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More News and Stories
For Their Own Good?
Advocates decry Ashley Treatment
by Dave Reynolds
This week, more disability
rights advocates weighed in on a controversial set of procedures
that a Seattle couple ordered for their daughter, who has physical
and intellectual disabilities, in an effort to keep her “child
size.” ... read
more about this treatment >
Let Us Now Praise Great Men
Remembering local disability-rights
pioneer Chuck Frahm
by Mel Duncan
David Korten, in his book
The Great Turning, urges us to change the stories we live by.
Chuck Frahm, who died in November,
provides one of these stories that we need to proclaim and honor
... read
more about Chuck >
Faith Lost and Found
Agent Orange and the transformation
of a soldier with disabilities
by
Clarence Schadegg
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 about having faith >
Grab Your Hammers
Habitat for Humanity seeks applicants
for ADA-compliant house in Plymouth
by Sharon Rolenc
Affordable homeowership opportunities
for Twin Cities area residents with disabilities are about to expand.
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH) recently announced construction
plans for an accessible, ADA-compliant home in Plymouth ... read
more about the project >
Suzy’s Mug
Shot
Thoughts on the “admission
photo” taken when my sister was placed
in a state institution
by Sherry Gray
In the spring of 2004 I was
startled to find my sister’s mug shot. Forgetting I was in
a room full of people, I blurted out loud “Oh, my god!” The
man working the desk at the Indiana State Archives frowned and asked
me if something was the matter. “My sister’s mug shot,” ...
read more about this sister >
Book Review
Raymond’s Room
People with disabilities: The
last legally segregated minority?
by Dawn Langton
Thirty years ago, as a young
man working at a facility for children with autism, Dale DiLeo was
shown a tiny, hot and smelly bedroom. Reserved for up to four young
men with autism, those least trusted by staff, this room was locked—from
the outside—all night long. It was named after Raymond, the
room’s perennial resident ... read
more about the room >
Sparing the Rod
Positive reinforcement is most
effective for dogs
by Lolly Lijewski
“We need another and
perhaps a wiser and more mystical concept of animals.” (Author
unknown)
I have been a guide dog handler
for 23 years, and I’m still amazed every day at the mystery
of the canine-human bond that makes dogs want to work for people.
While some people are amazed at how highly trained dogs like guide
dogs have dramatically saved their handler’s lives ... read
more about guide dogs >
Room to Grow
Gillette’s new adult-care
clinic to offer expanded services
by Kate Edenborg
This month, Gillette Lifetime
Specialty Healthcare will begin offering clinical services at a new
location. The St. Paul –Phalen clinic, opening March 5th, will
be twice as big as its New Brighton predecessor ... read
more about the new services >
