The events of September 11 have changed lives, and people with disabilities are no exception. The challenges they faced before have been amplified by the loss of their homes, their…
Month: November 2001
MCIL Celebrates Anniversary 20 Years of Advocacy, Outreach, and Success
“Nothing about us without us” is a saying that sprang from the disability rights movement in South Africa in the 1980s. It is a saying that encompasses much of the…
Editor's Column - November 2001
The Open House was an enormous success! Fifty people signed the guestbook and I know that there were many people that didn’t sign in. We have received letters and e-mail…
New Adult CP Clinic Opens
When most children take their first steps, they’re unaware of their parents’ excitement. But when Marrie Bottelson took her first steps at Gillette’s new Lifetime Specialty Care Clinic this fall,…
2001 State Council Award Winners Announced
The month of October was Minnesota Disability Employment and Awareness Month, as proclaimed by Governor Jesse Ventura. This celebration is traditionally observed in cooperation with the Office of Disability Employment…
John Tschida: Husband, Father, Advocate
This is the fourth in a series of profiles designed to share personal accounts of how people with disabilities are doing in the community. In this profile, I talked with…