Health reform still possible? – Talks continue as session wanes
With a May 19 end-of-session deadline looming, key lawmakers and Pawlenty administration officials continue to press for a solution that […]
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Monthly Archives: May 2008
We’re number one!
Courage Center basketball team wins national championship In March, Courage Center’s Junior Rolling Timberwolves varsity wheelchair basketball team placed first […]
Editor’s Column – May 2008
Finally, it seems, we have made it through the winter. This last month has been a roller-coaster of weather. One […]
The awful price of freedom
In May 1975 the Minnesota legislature repealed a law authorizing sterilization of “feebleminded” persons committed to the guardianship of the […]
Letters to the Editor – May 2008
Care not cuffs I am shocked and appalled. When I found out that you put out an article about CIT […]
Tokounou all-abilities dance/music ensemble
Hopkins High School Auditorium: seen May 3, 2008 How’s this for a recipe for exuberance? Imagine a concert where there […]
Victimization ‘must not stand’
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week begins April 13th A federal initiative is now in place to improve public safety for […]
One size does not fit all
Medicare competitive bidding should not include complex rehab needs Five Minnesotans joined almost 200 other rehabilitation professionals from across the […]
Why pay more?
Foundation launches free online screen-reader for blind Many in the disability community are working to increase computer accessibility. For blind […]
‘Small world after all’
Roberta Blomster and Mary Kay Kennedy of St. Paul-based Advocating Change Together (ACT) joined 250 leaders from around the world […]
Building bridges
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities receives grant for advocacy and systems change efforts On April 21, 2008, the Minneapolis Foundation […]
Global self-advocacy efforts
Zambian delegation visits MN disability orgs A delegation of nine government officials, missionaries, educators, and advocates from Zambia in southern […]
‘Nonstop party cruise’ – A floating—and accessible—music festival
Want to know what I did in January? Imagine a Caribbean cruise sailing from Miami to Jamaica. Now add twenty […]
New specialty clinic in Maple Grove
Northwest suburbs gets new Gillette facility Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare welcomed visitors to its Maple Grove Clinic last Thursday with […]
Peer mentoring: win-win
MCIL’s peer mentoring program is on the go Have you heard about the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL) Peer […]
