Two very different movie premieres raise the curtain on disabilities, stereotypes The call to action was an offensive play title. The response was a movie. Now the call comes again—an…
Day: September 10, 2008
Finding gainful employment, adaptive services among barriers to disability community job-seekers
Improving Minnesota’s vocational and independent living services for individuals with disabilities is the topic of a forum set for Wednesday, September 24 in St. Cloud. The Statewide Independent Living Council…
Editor's Column - September 2008
The documentary, “Offense Taken,” is again highlighted in Access Press. The collaboration involved in creating and distributing this documentary has proven to be phenomenal. I think of myself as a…
Institutions ‘grew’ gentlemen farmers
In 1901, the Minnesota Legislature established the Board of Control to manage the state institutions and prisons and required the board to meet regularly with the superintendents and wardens to…
It’s time to promote understanding - Sept. 25, Ataxia Awareness Day
In our lives, we have all experienced barriers that get in the way of accomplishing what we want or need to achieve. The barrier may be as simple as the…
Activists hold conference for all who care
Open Doors and Open Hearts is an upcoming conference, put together by a dedicated group of socially active people of diverse faiths and backgrounds. Former prison inmates, people in recovery,…