS. IT'S PHOTOGRAPHING THE SOLDIER WITH ONE LEG. JANET: THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT UP THE PICTURE I GAVE YOU. IT WAS A DANCE TROUPE THAT'S ABLE BODIED, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY. WHERE YOU HAVE A WHEELCHAIR IT BECOMES PART OF THE DANCE AS OPPOSED TO AS A HINDERANCE. IT MADE ME THINK THERE WAS A BODYBUILDER THAT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR. YOU KNOW HOW HE WON. HE THREW HIMSELF OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR, AND POSED ON THE FLOOR. IT GOT THE JUDGE'S ATTENTION. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT LIMIT THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE THINKS. GUEST: YES. JANET: THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOUR PROJECT, IT SHOWS PEOPLE IN A FAVORABLE LIGHT. I THINK I MENTIONED MY FRIEND MIKE HODGE DOUBLE AMPUTEE. I HAD HEARD HE WAS DECEASED. I'M WATCHING TV, AND THERE'S MIKE JUMPING OUT OF AN AIRPLANE SKY DIVING. THERE ARE THE ONLY LIMITS THAT YOU HAVE REALLY ARE THE ONES YOU PUT ON YOURSELF. GUEST: THAT'S RIGHT. JANET, WE HAVE MORE HANDICAPS MENTALLY WHERE WE TALK OURSELVES OUT OF DOING SOMETHING. JANET: I STILL DO THAT. GUEST: OR EVEN HAVING A FEAR OF HEIGHTS. WITH ONE EYE I HAVE A FEAR OF HEIGHTS. JANET: I'VE GOT TWO, AND I'VE GOT THAT AS AN ISSUE. JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE DISABILITY. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PERSON. GUEST: WHAT THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS MADE INTO 30 BY 40 POINTS PRINTS. AND TO HAVE A HUNDRED OF THEM. AND HAVE THEM DISPLAYED IN MUSEUMS, AND GALLERIES, AND POSTCARDS. IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO GO THE MUSEUM, AND SHATTER ANYTHING THEY MAY HAVE ABOUT HANDICAPPED MEN AND WOMEN. WE'RE ALL THE SAME. JANET: MY THEORY OR MY SLOGAN THAT I BORROWED FROM THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE WITH THE LITTLE PIN AND THE COMMISSION USES IT WHICH IS DISABLED DOESN'T MEAN UNABLE. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ILLUSTRATING THROUGH IT DOESN'T. GUEST: THAT'S RIGHT. JANET: DO YOU EVER WATCH CIRQUE DE SOLIEL PERFORMANCES? GUEST: YES. JANET: THERE'S A GUY THAT INCORPORATES THE CRUTCHES INTO THE DANCE. GUEST: THE WHEELCHAIR IS PART OF THE ART FORM OF THE DANCE. YOU WOULD THINK THIS IS NOT A PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON, THAT THEY'RE USING THE WHEELCHAIR ON PURPOSE FOR THE SHOW BUT INSTEAD OF THAT THEY INCORPORATED THE GENTLEMAN IN THE WHEELCHAIR AS THEY USED THE CHAIR AS A GYMNAST. HE HAD A DANCE IN THE CHAIR, AND FULLY EXTENDING THEIR HANDS, EVERY ARM IS UP, AND THE AUDIENCE IS MOVED BY THE FACT THAT THIS PERSON IS IN A WHEELCHAIR, AND WOW THIS PERSON IS LIVING THEIR LIFE FULLY. THEY'RE UNSTOPPABLE. IT'S WHAT THE PROJECT IS. IT'S TO HAVE THE WORK BECOME SO MAINSTREAM. YOU GO TO THE GALLERIES, AND THEN YOU START TO REALIZE THESE PEOPLE ARE UNSTOPPABLE. THAT IT'S REALLY THOSE TO SHATTER ALL OF THE MYTHS ABOUT HANDY CAPABLE PEOPLE. JANET: TO HELP THOSE OF US THAT THINK WE CAN'T. AND USE THAT TO COOK YOUR WAGON IF THIS PERSON CAN DO THIS I CAN TRY. GUEST: IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT IT'S FIRST HAVING PEOPLE GET A BARRIER, AND BECOME SO MAINSTREAM. WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE IN A WHEELCHAIR YOU CAN TALK TO THEM NORMALLY ABOUT BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR. MAYBE THEY HAVE ONE LEG, AND WALK ON CRUTCHES. