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Welcome to the Summer Specials page for public radio stations.
A demo of the Summer Specials CD is now available.
The two-hour specials hosted and produced by Dmae Roberts, with assistance by Sara Kolbet, will include two one-hour specials:
Heart of Nature and
Growing Up, Growing Strong.
The first one-hour special, Heart of Nature, follows the lives of young people with disabilities exploring their world.
The second one-hour special, Growing Up, Growing Strong, features young women with strength and daring.
The two one-hour CDs will be available to public radio stations starting in May.
To request the CDs, send an email to
stories1st@aol.com
There is no charge for the use of Stories1st programs by public radio stations during summer of 2003. Stations must notify us of air dates and times prior to usage and either air or read appropropriate credit.
The format of these stories is highly flexible and can be aired as:
- individual modules
- two one-hours
- four half-hours
- a two-hour special
Appropriate credit should read:
Summer Specials are produced by Dmae Roberts of MediaRites with funding from the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the
National Endowment for the Arts and the Regional Arts and Culture Council, with additional
support from HearingVoices.com
and Outright Radio.
Stories from Heart of Nature
Team Effort
by Cynthia Kryder
Amanda Jefferies likes to bat and catch. She has no idea what her disability is.
On the playing field she is capable and strong - part of a team. Writer Cynthia Kryder
gathered the sound and interviews for this piece on Amanda and her famliy.
Mobility International
by Jerry McGill
Wheelchair User Jerry McGill traveled to England with a group of young people with disabilities. They offer their views and reviews about traveling in England.
Follow the Leader
by Sara Kolbet
An organization in Portland, Oregon brings together people with and without disabilities
to experience the outdoors. Sara Kolbet went with Adventures Without Limits on a hike in
the Columbia River Gorge.
Horse Therapy
by Dmae Roberts
At riding stables across the country, kids with disabilities working with horses in a new kind of therapy that's both physical and emotional.
There are about 650 riding centers in the U.S. and Canada that offer therapeutic horse riding to more than 30,000 people with disabilities.
One such rider is eight-year-old Grace Kurlycheck who rides her horse Dove at Ride-Able in Eugene, Oregon.
Andrew's Lesson In Sight
by Dmae Roberts
Nature is thought of as pretty images and fun physical activities. For the visually impaired, it's an obstacle course fraught
with dangers and challenges. Andrew Meyer, a 19-year-old blind youth gives us a chance to connect the world through his other senses,
Kara and the Swing
by Gayle Montanez
Continuing our Heart of Nature series of stories, a grandmother in Kansas writes with humor and heart about a quest for a swing set
to give to her severely disabled eight-year-old granddaughter. An inspiring story of love and determination and the power of the simple
pleasures in the outside world.
Stories from Growing Up, Growing Strong
Miracle On The Streets
by Dmae Roberts
Meet Miracle Draven, a 21-year-old with spirit whose has survived four years of living on the streets and crystal meth addiction
to find family and love in Portland, OR.
Girls Rock!
by Dmae Roberts
Two girls pursue their dreams of becoming rock stars in the only rock and roll camp for girls located in Portland, Oregon.
Moe is Me
by Melissa (Moe) Yukich
To be young, gay and in love. Melissa, known as Moe to her friends, struggles with prejudice against her identity.
Producer Dmae Roberts trained Melissa to record her life and a chronicle of her love that aired on Outright Radio on Public
Radio International.
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