January 2001 Issue

January 2001 – Read the full issue here! (.pdf format)

2001 Legislative Session

The 2001 Legislative Session began on Jan. 2nd and will run through mid-May. This year, legislators will make decisions concerning […]

There is much misunderstanding in the United States about the health care system in Canada. This article will briefly describe […]

The closing of the Wound Clinic at Allina Health System’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital, reported in this issue of ACCESS PRESS, […]

Winter can be a difficult time for anyone to get around, but for people with disabilities, the issues are amplified. […]

The 2001 legislative session has begun. Our Governor gave his State of the State address on January 4th. The first […]

In the “E.R” season finale, popular characters Carter and Lucy are brutally stabbed by a man they’ve been treating for […]

I would like to share with you a portion of a very interesting and spiritually-stretching book, The Five Stages of […]

Disabled Social Security beneficiaries whose benefits have ended because of earnings from work and who have, again become unable to […]

A new law, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (Public Law 106 which was signed October 30, allows certain blind […]

Research findings unveiled in late October at the seventh National Disability Statistics and Policy Forum show that many challenges still […]

New features have been added to a government Web site to help employers do a better job employing workers with […]

Since the defeat of President Clinton’s health care initiative in 1994, the subject of universal health care has virtually disappeared […]

The Minimally Invasive Care Center (MICC) Wound Clinic at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis closed its doors on December […]

Research findings unveiled in late October at the seventh National Disability Statistics and Policy Forum show that many challenges still […]