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE AND THEY DON'T HAVE THIS LITTLE BARRIER. REALLY THE CONTEXT IS TO BECOME SO MUCH OF OUR COMMUNITY OUT THERE THAT IT SHATTERS ALL OF THAT. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LEG, AND WELL I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY. AND BE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT. JANET: PEOPLE GET CAUGHT UP OH IF THAT WAS ME. IT WOULD MAKE ME SO SAD. I DON'T WANT TO UPSET THIS PERSON BUT OFTEN YOU LOOK THEM IN THE EYE JUST LIKE YOU DO ANYBODY ELSE, AND SAY HI HOW YOU DOING. GUEST: YOU AND I ARE THAT'S PART OF OUR WAY OF BEING. WE FIND WE DEAL WITH THAT UNCOMFORTABLENESS, AND I SEE THE REASON I KIND OF WORK WITH THEM GETTING OVER THAT LITTLE BARRIER WITH ME. JANET: I GREW UP WITH A BUNCH OF AWKWARDNESS AND I GREW UP IN A SCRAPPY NEIGHBORHOOD. I KIND OF GOT TREATED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. I LEARNED TO DEAL WITH THAT JUST HEAD ON BECAUSE THEY WERE MY NEIGHBORS, AND IT'S LIKE OKAY MAYBE YOU DON'T LIKE ME OR WHATEVER FOR WHATEVER REASON I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS BUT YOU'RE STILL MY NEIGHBOR AND I'M GOING TO TREAT YOU WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AND WHAT HAPPENED THOSE BARRIERS KIND OF START MELTING. I STILL HAVE SOME OF THOSE FRIENDS THAT I MADE BACK WHEN I WAS GOING TO VIRGINIA ROAD WHEN IT WAS ONE THIRD BLACK, ONE THIRD ASIAN, AND ONE THIRD ANGLO, AND WE WERE TAUGHT TO GET ALONG, AND THINGS LIKE DISABILITY WERE KIND OF BLENDED INTO THE MIX. IT WASN'T AN ISSUE AT ALL, AND OFTEN WHEN YOU LET KIDS WORK THINGS OUT FOR THEMSELVES THEY WILL ASK THOSE QUESTIONS THEMSELVES. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LEG. HOW COME YOU HAVE THAT PATCH THERE. IT GIVES YOU A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN, AND OH THEN THEY SKIP OFF, AND THOSE THINGS STICK WITH THEM. I MET A PERSON WHO HAD ONE LEG, AND IT WAS OKAY AND THEY TALKED TO ME, AND TREATED ME WITH DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. YOU KNOW THAT'S A TOP OF MY LIST IS DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. IT'S AN ETHICAL ISSUE WITH ME JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS A DISABILITY IS NO REASON TO DIS RESPECT THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF JERKS OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE GIVE RESPECT TO. I THINK SOMEONE THREW SOME SHAVING CREAM AT ONE OF THEM YESTERDAY. THAT PERSON I THINK HAS A DISABILITY BECAUSE I THINK THAT DISABILITY IS BETWEEN THE EARS. GUEST: YES. JANET: IT'S NOT ANYTHING ELSE. SO I THINK WE'RE ALL CAPABLE. GUEST: YES. JANET: SOMETHING I LEARNED FROM MARY KAY. ANYTHING THAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE YOU CAN ACHIEVE. MAYBE I CAN'T RUN AS FAST AS SOMEBODY ELSE BUT I'M GOING TO GET THERE, AND I CAN RUN FOR ME SO I FEEL THE SAME EXPERIENCES AS RUNNING AS YOU DO. I THINK THAT'S ALL WE SHOULD DO. GUEST: YOU TALKED ABOUT SLIGHTLY BUT IT IS DISCRIMINATION. JANET: YES. GUEST: