June 2000 Issue

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A Decade in Review

It’s hard for me to believe that 10 years have passed since the creation of Access Press. In January of […]

Darlene E. Morse, a prominent disabled activist, died on Saturday, May 27 after a short hospitalization. She lived for about […]

The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation has selected Cliff Poetz to receive their Self-Empowerment Award for his pioneering efforts to […]

Access Press has reached a milestone, 10 years of publishing. Our success is due largely to the loyalty of our […]

The Minnesota State legislative session for 2000 ended on May 17th. It was the longest session in the states history […]

An Alternative for People with Leaning Disabilities Have you ever known anyone who was diagnosed with a learning disability…but who […]

Kathy Hagen is an attorney working on civil rights cases at the Disability Law Center in Minneapolis. Kathy is 50 […]

When traveling in a car, doesn’t matter if it’s a Ferrari or a Ford Fiesta, you are in a moving […]

Healing and spirituality permeate the pop culture today- For large and growing numbers of people, meditation, yoga, recovery programs, body […]

In a major speech on May 15th Presidential candidate George W. Bush proposed a radical change in the Social Security […]

Recently, a friend did me the honor of asking me to write a section for a manuscript she is preparing […]

While at lunch in a restaurant, a mother and daughter have a conversation, looking to reconnect after some time apart. […]

New Program to Help Recipients with Disabilities By Mark Wilde Many parents participating in the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) […]

“We all have known someone with a serious mental illness, within our families or circle of friends.” Senator Paul Wellstone […]