Offense Taken: Locals speak about about the word “retard”

What should be done with the “R” word?” That was the question at a public meeting last month, when more […]

Family of Deceased Disabled Veteran Losing Their Home

Barely six months after veteran John Fields died of war-related injuries, his house is being foreclosed and his widow and […]

Wolf Wolfensberger, a German born United States immigrant, received a PhD. in psychology at (what is now) Vanderbilt University, with […]

Discover Your Pioneer Spirit America was built by self-reliant, independent individuals who had the tenacity to overcome any challenge. We, […]

It has been a month for reflection. From out of the blue, and for no apparent reason (that our state […]

Mark Olson of the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals wrote in to correct an error in the article, “Court […]

When you live with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s Disease), you work through a steady stream of losses—in […]

The Community Speaks Out In the May edition of Access Press, Clarence Schadegg wrote a short letter about his experiences […]

UCare Complete: The complete healthcare picture Individuals with physical disabilities have health care needs that can be simple or complex. […]

Openly ‘Insane’ journalist ‘Comes Out’ Am I crazy, or is it strange that Anoka County will pay for me to […]

The following are excerpts from Pete Feigal’s keynote speech from the Mental Health Parity fundraising event June 15th, 2007 in […]

Traveling exhibit highlights struggle for disability rights Minnesotans will have two chances to see the Road to Freedom Bus Tour […]

Webcast panelists address issues of crime toward persons with disabilities On May 30, 2007, an online panel discussion, Breaking the […]

Editor’s note: A few years back, I was coming out of a restaurant after a nice birthday dinner, heading down […]

If I were a chameleon, I would play on the jungle gym. I would hang on the monkey bars And […]