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Letter to the Editor…
Thank you for your article
about hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I was more than disappointed to
see how unorganized and unprepared we were to handle these disasters.
In a disaster like that, everyone in the affected area is a victim,
disabled or not ... read
more about the letter >
U.S. Department of Transportation
Makes 3-part Recommendation
By Clarence Schadegg
As a blind person who uses
a service animal in my day-to-day activities, I am deeply concerned
with the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) three- part proposal
which will, if approved, violate my rights to fair and equal travel
on airlines ... read
about transportation >
Medicare Prescription
Drug Program (Part D) Impacts
By
Lance Hegland
Enrollment in the Medicare
Part D program will begin November 15 and will become effective January
1. Part D is the new voluntary drug benefit implemented by the federal
government in response to rising pharmaceutical costs, which had
caused some medication to be unaffordable for some seniors and individuals
with disabilities. This is the biggest Medicare program change in
40 years! ... read
more about medicare >
What is PH?
By
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Pulmonary hypertension (PH)
is a rare blood vessel disorder of the lung in which the pressure
in the pulmonary artery (the blood vessel that leads from the heart
to the lungs) rises above normal levels and may become life threatening
... read
more about PH >
Increasing Awareness about
Pulmonary Hypertension
By Paula Swanson
I was diagnosed with
lupus in 1989, but looking back, I am sure I had lupus in high
school. I became very ill at the end of my senior year and had
to miss my senior prom. I was released from the hospital just in
time for graduation. The physicians never could understand why
I became ill ... read
more about increasing awareness >
What is Lupus?
Excerpt from Lupus the Disease
By Arthur. M. Krieg, M.D.
“I’m not sure,
but I think you may have lupus.” These are the uncertain words
lupus patients often first hear of their disease. Systemic lupus
erythematosus is an “autoimmune disease"... read
about lupus >
The Spoon Theory
By Christine Miserandino
My best friend and I were
in the diner, talking. As usual, it was very late and we were eating
French fries with gravy. Like normal girls our age, we spent a lot
of time in the diner while in college, and most of the time we spent
talking about boys, music or trivial things, that seemed very important
at the time. We never got serious about anything in particular and
spent most of our time laughing ... read
more about the spoon theory >
All People Want Real Work
for Real Pay
By Don Lavin
There is a lot of talk today
about demand-side employment strategies in our nation’s workforce
development circles. America is working hard to prepare and connect
job seekers with its emerging workforce needs as defined by our business
leadership community. This makes a great deal of sense. Who can argue
with ideas to supply a prepared and talented labor pool and insure
a strong economy and world-class workforce? ... read
more about work & pay >
Disability Mentoring Day
Program
By The American Association of People with
Disabilities (AAPD)
More than 10,000 students
and job seekers with disabilities had the opportunity to be mentored
by people who are in positions of interest to them, thanks to a program
called Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) ... read
more about the program >
Career and Mentoring Day
for People with Disabilities
By Divya Ghia
Career and mentoring opportunities
for the minority job seeking market are generally harder to come
by, but on Wednesday October 26, 2005 the situation proved to be
quite optimistic for those individuals. This day served as a symbol
of great potential for the job seekers who struggle with a disability,
because that day, they had the chance to connect and network with
a host of different employers and business leaders from all over
Minnesota ... read
more about mentoring >
Valuable
Work
Support
Programs
for
Americans
with
Disabilities
By
Jim Czechowicz
October
was
National
Disability
Employment
Awareness
Month.
And
it
is
not
just
an
observance
for
Americans
with
disabilities.
As
the
name
implies,
we
all
should
be “aware” of
the
possibility
that
we
or
a family
member
could
become
disabled,
and
what
valuable
support
is
available
to
help
us
return
to
full
participation
in
the
workplace
and
community
life ... read
more about support >
Incarceration of Individuals with Mental illness:
A National Dilemma with Local Solutions
By
Sara
Kreiger
In
the
last
edition
of
Access
Press,
the
article
Prisons:
Are
They
the
New
State
Hospitals
highlighted
the
national
dilemma
of
increased
rates
of
incarceration
for
individuals
with
mental
illness.
This
article
will
focus
on
the
situation
in
Minnesota
and
the
creative
ways
Minnesota
is
addressing
this
dilemma ... read
more about this story >
Extra
Help
to
Meet
Prescription
Costs
By
Jim
Czechowicz
There
is
still
time
to
apply
for
extra
financial
help
through
the
new
Medicare
prescription
drug
program
that
goes
into
effect
on
January
1,
2006
... read
more about perscription costs >
More
Congregations
Make
Accessibility
a
Priority
By
David
Hadlich
Accessibility
seems
to
have
reached
most
areas
of
a person’s
life.
Restaurants,
movies
theaters,
and
other
places
of
business
make
reasonable ... read
more about congregations >
The
MN
Direct
Support
Professional
Association
By
Lance
Hegland
We
all
have
the
same
inborn
need
for
a sense
of
self-fulfillment,
pride,
accomplishment,
and
well-being.
Those
of
us
experiencing
the
effects
of
aging
or
disability,
often
... read
more the professional association >
Interviewing
Workers
with
Obvious
Disabilities
By
Dan
Woog,
Monster
Contributing
Writers
Joe
HR
Guy
looks
forward
to
interviewing
his
next
candidate.
Her
resume
sparkles.
However ... read
more about interviewing >
Spector
vs.
