Breaking the Cycle for Disabled Homeless Veteran
In 1975, six years after returning from the Vietnam War, veteran Stephen Eisenreich still didn’t know how he could fit […]
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
‘Unfair’ News Coverage by MN Daily
MN News Council upholds two, denies one complaint The Minnesota News Council last month upheld a complaint that the Minnesota […]
Leaving a Message with the FCC
Blind customers file complaints against cell phone industry, citing poor access Washington, DC- Blind and visually impaired customers are taking […]
Loss of Legs Unites Soldiers
Civil war combat veterans who were disabled continued to serve in the Union Army. Most of them landed in the […]
Letter to the Editor – September 2007
It’s Your Fear that Makes You a Target I’m really disappointed in the responses from the last Access Press issue […]
Editor’s Column – September 2007
On the last Saturday before Labor Day, I spent the afternoon at the State Fair with a few family members […]
Is Unionization of PCAs the Answer ?
I have many concerns about PCAs being unionized. Certain groups (e.g. Service Employees International Union) are interested in organizing personal […]
Catastrophes Can Affect Mental Health
NAMI-MN offers resources for victims The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota was shocked by the collapse of […]
No more “lesser of two evils”
Instant runoff voting offers hope for fairer elections and shorter, cheaper campaigns If you keep up with election issues, you […]
Parity, Fathers and Sons, and Never Leave a Man Behind, Pt. 2
[Last month we ran excerpts from Pete Feigal’s keynote speech from the Mental Health Parity fundraising event June 15th, 2007, […]
The Body Electric – One family’s journey with electroshock therapy
At the age of 3, my older son withdrew, becoming sullen and cross-eyed overnight. He stopped speaking and lost the […]
‘Absolutely Heavenly’ – Watsu works wonders in warm water
Although Watsu therapy has been around since 1980 and it is practiced in more than 40 countries, it is still […]
Aging & Disabilities Conference
Service professionals gather in Duluth for annual conference More than 800 professionals gathered in Duluth last month for the Age […]
A World of Darkness vs. A World of Light
To my sighted friend, Doc, 280 lbs, who loved “ball,” told tall tales and passed away in 2003 Doc, […]
Elementary Problems
Socialization in School Sets Long Lasting Patterns of Exclusion I live with a disability. I use a wheelchair. Like many […]