I KNOW WITH THE COUNTY AND CITY THEY HAVE THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE OFFICE WAS CREATED BECAUSE OF THAT. I CAN'T IMAGINE 100 OR 50 YEARS AGO HOW THE HANDICAPPED WERE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. JANET: THEY WERE LEFT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GUEST: I GREW UP FOR THE MOST PART WITH ONE EYE, AND I WORKED WITH MEN AND WOMEN WHO'RE HANDY CAPABLE. THEY PUT THEM AWAY LIKE THEY DID A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. JANET: THEY DIDN'T FEED THEM. THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE USELESS, AND WORTHLESS. I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT I HAVE SOMETHING CALLED EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP AT EDNF.ORG. BECAUSE THEY WON'T GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION. THEY WANT YOU TO PAY FOR IT. YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT. THEY TELL US WHAT I WAS TOLD WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED AND I WAS DIAGNOSED LATE WELL TELL THE PARENT TO TELL THE CHILD NOT TO PLAY ANY CONTACT SPORTS. DOCTOR THIS IS AN ADULT. OH WELL SINCE THIS IT'S GENETIC AND IT'S IN MY FAMILY. I HAD ONE OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S SISTERS THAT THEY JUST STUCK HER IN A HOSPITAL BED. IN A ROOM BUT SHE WAS AT HOME. THIS WAS ALL THEY KNEW TO DO AT THE TIME. OFTEN THEY WOULD PUT YOU IN A INSTITUTION. SHE HAD A BRAIN TUMOR, AND HAD WHAT THEY CALLED HYSTERICAL PARALYSIS. SHE NEVER GOT UP AND WALKED. I COULD SEE SHE COULD MOVE. THE CONNECTIONS WEREN'T MADE. THE RESOURCES WEREN'T AVAILABLE AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT WERE AVAILABLE. SO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME. BECAUSE AGAIN MY DEAR AUNT NEVA. HER AND I WOULD HAVE SOME OF THE MOST INTELLECTUAL DISCUSSIONS. I WAS LIKE 7, 8 YEARS OLD. I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE TO SEE WELL THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE. WHAT CAN WE TALK ABOUT. I LIKE DOING THAT. I LIKE DOING THAT A LOT. I THINK THAT CAME WITH ME WHEN I WAS TEACHING NURSERY SCHOOL. WHEN I TAUGHT NURSERY SCHOOL I HAD THE PRESCHOOL SWEAT HOGS. AND I TALKED TO THEM JUST LIKE I TALK TO YOU. I EXPLAINED THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN MY CLASS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS IN TROUBLE. WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. I RAN INTO ONE OF THOSE KIDS I HADN'T SEEN HIM SINCE HE WAS 3 YEARS OLD AND HE FLAGGED ME DOWN ON THE STREET, AND HE RECOGNIZED ME AND I THINK IT WAS THE VOLKSWAGEN AND HE'S 40 YEARS OLD WITH GRAY HAIR. BUT HE STILL REMEMBERED THAT CONNECTION THAT I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT TO MAKE WITH PEOPLE. GUEST: YES. JANET: I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR I'M GOING TO CALL IT YOUR ART. GUEST: YES. THANK YOU. AND IT'S REALLY I HAVE YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE FOLKS TO HAVE IMMORTALIZED ABOUT THEIR PASSION OR SELF ESTEEM SHIFT BY DOING A GREAT PORTRAIT WHERE THEY SEE THEMSELVES DIFFERENTLY. EVEN WITH WEDDINGS I'VE DONE. I'VE COME FROM THE CONTEXT MAKING YOU LOOK GOOD. I LOVE PEOPLE. I WANT YOU TO LOOK GOOD BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO SEE THE INNER BEAUTY. IT'S HAVING THE PERSON THAT WE'RE PHOTOGRAPHING SEE THAT BUT ALSO THE REST OF THE WORLD. WHEN THE PERSON SEES THAT THEY CAN LOOK WITHIN THEMSELVES. SHATTER ALL THE MYTHS ABOUT THE HANDICAPPED MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND ALSO TO LOOK AT ORDINARY PEOPLE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE ANY DIFFERENT. NO DISCRIMINATION, NO. JANET: I'M NOT ASKING TO BE TAKE THE HEAD OF THE LINE. DON'T MAKE ME STAND THERE. GIVE ME A NUMBER. GUEST: WE'RE LIKE ANYONE ELSE. IF WE'RE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WE GET BITTER, AND ANGRY. JANET: I GET EVEN. IF YOU'RE DOING IT TO ME YOU'RE DOING IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENS. DON'T LET ME SEE SOMEBODY ELSE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. THERE WAS A THING ON TV YESTERDAY ABOUT A MEMBER OF THE LAKERS THAT PARKS IN THE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE, AND HE'S NEVER BEEN CITED. I THINK THAT'S THE END OF THAT. GUEST: YES. JANET: THAT'S THE END OF THAT. IF MY FRIEND CHIEF PRICE HADN'T BEEN RETIRED FROM THE POLICE. THEY ALL KNOW WHO IT IS, AND THEY PARK THERE ALL THE TIME. NOBODY SAYS ANYTHING TO HIM, AND IT'S NOT RIGHT. GUEST: I'VE DONE THAT MANY TIMES. I'VE GONE UP TO SOMEBODY THAT PARKED. AND I WILL APPROACH THEM, AND GET ON MY PHONE, AND THEY WERE GOING IN THE BANK, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO MOVE THEIR CAR. WHAT PEOPLE THEY SEE THAT SPOT MAY BE EMPTY ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU'RE THERE. YOU DON'T REALIZE PEOPLE DO USE IT. WHEN THEY PULL UP THEY NEED THAT SPOT. JANET: I THINK THEY SHOULD GET OVER IT. JUST GET OVER IT. GUEST: IT'S 16 FEET TO GET TO THE DOOR, AND THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS THAT SPACE. JANET: I THINK THEY SHOULD GET OVER IT. I'M JUST GOING TO BE HERE FOR A MINUTE. THAT'S LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO DIAL PARKING ENFORCEMENT. ONE OF THE WAYS I TRY TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE I HAND THEM MY CARD. I WANT TO REMIND YOU TO PUT YOUR PLACARD UP THERE. IT'S UP TO ME TO CALL PARKING ENFORCEMENT. SOMETIMES THEY REALLY DO HAVE THE PLACARD AND THEY'VE FORGOTTEN TO PUT IT UP THERE. I TRY TO GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A BUNCH OF LIP. GET IN THE CAR. MOVE AWAY. DIAL PARKING ENFORCEMENT, AND GET THAT TICKET. BECAUSE THE WAY THAT THE THINGS ARE GOING WE NEED MORE REVENUE TO GO INTO THE CITY, STATE, COUNTY COFFERS. IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY OUT THERE THAT'S PARKED ILLEGALLY IN A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE PLEASE CALLING PARKING ENFORCEMENT. IF NOT DIAL 311. THAT'S JUST ONE OF MY PET PEEVES. I THINK I WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET BACK ON MY FEET AFTER BEING IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SIX MONTHS, AND I CAN'T PARK. AT THE TIME IT WAS DRUG DEALERS AND GANG MEMBERS THAT WERE USING THEM. THEY FIGURED IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. BUT ANYWAY, SO WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT GET YOUR PROJECT GOING OR ARE YOU STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGES. GUEST: