Anne Henry among Hennepin County Bar award winners
Anne L. Henry, a longtime disability advocate and expert on Minnesota disability law, is among the winners of this year’s Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) Pro Bono Publica awards. She and the other winners were honored at the 2012 awards banquet on March 8. Henry is one of ...
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People and Places – March 2012
Advocates rally in the face of devastating proposed services cuts
Crunch time is on at the state capitol as the Minnesota Legislature works toward a May 23 adjournment deadline. But with Gov. Mark Dayton and the House and Senate far apart on budget bills, including the crucial Health and Human Services bills, what could happen in the days ahead is anyone’s guess.
Virtually every service people ...
Proposed health cuts denounced
Prudent budget-cutting measures or irresponsible attack on the lives of people with disabilities? A report on proposed health care spending cuts is sparking intense debate throughout Minnesota, as sweeping changes are proposed to state programs. The report, “Minnesota’s Healthcare Imperative,” contains specific proposals for potential cost savings from within Minnesota’s current public health care system ...
New options could benefit community support services
There are several new opportunities for Minnesota to obtain both a federal demonstration grant and increased federal Medicaid matching funds to improve our state’s community support services and reduce the use of institutions for persons with disabilities of all ages. How the state takes advantage of these opportunities will play out in the weeks and ...
20 Years of Access Press – Testimonials
Access Press has been presenting the disability community with a forum to exchange ideas and bring actions issues of concern for all persons with disabilities. I look forward to a continuation of these opportunities from Access Press for another 20 years. Keep it up! -- Rick Cárdenas, Co-director of ACT We’re happy to help support the 20th ...
The Story of Us: 20 years of MN disability news coverage remembered, as covered by Access Press – Pt. 3
Minnesota, as told through the pages of Access Press, is one of victories and defeats, activism and accolades. Come with us on a trip back through the past two decades. This installment covers the third five years of newspaper coverage. May 2000 A demonstration at the state capitol was one of many held around the United ...
The Story of Us: 20 years of MN disability news coverage remembered, as covered by Access Press – Pt. 4
Minnesota, as told through the pages of Access Press, is one of victories and defeats, activism and accolades. Come with us on a trip back through the past two decades. This installment covers the fourth five years of newspaper coverage. May 2005 Major differences were seen in the Minnesota House and Senate’s proposed health and human services legislation. ...
Anne Henry is 2009 Charlie Smith Award winner
Anne Henry, JD is the 2009 Charlie Smith Award Winner. She was chosen by Access Press Board of Directors from a field of nominees solicited from community members and will be honored Friday, Nov. 6 at the sixth annual Charlie Smith awards banquet. The banquet is sponsored and organized by Access Press. Details about the ...
December 2002 Issue
Table of Contents: State Faces Massive Budget Deficit by Anne Henry Pawlenty Names Goodno As Commissioner by Tim Benjamin The Republican Win by Laurie Eckblad Anderson The “New” Mayors: One Year Later by Access Press Staff Disability Culture: The Bakken Model by John Tschida No Gifts for the Manger by Pete Feigal AT for the Visually Impaired by Jeni Mundl The Gift Of Acquiescence by Ellen Houghton The Check is in the ...
12th Anniversary Recollections
Not surprisingly, my favorite memory of Access Press is talking to Charlie a couple of years ago. I was struggling with an MS exacerbation and the fear, depression and uncertainty that those always bring, along with my "inner tyrant," was making me despair. I told Charlie that because of my constant struggling with my depression and MS, ...
Top Disability Legislator Will Not Run Again
Next year, the disability community will be losing one of its strongest advocates when State Representative Kevin Goodno retires. Goodno, 39, says he plans on spending more time with his two daughters and his wife, who is expecting a third child in August. Disability advocates and legislators alike all agree that perhaps the single most important ...
March 2002 Issue
Table of Contents: News from the Capitol - State Budget Deficit Grows Worse by Anne Henry NAMI-MN Celebrates 25th Anniversary by Karen Trudell and Sue Abderholden “Common Vision” Yields Immediate Results by Tim Benjamin Lobby Day by Tom Kelley March is Mental Retardation Awareness Month by Access Press Staff EEOC vs. Wafflehouse Inc. by Kathleen Hagen It Don't Mean Nothin' by Pete Feigal Scientific Research Debate by John Tschida Don't Forget the Simple Answers by Jeni Mundl Coming ...
October 2001 Issue
Table of Contents: Disability Holocaust Remembered - Hadamar During the War by Susan O'Connor New State Program For People With Disabilities by Deb Holtz What You Said: 2001 Reader Survey by Laurie Eckblad Anderson New Special Education Rules Coming In November by Sue Abderholden Interview With Janet Reno by Tim Benjamin Be Not Afraid by Pete Feigal How Do I React? by John Schatzlein Hello Nicole – October 2001 by Nicole News in ...
April 1997 Issue
Articles/Contributors: It's Time for Action: Change Is Up To You, by Charlie Smith Senior Day on the Hill, by Christopher Burns Health Care Fraud: Tips to Protect Yourself, by Access Press Staff Editor’s Column, by Charlie Smith The Invitation is the Key, by Katie O'Brien Cloning-Good or Bad? by LeAnne Dahl Update: Children Losing SSI, by Anne Henry Success Sometimes Forgotten, by Deborah ...
January 1996 Issue
Articles/Contributors: DHS Taken to Task: PCA Task Force - A DHS Set-Up? by Luther Granquist A Great Loss, by Michael Sheehan Setting the Stage for Change, by Mark Wilde Editor's Column, by Charlie Smith Proposted Legislation for Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Serviceson of Inclusion, by Anne Henry Hello Nicole, by Nicole Beyond the Ramp, by LeAnne Dahl Wishing - and Working! - for Independence, ...
May 1995 Issue
Articles/Contributors: Bombs Don't Scare Us - Legislators Pose a Bigger Threat, by Bill Smith Legislative Update on TEFRA and PCA Cuts by Anne Henry Editor’s Column, by Charlie Smith Prohibitive ADA Costs: Fact or Fiction, by Deborah Leuchvius Metro Mobility is Proposing Changes, by Metro Mobility Staff Corporate Welfare Reform, by Mel Duncan Hello Nicole, by Nicole Interfaith Brochure Can Use Your Help, ...
February 1995 Issue
Articles/Contributors: Governor Seeks 25% PCA Cut: Independent Living Seems Irrelevant - Cost Cutting Everything, by Charlie Smith Wellstone Talks About Unfunded Mandates, by Sen. Paul Wellstone Editor’s Column, by Charlie Smith Disability Rights Survive First Round: Some Programs Still in Danger, by Carolyn Emerson The Other Side of Prozac, by Sandy Gardener Hello Nicole, by Nicole Conference Planners Can Use Your Help, ...
November 1994 Issue
Contributors: Department of Human Services Stalls: Rules Changes May Yet Proceed - Vigilance is Necessary, by Luther Granquist The Future of Metro Mobility, by John Walsh Editor’s Column, Charlie Smith Beware and Wary of Junk Mail, by Eunice McClurg Hello Nicole, by Nicole Diversity Takes Effort, by Clark Morphew Life Goes On, by LeAnne Dahl Revised Eyeglass Service Rule, by Anne Henry The Power of To: by Gordon ...
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