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Get-Out-The-Vote
Drive Pays Off
by Mai Thor
Anyone who remains skeptical
about the importance of voting has not met the participants (clients)
of Merrick, Inc. These are people with disabilities who understand
the importance of voting ... read
more about the vote >
Alert Regarding Ticket
to Work
by Kathleen R. Hagen
Social Security Administration
(SSA) Deputy Commissioner Martin Gerry has recently announced yet
another delay in the issuance of final Ticket to Work regulations
... read
more about the alert >
Can’t Find My Way Home
by Pete Feigal
In 1992, I was fighting
a crippling depression that had lasted three years, and was in
a day-treatment program at Abbott-Northwestern. I would spend
weekdays there and then evenings and weekends at home. The despair
I felt at that time was so total, so overwhelming ... read
more about home >
Good Rehabilitation Not Enough
by Clarence Schadegg
In a recent interview with
Access Press, Jan Malcolm reflects on her first year as Courage Center’s
Chief Executive Officer ... read
more about rehab >
Astronauts and Ventilator
Users
by Audrey King
Ask the man in the street
what he knows or thinks about people who use ventilators. Chances
are he’ll tell you they’re brain-damaged, vegetative, “ill” or
dying, just bodies being kept alive at great expense to society. How
wrong he is! ... read
more about ventilators >
Great Service!
by Beth DePoint
With a broad smile across
his face, Yoonis Warsame greets customers with a friendly Hello!
Those checking out at the Home Depot store in Burnsville immediately
notice a strong sense of service, or, as the company’s slogan
goes, “You can do it"... read
more about service >