BOTH. WHAT I'VE DONE I'VE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM OF ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH AND GRAPHIC ARTIST, AND YOU'RE AN ADVISOR/ARTIST, CREATIVE ENERGY AND WHAT I DID LIKE WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I PUT THE TEAM TOGETHER I I HAVE ONE EYE THEN MY FRIEND PATRICIA SHE'S BLIND, AND SHE'S RIGHT SHE'S WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOK YOU NEED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM OF SPIRIT IS ALIVE. WE DO HAVE A DOMAIN NAME. MY BROTHER HE'S MY FIRST OFFICIAL SPONSOR SO WE'VE HAD THE DOMAIN NAME FOR I GUESS SINCE LAST DECEMBER. JANET: OKAY. GUEST: WE'RE WORKING ON BUILDING THE WEBSITE. FROM THAT WE'RE GOING TO START TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS, AND GETTING GRANT MONEY, AND SPONSORSHIP MONEY. JANET: I'VE NEVER DONE ONE. BUT MY NIECE. GUEST: SHE'S ON THE BOARD. JANET: I'LL MAKE HER SHOW ME HOW TO BE A GRANT WRITER. GUEST: AS THE TEAM COMES TOGETHER EXPONENTIALLY. PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON BOARD, AND EVERYTHING IS MOVING WITH VELOCITY. IT'S LIKE A ROLLER COASTER IN A GREAT WAY THAT. THE NEXT STEP NOW WHAT DO I DO. IT'S GROWING. JANET: WE'VE GOT 30 SECONDS LEFT. GIVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IN CASE ANYONE IS INTERESTED. GUEST: 310 739 6904, AND THEN E MAIL KIDSTON7730@GMAIL.COM. JANET: SO MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON JANET'S PLANET. [END] PLEASE JOIN US EACH MONTH, 1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAY, AT 9:30AM PACIFIC TIME ON THE RADIO AND LIVE REALTIME CAPTIONING ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANET WHEN: 1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, 9:30-10:00AM PACIFIC TIME "JANET'S PLANET" AIRS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH - CAPTIONING SPONSORED BY JANET NEAL, TOTAL RECALL CAPTIONING, AND OTHER VALUED SPONSORS. "THE DISABILITY NETWORK" AIRS THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. "THE DISABILITY NETWORK" IS SPONSORED BY LA COUNTY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES, WWW.LACCOD.ORG. LET THEM KNOW YOU WANT THIS SHOW CAPTIONED EACH AND EVERY MONTH! LOG ON LIVE TO VIEW REALTIME CAPTIONS: HTTP://WWW.STREAMTEXT.NET/TEXT.ASPX?EVENT=JANETSPLANET FOR STREAMING AUDIO, LOG INTO WWW.KTYM.COM OR AM 1460 LOS ANGELES ON THE RADIO. CALL AND COMMENT LIVE DURING THE SHOW - 310-674-5896 (VOICE OR VIA RELAY) FAX YOUR COMMENTS LIVE - 310-673-2259 YOU MAY ALSO EMAIL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE SHOW TO GERRY BORREGO, MRB@KTYM.COM CAPTIONED BY TOTAL RECALL, WWW.YOURCAPTIONER.COM TO GIVE FEEDBACK (PLEASE!) OR REQUEST A TRANSCRIPT, CONTACT SANDY EISENBERG, INFO@YOURCAPTIONER.COM WOULD YOUR ORGANIZATION LIKE TO HELP SPONSOR OUR LIVE CAPTIONING? WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A GUEST ON THE RADIO SHOW? CONTACT JANET NEAL AT (213) 974-1053 OR WRITE HER AT PO BOX 2813, CULVER CITY, CA 90231-2813. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES! THANK YOU!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
JANET'S PLANET ON KTYM AM 1460 LOS ANGELES 7/20/11
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