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Warmth on Wheels
A Memorial To Cheryl Rossi
by Clarence Schadegg
Minnesota has suffered a
tremendous loss with the passing of Cheryl Rossi. Years ago, Rabbi
Harold Kurshner wrote about why bad things happen to good people;
a bad thing happened to two good people the evening last month
when Cheryl was accidentally struck and killed by a vehicle as
she was rolling down the side of a road in her wheelchair. The
driver never saw her. ... read
more about Cheryl >
Never Took “NO” for
an Answer
Robert G. Sampson, Disability
Activist, Dies at Age 81
by Jackie Rough
Born with muscular dystrophy
in 1925, Robert Sampson was raised in Chicago shortly before the
Depression. In the financial chaos of the times, his parents lost
their home and struggled to make ends meet. It took them four years
to save enough to buy a wheelchair for young Sampson. Because of
his health problems, Sampson started school several years late, but
his teachers at the Jesse Spaulding School for the Handicapped had
a strong influence on him. ... read
more about Robert >
Transportation, Health Care Top
CCD’s 2007 Agenda
by MN-CCD Staff
As the 2007 legislative session
begins, the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (MN-CCD)
is set to propose a number of bills addressing key issues apparent
in the lives of Minnesotans with disabilities. ... read
more the CCD agenda >
