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Letters to the Editor…
I read the article in the
most recent Access Press (September 10, 2005) entitled “An
Ethical Dilemma,” and was happy to learn there will be a protest
scheduled at the conference at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis as
Michael Schiavo, and others with no morals concerning the right to
life, are scheduled to be honored as heroes by the promoters of physician-assisted
suicide and euthanasia ... read
more about the letters >
Access Press Helps KSTP - Channel
5 News
By Terri Ricci
On September 20, 2005, Access
Press received a call from Veneda Sacar of Channel 5 news regarding
a story they were doing on the Hennepin County Smoking Ban. For their
upcoming TV segment they wanted to focus on how the ban was forcing
downtown Minneapolis restaurants to create more patio seating for
their smoking patrons ... read
about access press & kstp >
Medical
Assistance Co - Payment Law Changes
By Abigail Turner
Ramsey County District Court
Judge Teresa R. Warner ruled on September 21, 2005 that Minnesota’s
Medical Assistance co-payment law violates the federal Medicaid
Act. This law permits providers to deny services to low-income
people if they cannot afford the co-payment ... read
more about the changes >
Political Action and Voting
Power
By Rick Cardenas
From a grant of the Democracy
Fund at Headwaters Foundation, Rick Cardenas of Advocating Change
Together, along with Mai Thor of the Disability Law Center and Senator
John Marty presented a day long workshop on political action and
voting power at the Kelly Inn of St. Paul ... read
more about action & power >
Mental
Health Issues Put “In
the Hopper”
By Mark Anderson
As Executive Director of the
Barbara Schneider Foundation, I have worked for years with law enforcement
and mental health leaders trying to improve our mental health crisis
response system and to put measures in place to prevent people from
needlessly going through a mental health crisis ... read
more about mental health >
Jon Soder Keeps Riding
By Jane McClain
In 1994, Jon Soder was diagnosed
with Type II Diabetes. He remained active, controlling his diabetes
with diet and medication. Part of his exercise regimen was bicycling.
So when he noticed an ad in Diabetes Forecast for the 2003 Tour de
Cure, held every June to benefit diabetes research, he signed up
... read
about jon soder >
What is Spina Bifida?
By Spina Bifida Association
of America
Most people are not familiar
with spina bifida even though it is common. Spina bifida is a life-long
birth defect in which the spine has not closed completely. One out
of every 1,000 newborns in the United States has it, but have you
heard of it? ... read
more about spina bifida >
When Life Gives You Lemons,
Make Lemonade
By Kelly Socha
I chose the title because
it describes much of the history of my life. Throughout my life
I have learned to take the challenging times and make them become
important life lessons that I share willingly with others. I
have made “lemonade” out of some of the “lemon” experiences
in my life ... read more
about making lemonade >
Humphrey Institute Exhibit
Celebrates Anniversary of Voting Rights Acts
By
Bob San
President Lyndon Johnson
signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965, in the Rotunda
of the United States Capitol, but the events that led to that
legislation began in church basements, community centers, living
rooms, and along dusty roads... read
more about the exhibit >
St. Paul and Minneapolis
Mayoral Candidates
By Mai Thor
The
results
of
the
primaries
in September have determined who will be on the ballot for the
general
election in November. The results show that for St. Paul, the two
candidates will be Randy Kelly and Chris Coleman. For Minneapolis,
the candidates will be RT Rybak and Peter McLaughlin. All four
candidates
are Democrats. So now the question is who will you vote for?... read
more about the candidates >
Prisons:
Are
They
the
New
State Hospitals?
By Chuck Campbell
Should people be incarcerated
for having disabilities? That is the fate of many people with mental
illness according to the American Bar Association’s Human Rights
Magazine article, Behind Bars in America ... read
more about prisons >
Thinking Bigger: Making
the Most of a Small House
By Jane Hampton,
CID
Dear Jane,
I’m 47 and live by myself in a small, Cape Cod style home in a Minneapolis
suburb. I have only 750 square feet on the main level (two bedrooms, bathroom,
kitchen and living room) with a half story above (where my guests stay) and
a full unfinished basement below. It’s small, but paid off ... read
more about home improvement ideas >
Financial and Remodeling
Assistance
By Christine
Schoettler
Ella Harris wanted to
find a solution for her mother who had a hard time climbing the
stairs. ”I was so glad to find Neighborhood Housing Service
(NHS)” she said “they were so helpful with the financing
and the construction ... read
more about assistance >
Embracing Diversity and Overlooking
Disability
By Cassie Sue Mitchell
All
of
my
life,
I had
been
immersed in athletics and academics. I had been involved in varsity
track, basketball, and high school rodeo. My senior year I obtained
a track scholarship to a superb private premedical school and won
several world event and all-around titles in western equestrian
speed
events like barrel racing, pole bending, and stake race ... read
more about diversity & disability >
10
Years of Walking for Social Change
On
Sunday,
Sept
18,
2005
over
1,100 people gathered at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis to participate
in the Headwaters Foundation for Justice’s 10th Annual Walk
for Justice. The get-together is the largest progressive grass-roots
gathering in Minnesota ... read
more the walk >
U
of
M Awards
Six
Disability
Scholarships
By Bob San
On September 9, 2005, six
students received Robert and Gail Buuck Scholarships for Disability
Services at a reception at the University of Minnesota’s
Disabled Students Cultural Center ... read
more about the scholarships >
October
is
National Disability
Employment
Awareness Month
By Jennifer Holcomb
The
theme
this
year
is: ‘Workers
with Disabilities: Ready for Tomorrow’s Jobs Today’.
It “emphasizes that people with disabilities are a vital
part of America’s work force—they are important to
our country’s future economic success,” commented
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao ... read
more about employment >
Two Local Artists
Travel to Pennsylvania
By Herb
Drill
Tara
Arlene
Innmon
and
Gayle
Nord Harrison went to Philadelphia. Well, their artwork did!
The two Minneapolis artists were invited to be part of ArtFirst!
So they sent their art work to join that of Mouth painter Eric
Mohn, of Gaithersburg, MD, who—in a sense—was going “home” there
... read
more about the artists >
So
Long
Luther
After 36 years, Luther Granquist
is retiring from the MN Disability Law Center. Please join us for
a farewell open house to celebrate his retirement and wish him
well on his new journey ... read
more about Luther >
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