Mellenthin to Head Arc of Minnesota
Pat Mellenthin of Marshall, Minnesota has been selected as the new executive director of The Arc of Minnesota. Mellenthin, who […]
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Plenty of Work to Do
MN-CCD coalition maps the road ahead of the 2008 legislative session Fifty-four million Americans – roughly 1 in 6 – […]
If I could. . .
There are angels everywhere. I was sitting in a circle with about twenty other people at the Day Treatment Center […]
Living with pain
Grad of Courage Center program uses variety of coping skills Access Press first introduced Julian Coffman back in October 2006 […]
Editor’s Column – February 2008
By the time you read this, we will know the results of the Minnesota state caucuses. I hope you all […]
Stamps buy State hospital bus
In September 1964, the bus used by Cambridge State School and Hospital to transport residents broke down after 900,000 miles. […]
Lucas v. Kmart
Colorado native Carrie Ann Lucas challenged a retail giant in a ground-breaking disabilities access case and won. From her vantage […]
Unconditional Friendship
Being friends with Hope Hoffman has taught my daughter, Naomi, patience, inclusion and anonymity. Patience when all of their classmates […]
Operation Confidence Helps Job Seekers Look Good
Consuella Mackey had an epiphany nearly 30 years ago when she discovered first-hand the connection between good looks and social […]
Minnesota’s Disability History Exhibit Tours Hungary
Last March, St. Paul-based Advocating Change Together (ACT) was approached by the Hungarian Eotvos Larand University asking for translation rights […]
Disability: A Social Construct
No one ever calls himself or herself racist, bigoted, small-minded or ignorant. Those are titles you give to others while […]
Well
Park Square Theater; Seen Feb. 2nd. This show has completed its run. Editor’s note: Access Press is pleased to welcome […]
Federal Legislation Aims to Stem DSP Workforce Crisis
Recruiting and retaining a stable direct support workforce is important to the lives of people with disabilities and their families. […]
Bagdad Atrocities on People with Disabilities Condemned
The National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) and the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) condemned the use of individuals with Down […]
Virginia Joins Respectful Language Movement
How support grew to ban ‘retarded’ from state books Erin Thompson lives with Down syndrome, but she refuses to use […]
