Special Education Transition Planning for Successful Employment

Free Information Sessions

The Minnesota Disability Law Center and the Minnesota Work Incentives Connection are presenting workshops—about special education transition planning and Social Security work incentives—to help students with disabilities be as independent as possible after high school.  For students with disabilities, getting a job is more possible than ever. . . . . .

Letters to the Editor

To Access Press:

I was impressed by the letter by Pete Feigal on his troubled life.  In the last paragraph, Pete demonstrates that he has been able to analyze his past actions, self-harm and anger and has learned to love himself and others.

My youngest son has suffered from a depressive illness for 10 years now.  He, too, is reclusive and angry, blames the world for his unhappiness and rejects society.  He also covers his body with tattoos, stopping short, thankfully, at tattooing his face.. . . .  

“Faces of Inclusion” Symposium

Members of local faith communities can learn how to offer more opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to express their spirituality and practice their faith at “Faces of Inclusion:  Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities.” The symposium will be held on May 12, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Bet Shalom Congregation, . . . . .

.Sam Jasmine Settles In At KFAI

by Jeff Nygaard

The October issue of Access Press published a farewell to Martha Hage upon her departure from the weekly local radio show “Disabled and Proud:  It’s NOT an Oxymoron.”  Six months later, when asked how things are going so far, new host Sam Jasmine gives a simple answer:  “I really have enjoyed it!” . . . . .

40^th Sister Kenny Art Show

Artists from across the United States, and as far away as Greece, have submitted artwork for the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute’s 40th Annual International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities.  This year’s show features approximately 200 artists and more than 300 pieces of art. . . .

Part I:  Living with a Disability—Before ADA, Assistive Technology and Enlightened Attitudes

by Ken Anderson

I was born to Gustav and Maria Anderson on October 7, 1931 in Worcester, MA.  I was given oxygen to begin life.  My mother wasn’t allowed to see me for hours after birth.  She was at wit’s end as she’d lost a son two years before during childbirth.  Outside of these concerns, I seemed to be a normal child.. . . .

75^th Anniversary of Courage Center

Courage Center, a nationally known rehabilitation and resource center marks its 75^th anniversary on April 10, 2003.  Founded in 1928 as the Minnesota Association for Crippled Children, it was reincorporated in 1978 as Courage Center. . . .

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