August 2000 Issue

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Lee Greenfield Receives Honor

Retiring State Representative Lee Greenfield of the 11th District (Minneapolis) was honored for his work on behalf of Minnesotans nearly […]

“When will justice come? When those who are not injured are as indignant as those who are!” (Tolstoy) On behalf […]

On one hot Fourth of July morning in 1967, my dad read the entire Declaration of Independence with me. One […]

Leah graduated from Hopkins High School with honors, as well as the Minnesota School of Business. She served in the […]

The community lost one of its’ dearest recently when Leah Welch, a long-time advocate for people with disabilities, passed away […]

“I have schizophrenia.” The artist’s words sink quickly into the backdrop of conversation and he returns to sharing his ideas […]

Dear Nicole, I’m a parent of 2 children with disabilities and one (my youngest) without. I’m frustrated with the way […]

There is a sea change underway in today’s health care system and people with disabilities could be winners as a […]

Minnesota has a long history of managed health care. Some people refer to Minnesota as the “birthplace of managed care.” […]

The Society For Disability Studies (SDS) is an organization of academics and activists who are working to increase the quality, […]

Four Minnesota individuals and one arts organization have been chosen to receive the fourth annual Arts Access Awards from VSA […]

Promoting disability rights not only improves the lives of the 54 million Americans with disabilities, it improves all of our […]