February 2001 Issue
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Daily Archives: February 10, 2001
Governor’s Budget Mostly Bad News
Disability advocates in Minnesota are organizing on many fronts to respond to Governor Ventura’s budget proposals for the 2002-2003 biennium. […]
Advocates in Poland wage war against issues of integration, accessibility
Fifty years ago, people with disabilities in the United States had many battles to fight, and were marginalized, isolated, and […]
Lobby Days at the Capitol
The legislative season kicks into high gear during the week of February 26, when several disability advocacy groups have organized […]
New Special Ed Rules Raise Concern
The Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning (CFL) has proposed significant changes to rules governing special education. The changes […]
Letter to the Editor – February 2001
Gov. Ventura and many members of the legislature have made fiscal conservatism and tax cuts their top priority. It’s important […]
Courage Center Proposes To Weather Financial Storm
It seems to be a mantra across the nation and in Minnesota among healthcare providers – scaling back, closing facilities, […]
Hello Nicole – February 2001
Dear Nicole, Recently, my brother was in an accident and became quadriplegic. He is still in ICU on a ventilator […]
Coming Home
“You can’t go home again.” – Thomas Wolfe “That’s Bull” – Pete Feigal Like the silk-scarved flying aces of the […]
Disability in Ghana
Imagine having a disability in a developing country. How would you get around? Could you go to school? Would you […]
In the Service of Life
Adapted from a talk given at IONS fourth annual conference, “Open Heart, Open Mind” in San Diego, California, July 1995 […]
Governor’s budget creates disincentives to work under “MA-EPD”
Disturbing changes to MA-EPD are proposed in the Governor’s recently released budget. MA-EPD stands for “Medical Assistance for Employed Persons […]
Social Security Announces Increases for 2001!
SSI Federal Benefit Rate to Increase The SSI Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) for a single individual increased in January 2001 […]
Update on the Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA)
TWWIIA was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton on December 17, 1999. (Happy Anniversary, TWWIIA!) It […]
