On August 1st, the Social Security Administration (SSA) held a forum in Chicago for Region V (Region V is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin). The forum…
Month: September 2000
Commuter Car Access? Still in Question!
I am continually amazed at how stupid otherwise fairly intelligent people can be. I sometimes convince myself that it is merely my perception of the situation, that there was some…
Disability as a Human Variation
Recently, I found a manuscript on “Disability As Human Variation,” by Richard K. Scotch and Kay Schriner. It raises some interesting, and to some people, possibly disturbing ideas. What if…
Editor's Column - September 2000
The Social Security articles on page 1 talk about a meeting that was held on August 1 to discuss the Work Incentive legislation which was recently passed on a federal…
Social Security: Al Gore's Proposal Explained
In June, Access Press focused on George W. Bush’s proposal for Social Security. This month we will look at candidate Al Gore’s side of the “debate that could dominate the…
Hello Nicole - September 2000
Dear Nicole, I am really bothered by my disability’s effects on my appearance. At seventeen, I only weigh fifty pounds. I fit into a size fourteen in little girls! I…