Columns
Editor's Column
by
Tim Benjamin
The 2007 legislative session
has started, and we have many new senators and representatives who
need to become aware of disability issues. The Minnesota Consortium
for People with Disabilities has issued its position papers, and
with the help of many of the member organizations, we have synthesized
them into a publishable agenda. Check out ... read
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Letter to the Editor
Discrimination,
Like Lost Cemeteries, Is Also Common.
Dear Editor,
I think the reader who stated
it is “exaggerating when you view [the loss of a state cemetery]
as a slight to the disabled,” actually does a great job of
making our case [“Lost Cemeteries Are Common,” Access
Press, December 10, 2006]. To show ... read
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Historical Figures
Samuel Gridley Howe
Note: Each month of 2007,
Access Press will feature an important person in disability history:
local, regional or national.
Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876)
was involved in many social causes in 19th century America. He was
concerned about the conditions of persons with mental illness, persons
with hearing and visual impairments, slaves, and groups of people
who were politically oppressed throughout Europe. ... read
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Home Access Answers
Tax Deductions for
Home Modifications
by Jane Hampton
Dear Jane,
My daughter was injured over
the summer in a car accident and now uses a wheelchair for mobility.
This past fall, we had to make many structural changes to our home
to accommodate the wheelchair. The cost of modifications exceeded
$75,000. ... read
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Commentary
It Makes No Economic Sense
Cab Drivers Refuse
Rides to Blind Dog-Guide Users
by Clarence Schadegg
Dog guide users have been
denied cab rides with increased frequency over the past several months
at our Twin Cities International Airport. I’ve experienced
it myself. ... read more commentary >
FAQ@DLL
How Do I Find Telework?
by the Disability Linkage Line
Staff
Over the last few months Disability
Linkage Line (DLL) has seen an increase in callers who are curious
about how to find work from home (telework). They are coming across
telework ads on the Internet and are not sure if they are legitimate.
... read more from DLL >
On Mental Illness
I was in a day-treatment
program with this guy about 15 years ago. He was about ten years
younger than I was, from the Cities, and had been attending college
at UCLA. He was a brilliant kid, attractive, personable, very shy
and self-conscious, but kind and respectful of the other group
members. He had been cruising along in life until the day his TV
and radio started talking to him. ... read
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