Norwegian
Cruise
Lines
Case
Decided
By
Kathy
Hagen
Issue
1:
Do
the
Title
III
provisions
of
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
(ADA)
cover
cruise
lines,
and
are
cruise
lines
defined
as
a public
accommodation
for
purposes
of
the
ADA? ... read
more about the case >
Exceptional Leadership Awards
From USBLN
The US Business Leadership
Network (USBLN), a national employer organization, announced the
winners of its 2005 Exceptional Leadership Awards ... read
more about the awards >
MSCOD
Annual Awards Luncheon
Over
150
people
from
around
the
state
attended
the
Minnesota
State
Council
on
Disability’s
Annual
Awards
Luncheon
on
Thursday,
October
27,
2005.
The
event
recognized ... read
more about the MSCOD awards >
4th
Annual Hmong Resource Fair
The
2005
Hmong
Resource
Fair
focused
on
providing
resources
and
assistance
to
the
new
Hmong
refugees,
their
sponsor
or
host
families
and
other
providers.
... read
more
about
the
fair >
People
Incorporated’s
Annual
Art Show—Artability
at APOLLO
By
Nancy L. Blakestad, Ph.D.
One
might
assume
an
art
show
featuring
artwork
by
those
with
mental
illness
would
focus
on
mental
illness—its
symptoms,
struggles,
and
pain.
But
Artability
... read
more
about
Artability >
All
About Art Features Blind Artists
By
Herb Drill
On
many
occasions,
eyesight
has
little
or
nothing
to
do
with
vision,
especially
for
artists
who
are
visually-impaired.
... read
more
about
blind
artists >
SEE3
Teaches Disability Awareness
By Nikki Wee
At
the announcer’s
cue, three people in wheelchairs
dashed for the finish line.
As the lead wheelchair made
its way toward the end of the
course, Pooja Garg ... read
more about SEE3 >
Self
Advocacy E-Scan
Though
the
concept
of
self-advocacy
for
people
with
developmental
disabilities
has
been
growing
for
over
40
years,
it
is
clear
that
many
issues
remain
as
people
with
disabilities ... read
more
about
e-scan >
Paraplegic
Yoga Teacher Receives Judd Jacobson
Award
By
Mary
Tellers
In
October,
Orono
resident
and
Minnetonka
non-profit
business
owner,
Matthew
Sanford,
received
the
Judd
Jacobson
Memorial
Award
for
his
work
with
yoga
and
disabilities
... read
more
about
this
yoga
teacher >
Open
House
Showcases
Hennepin
Libraries’ Assistive
Technology
Hennepin
County
Library
held
an
Assistive
Technology
Open
House
at
Ridgedale
Resource
Library.
Community
partners
include
Assistive
Technologies
of
Minnesota
and
Simon
Technology
Center
of
PACER
(Parent
Advocacy
Coalition
for
Educational
Rights)
Center. ... read
more
about
this
assistive
technology >
Live
at
the
Funky
Butt
Jazz
Club
This
large
multi-cultural
musical
theatrical
event
uses
the
story
of
jazz
as
a
springboard
to
tell
tales
of
the “outsiders” who
created
music
that
epitomized
the
improvisational
nature
... read
more
about
the
Funky
Butt >
Eric
Peterson
1959-2005
Eric
Peterson, 46, a disability rights
advocate from Minneapolis, died
October 3rd of complications
from diabetes. Eric was involved
on boards with the Minneapolis
Advisory Committee on People
with Disabilities, VSA arts
of Minnesota, Minnesota Association
of Community Theatres, and his
Linden Hills Neighborhood Association.
... read
more about Eric Peterson >
Judy
Lysne
Given Humanitarian Award for Visionary Work
Judy
Lysne
remembers
her
frustration
growing
up
in
North
Dakota
where
her
friend
Richie
did
not
attend
the
two-room
school
house
with
her
because
he
had
Down
syndrome. ... read
more
about
Judy
Lysne >
Twins’ Fan
Re-discovers
Passion
for
Baseball
By
Sue Warner
This
summer I re-discovered my passion
for baseball in general and
the Minnesota Twins in particular.
Although it was a disappointment
that the hometown team did not
make it to the playoffs for
the fourth straight year ... read
more about baseball passion >
A
Need for Environmentally Safe
and Healthy Housing
By
Mary Tellers
“Because
of
my
sensitivity
to
chemicals
and
electromagnetic
radiation,
at
one
point
in
my
life,
I
had
to
move
ten
times
in
seven
years.” ... read
more
about
the
need >
Correction
to
October
News
at
a
Glance
Following
is
a
correction
to
the "Low
Interest
Loans
Available
for
Assistive
Technology
and
Employment" article
that
was
in
News
At
A
Glance
last
month.
... read
this
correction >
Minnesota
Ice Quad Rugby Team
By
Patricia Goodwin
When
the
movie “Murderball” came
out
last
summer
focusing
on
the
game
between
Team
USA
and
Team
Canada
at
the
2004
Para-olympics,
the
documentary
captured
the
hard-hitting
excitement
of
a
sport
called
Quad
Rugby. ... read
more
about
the
team >
“Faces
of the Future" Exhibit
Courage
Center
will
host
the “Faces
of
the
Future” exhibit
at
its
Golden
Valley
location
November
14-18,
2006.
The
exhibit
features
24
self-portraits
created
by
students
with
disabilities
... read
more
about
the
"Faces
of
the
Future" >
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