JoAnn Cardenas Enos JoAnn was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on the East SideCbetter known as Dayton=s Bluff. Her childhood was wonderful, growing up with three brothers in a small…
Month: March 2003
Accessible Education Technology
Cynthia doesn’t need a fancy adaptive device to use a computer at school. This 14-year-old with cerebral palsy takes advantage of built-in software features that make the computer accessible and…
Governor Proposes Painful Cuts in Health and Human Services
Governor Pawlenty announced his budget proposal for the 2004/2005 biennium on February 18, 2003. The cuts to health care and community support programs administered through the Department of Human Services…
Rebasing of the MR/RC Waiver
In mid-January, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) changed the amount of money available to each county for its annual budget to operate the MR/RC (Mental Retardation/Related Conditions) waiver.…
Editor's Column - March 2003
Since the governor’s budget came out there have been rallies at the Capitol on a regular basis. Many of the disability organizations have sponsored their own “day on the hill.”…
The Worst Day of the Week
Sunday was the worst day of the week because the want ads came out that day. Battling crippling depression, I would agonize over those dreaded paragraphs with a red magic…