U.S. Disgrace at UN Signing Ceremony
Representatives from U.S. skip the landmark launching of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities On March […]
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Monthly Archives: May 2007
Underfunded and Underenforced
Ellison hopes to up funding for disability services, enforcement for ADA People with disabilities have been working with Keith Ellison since […]
“Fair Housing is a Right”
HUD chief makes commitments to ADAPT Washington, D.C.— This time around ADAPT didn’t have to shut down HUD headquarters, because, […]
Judy Heumann
Key Player in Disability Rights Movement Judy Heumann (b. 1947) has had a hand in most of the major advances […]
Editor’s Column – May 2007
This time of year, when the sun returns full-strength, I always remember my friend Charlie Smith; he was a sun […]
Letter to the Editor – May 2007
Attitudes Still Changing Thank you for reviewing the survey recently completed by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities showing […]
No Right of Refusal
MAC puts teeth behind a revised taxi cab ordinance—Rebecca Kragnes interviewed The issue of cab drivers who deny rides to […]
Wanted: Smooth Life Transitions
Strategies for making transitions Two weeks ago, I lost my beloved grandmother. In my sadness on the long ride back […]
Double Discrimination: Disability and GLBT
We are two friends who met at a support group for disabled gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) individuals. Through […]
1,600 Down . . . 8,400 to Go
Social Security reform petition for the chronically disabled gathers momentum A little more than two months ago, I initiated a […]
Driven: One Man’s Dream of Riding Motorcycle Again
Dudley Hansen loves driving motorcycle. “It’s nice to feel the wind whistle past ya,” he said. But for over 25 […]
Wilderness Inquiry Helps Scouts be More Inclusive
Girl Scouts and Wilderness Inquiry partner to bring more opportunties It seems like a perfect match. Between the Girl Scout’s […]
Seeing Beyond Sight: Photographs by Blind Teenagers
Written by Tony Deifell It seemed like a misguided idea: teaching photography to students with severe visual impairments. Indeed, author […]
Graduation Means a Lot
I was born in 1960, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. And, when I was born, I could not breathe because the […]
Remodeling? Check Contract Carefully
Dear Jane, My husband and I are in the beginning of a large remodeling project to our home. We have […]
