Table of Contents "Homechoice" Programs: Home Buying Made Easier for People with Disabilities by Amy Farrar "Options" for Independence by Jay Johnson Editor’s Column by Charlie Smith Human Rights Settlement Makes Yellow Pages Available by Phone by Access Press Staff The Year 2000 Problem by Donna McNamara  Where Are Those "Golden Years?" by LeAnne Dahl NCD Fellowship Program by Access Press Staff Common Sense Approach to Medical Assistance by Mark Wilde Grants for ...

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Table of Contents Minnesota Leads The Way With New Work Incentive Option by Charlie Smith Decisions Limit Scope OF ADA by Jeff Nygaard Editor’s Column by Charlie Smith Supreme Court Affirms“Integration Mandate” In Olmstead Case; Questions Remain by Bud Rosenfield Gas Station Access by Margot Imdieke Cross Cemetary Dedication by Donna McNamara News In Brief – July 1999 by Access Press Staff Technology Loans Available by Access Press Staff “Can't Find ...

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Table of Contents: Year in Review at Access Press by Charlie Smith Session in Review by Access Press Staff Disability Community Loses Friend by Charlie Smith IDEA '97 Finalized by Sue Abderholden and Dixie Jordan Common Vision Funding Vetoed by Charlie Smith News in Brief – June 1999 by Access Press Staff Ireland Gets Roosevelt Award by Access Press Staff What We Carry by Pete Feigal Non-Disabled Privilege by Linda Wolford Hello Nicole – June ...

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Table of Contents: Policy Makers: Conference Chairs Interviewed by Charlie Smith Susan Hagel Honored by Sayre K. Darling Americans Support ADA: 9 of 10 Familiar With ADA Express Support by Access Press Staff A Few Simple Words Premiers by Donna McNamara News in Brief - May 1999 by Access Press Staff Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk by John Schatzlein To the Mental Health Professionals of MN by Pete ...

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Table of Contents: Congress Moves on WIIA - Federal Work Incentives Bills Makes SteadyProgress by Donna McNamara Legislative Update by Charlie Smith Editor's Column by Charlie Smith Interpreter Coverage Bill by Access Press Staff Governor Seeks Citizen Input - Housing, Community Development Issues To Be Covered by Access Press Staff Epilepsy Independent Living Program Funding Challenged by Access Press Staff News in ...

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Table of Contents: Legislative Update  - Where Do Our Issues Stand?  by Charlie Smith Self-Defense - Options for People with Disabilities by Donna McNamara Editor's Column: March 1999 by Charlie Smith Work Incentives Meeting by Access Press Staff A Tribute to Kurt Strom by Wendy Brower, Margot Imdieke Cross, and Linda Wolford News in Brief: March 1999 by Access Press Staff Friends and ...

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Table of Contents: Legislative Agendas II - Disability Groups Plan for '99 by Charlie Smith Irving Smith: Tribute To A Life-Long Advocate by Access Press Staff Editor's Column: February 1999 by Charlie Smith Medical Assistance Managed Care Project by Mark Wilde Minneapolis And Hibbing Receive National Awards by Access Press Staff The Interact Opens New Production by Access Press Staff Donated PCs Available ...

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Articles/Contributors: 1998 Legislative Review: Victories, Compromises, and Losses by Charlie Smith Court Ruling Gives "Death Sentence" to People with Disabilities, by Bob Griss Editor’s Column, by Charlie Smith The Twenty-Four Hour Occupation. by LeAnne Dahl Bad News and Good News, by Pete Feigal Hello Nicole, by Nicole God's Majestic Creation, by Maureen Pranghofer A Psychological View of Disability Culture, by Carol J. Gill, Ph.D. You ...

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Articles/Contributors: Happy 7th Birthday: Americans with Disabilities Act, by Doug Anderson Courage Center: Problems at the Resident, Residents Voice Concerns, by Jane Wheeler Editor’s Column, by Charlie Smith President Reauthorizes IDEA, by Access Press Staff Hello Nicole, by Nicole From Sainthood to Inclusion, by Barbara Gill Social Security and Disability: What Privatization Means, by Jeff Nygaard Direct Care Crisis: Study Shows Staff Shortages will Continue without Industry-wide Effort, ...

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Articles/Contributors: At the Capitol in 1997: Priorities for the New Session, by Tom Brick Get Outdoors with Sit-Ski, by Access Press Staff Editor’s Column, by Charlie Smith Optimistic But Cautious for 1997, by LeAnne Dahl A Powerful Union, Ginny Thornburgh Hello Nicole, by Nicole What is a Service Animal, by Gina Newby Finding What You Want on the "Net," by Gordon Gillesby State Hospital Story Told, by Mark Wilde Here’s the January 1997 ...

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Articles/Contributors: VOTE VOTE VOTE, by Charlie Smith Ability for Hire, by Tony Coehlo Setting the Stage for Change, by Mark Wilde Editor's Column, by Charlie Smith A Vision of Inclusion, by Mary Jane Steinhagen Life Goes On,by LeAnne Dahl Law Center Here to Help, by Lisa Cohen Hello Nicole, by Nicole U.S. Senate Candidates Explain Positions: Time for You to Make a Choice, Access Press ...

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Articles/Contributors: Six Years - Some Success: Organizing Brings Victories, But No Time to Relax, by Charlie Smith Editor's Column, by Charlie Smith Awakening from Winter, by LeAnne Dahl Hello Nicole, by Nicole Protection for the Mentally Ill, by Sandy Gardener Billy Graham is Coming: God is Accessible to All, by Dale Lundgren Arc Advocates for Home Ownership, by Mark Wilde What is the ...

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Articles/Contributors: Governor Poses Threat: Quality of Life, Independence & Families May be Vetoed, by Charlie Smith Remembering with Dignity, by LeAnne Dahl Editor’s Column, by Charlie Smith Health Care in Minnesota - Bigger is Better? by Jeff Nygaard Hello Nicole, by Nicole "Take Note of My Needs," by Mary Jane Steinhagen ADA Making a Difference in Hennepin County, by County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin A Mental Illness ...

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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, ...

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