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Protest Alert!
by Uriah McKinney and Emily Smith
On Thursday, March 23, starting
at 7:00
pm, Peter Singer, a worldwide acclaimed philosopher, will be giving a lecture
at the University of Minnesota on animal rights. Though this aspect of his
scholarship has gained him international praise, he has received criticism
from many disability activists for his offensive suggestions advocating infanticide... read
about the protest alert >
Screen Reader Advocates Zero in
on Target Web Site
by Clarence Schadegg
In February a grassroots group
of blind people filed a class action lawsuit against the Target Corporation.
When negotiations broke down, the National Federation of the Blind
(NFB) filed a class action lawsuit against the Target Corporation.
The lawsuit is about alleged problems blind people have with a Web
site that is not totally compatible with screen reading programs ... read
more about the issue >
Disability Access Symbols
by Terri Ricci
Last month we highlighted
sign language
with an article from the University of California at San Diego on how the Medical
School has included American Sign Language as a part of their study. In response
to that article we received information from Communication Service for the Deaf,
Inc. (CSD) here in Minnesota. They have just completed their third month of Emergency
on Call services ... read
more about the symbols >
New VR Service for Hard of
Hearing Job Seekers
The Minnesota Vocational
Rehabilitation
(VR) Program and the Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing
People (MCDHH) are pleased to announce a new staff collaboration aimed at
improving employment opportunities for Minnesotans who are Deaf, Hard of
Hearing, Late-Deafened and Deaf Blind ... read
more about the service >
Consortium of Minnesota Hospitals
Enters Agreement
Communication service
for the Deaf, Inc.
(CSD) of Minnesota is delighted to announce a new kind of partnership
with healthcare facilities in the Twin Cities Metro area, whereby
CSD will respond 24/7 to emergent requests for sign language interpreting
services ... read more about
the agreement >
Find a Cure for a "Funny
Sounding Disease"
by Angela Hume
Shannon Hoelzel, ambassador
for the 2006
Christopher & Banks MS Walk presented by Serono/Pfizer, wants to help find
a cure for multiple sclerosis ... read
more about shannon >
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
by Jenna Washnieski
Imagine waking up each
morning and not knowing whether you will be able to move your legs,
get out bed or see clearly. For many people with multiple sclerosis,
a chronic, often disabling disease, this is a reality. MS is an
unpredictable disease with no known cause and no cure ... read
more about ms >
A Primer on Intellectual / Cognitive
and Developmental Disabilities
by Arc of Minnesota
Intellectual or cognitive
disabilities have been traditionally referred to as mental retardation.
This latter term is now offensive to many people, and the term “mental
retardation” is no longer used by organizations such as The
Arc, the largest organization in the U.S. advocating for and supporting
those with intellectual disabilities ... read
more about disabilities >
Max, A Child with Special Needs
Maxwell (Max) Theis is six
and one-half
years old. He has a five year-old brother named Nathaniel. Our family lives
in Apple Valley, MN. Right now we receive funds from Dakota County that are
part of its Client Driven Support program ... read
more about max >
What is it Like to Live with Disabilities
My husband, Miguel Jeldes,
and I have
two sons, Alex, 18 years old, and Leo, 12 years old. Both of our boys have
disabilities but they couldn’t be more different. Even though their needs
are quite different, we depend on supportive services to help us care for them
as well as pay for the cost of these needs. Let me tell you what I mean ... read
more about the challenges >
Mental Health Initiative
by Danielle Engle
On February 24, Governor Tim
Pawlenty
announced new and redirected government funds slated to improving mental health
services for children and adults, www.governor.state.mn.us. The funds include
$49.5 million from the Health Care Access Fund and $59 million in redirected
investments ... read
more about the initiative >
Mentally Ill and Homeless
by Chuck Campbell
Is Minnesota the land of
10,000 homeless people with mental illness? According to the Minnesota
Coalition For The Homeless, “More than 20,000 people in Minnesota
are without a home each day ... read
more about mental illness and homelessness >
The Singing Canaries' World
by Mary Tellers
In February I watched a documentary
about Sweet Honey in the Rock, a black women’s a Capella group.
For 30 years this troupe has sung about social justice issues. One
member described their purpose as, “The world needs to know
how it looks to us ... read
more about this view >
When Choosing a Wheelchair
Following is a list of things
to consider
when you are choosing a wheelchair ...
read more about wheelchairs >
Spirituality is for Everyone
by Jo Lambert
All people have a need to
acknowledge the spiritual aspects of their life. How a person does
this is individual. I would not presume to know all the avenues available
for the development of his/her spiritual aspect, but it is important
a person be given the opportunity to do so ... read
more about spirituality >
People of All Abilities Dance at "Art
Access" Program
by Carla Knutson Biermaier
In February, more than 100
teens and adults, many with physical and mental disabilities, participated
in a performance by Zenon Dance Company at an “Arts Access
at Hennepin County Library” program at the Ridgedale Library
... read more about
the event >
“No Foolin’ – We’re
20!”
There will be a Silent Auction
and Cabaret
on Sunday, April 2, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at the Nicollet Island Pavilion,
40 Power St., Minneapolis. The featured performers are Billy McLaughlin,
a five-time Minnesota Music award winner who is returning to the stage with
a newly adapted performing style ... read
more about the celebration >
Pain Patients Suffer Silently
by Will Boggs, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)
More than 20 percent of patients with chronic pain do not seek physician
care for their pain, according to a report. “We need to get
over what for many people appeared to be the ‘don’t ask,
don’t tell’ mentality about chronic pain ... read
more about pain >
Politics and Speech! Do They
Go Hand in Hand?
by Michael Cohen, M.Ed
As most of you know, to
succeed in a political career you must be able to verbally communicate
fast and clearly. There is a question that I have been wondering,
and I hope that this article will help answer my query ... read
more about speech and politics >
Celebrating the Gift of Life
by Kenneth Brown
I have been reflecting on
my life and the things that I am most proud of. It is a wonder to
me that I would do this at the time of Martin Luther King’s
Birthday and during African Heritage Month. The things that I am
most proud of are my disability, my business, my family, my significant
other, and my volunteerism. I am proud of these, as they have helped
to mold me into the person that I am today ...
read more about
the gift >
Legislative Issues -- Searchable
Database
There is a searchable database
where users may research FY07 Budget Publications. This is an excellent
starting point for voters to research individual interests and concerns
... read
more about the resource >
