A psych ward veteran attempts suicide and fails in No Change of Address, the true, often funny, yet touching story of a man trying desperately to figure out the future’s answers while reminiscing about the past. The play is making its premiere at the 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival. The dramedy by St. Paul resident Mike Price ...

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Here's the .pdf of our July 2011 Issue.  Enjoy!

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With the goal of revolutionizing access to theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre announced the launch of Radical Hospitality, which will offer no-cost admission to all main stage productions for all audience members beginning with the upcoming 2011–12 season. Radical Hospitality erases economic as well as physical barriers in pursuit of building a truly inclusive, global audience. ...

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Here's the entire June 2011 Issue in .pdf format.  Enjoy!

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Governor Dayton Releases His Budget Governor Dayton has released his budget plan for the next two years and it is now being considered by the Legislature. The Governor’s plan for State Services for the Blind (SSB) includes two primary elements: first, in spite of the severe condition of the State’s finances, he does not want to cut ...

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Access Press Unbound, a group of blogs by and for people with disabilities and senior citizens, launches in February with blogs about education and employment, service animals and arts. The blogs will be posted on the website www.accesspress.org The blogs are funded thanks to a grant from the Minneapolis Foundation.    More blog offerings will be added ...

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Seven Minnesota artists won grants of $1,500 each through the VSA Minnesota Project Grants for Emerging Artists with Disabilities Program. The 15th annual competitive grant, funded by the Jerome Foundation, recognizes excellence by artists with disabilities. The grants were awarded following a jury process conducted by individuals with extensive backgrounds in the written, visual and ...

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Here's the .pdf of our February 2011 issue!  Enjoy!

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Access for All is a radio program that focuses on topics and issues that Minnesotans with disabilities face. The program takes a non-biased approach to discussing the true barriers for all citizens to be a full part of society. Access for All is a weekly radio program hosted by Mike Chevrette airing Sundays at 2-3 ...

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Here’s the November 2010 issue, all-in-one file!  (.pdf file)

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Here's the October 2010 issue, all-in-one file!  (.pdf file)

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Nine arts organizations in the Twin Cities have been awarded a total of $100,794 for projects to make the arts more accessible to people with disabilities. Funding for these ADA Access Improvement Grants for Metro Arts Organizations is from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, which voters approved in 2008. VSA Minnesota administers this ...

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New Book Lineup Begins This Month     Last month, we announced that there is a slight change in the book lineup beginning this month. In content, only one of the hours will change, though the names of two programs will look different. The 2 p.m. nonfiction hour is now renamed The Writer’s Voice but the content ...

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The NLS Digital Talking Book Players are here! Over the years, there have been very few changes in programming and those made usually done very gradually. In June, there will be changes in the names of two of the book hours and  the shifting of one of them from fiction to nonfiction. The reason for this change is that  many more nonfiction ...

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The NLS Digital Talking Book Players are here! The National Library Service digital players have arrived.  They are replacing the cassette players and have a number of wonderful features.  They: are portable – only 6.2“ x 8.8“ x 1.7“; have variable speed control without changing the reader’s pitch; feature an easy to use book cartridge – no cassette flipping ...

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Books Available Through Faribault Books broadcast on the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network are available through the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library in Faribault. The phone is 1-800-722-0550 and hours are 7:30 a.m. - 5: p.m. Monday through Friday. The catalog is also online. Access it by going to the main Website, http://education.state.mn.us  and then ...

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For many families, attending a play or musical is a holiday tradition. Seeing The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol or the Nativity with family members may be a child's first experience seeing a live performance. Staff members at area children's theaters note that with planning, children with disabilities and their families should enjoy what may be ...

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 The movie Adam, which is currently playing in theaters, centers on a young man with Asperger's syndrome and the changes a new neighbor brings to his life. Romance can be risky, perplexing and filled with the perils of miscommunication- and that's if you aren't ‘Adam,' for whom life itself is this way. In this heartfelt ...

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Books Available Through Faribault Books broadcast on the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network are available through the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library in Faribault. Their phone is 1-800-722-0550 and hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Their catalog is also online. Access it by going to the main website, http://education.state.mn.us, and then ...

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Visit State Services for the Blind at Minnesota State Fair State Services for the Blind will have a booth at the Minnesota State Fair, in the Education Building on Cosgrove Street, from Aug. 27 through September 7. It is an excellent way to connect with the public about issues around blindness, to show that there are ...

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Books Available Through Faribault All books broadcast on the Minnesota Radio Talking Book Network are available through the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library in Faribault. The library is currently experiencing difficulties and books are not being duplicated. When this changes it will be announced. Listen to the Minnesota Radio Talking Book, either live or archived ...

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For a few years now I’d wondered why the show Triple Espresso kept coming back to Minneapolis. Was it a comedy? Yes, it was. But what was it about? I never got a sense of what it was about other than that it seemed to feature three middle-aged men. After seeing the show, I can ...

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Most people think The Chronicles of Narnia when they hear of C. S. Lewis’s name, but he was already a distinguished academic known for his staunchly Christian views as well as essays and reviews. William Nicholson’s award-winning play Shadowlands lends a surprising humanity to C. S. Lewis, a very reserved Oxford don who is known ...

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Every year at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, there are always a number of shows with intriguing titles and premises. This one, The Virginity of Astronauts, attracted my attention, because some of its performers have disabilities. Naturally, I had to ask the show’s director and writer Daniel P. Reiva some questions. Access Press: How did you get ...

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Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus; seen June 27, 2008 Love is possibly the most potent force outside Mother Nature that’s affected all of us one way or another, so this show’s title sums up the latest effort from the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus.  Using standards and medley selections from more recent Broadway musicals, a group ...

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