Charlie Smith Award winner Cliff Poetz gives call to action
2016 Access Press Charlie Smith Award winner Cliff Poetz personifies the rallying cry, “Nothing about us, without us.” The legendary […]
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Daily Archives: November 10, 2016
Programs relaunched: State aims to hire people with disabilities
Connect 700 allows people with disabilities to demonstrate their skills through an on-thejob trial. The Supported Worker Program allows up […]
History Note: Deaf community has a home at Thompson Hall
November 5, 1916, was a great day for deaf Minnesotans. It was the day that St. Paul’s Thompson Hall opened […]
Editor’s Column – November 2016
On November 4, at the 14th annual Charlie Smith Awards banquet, we celebrated Cliff Poetz, the winner of the 2016 […]
Negotiations start as issues swirl around caregivers
Minnesota’s caregiver crisis continues to make headlines. As the Service Employees Union International (SEIU) launched a high-profile campaign to change […]
Don’t make home care needs a political issue
Recently a lawyer for a special interest group trying to decertify the PCA union wrote a piece in Access Press […]
Radio Talking Book – November 2016
Did You Know…? The Radio Talking Book was the first radio reading service in the world in 1969. As more […]
Letters to the Editor – November 2016
Tuberculosis funds should not be cut What many think of as a disease from the days of “La Boheme” – […]
People & Places – November 2016
ProAct’s 2016 Employer of the Year awards honor Minnesota businesses that have helped the Eaganbased organization better the lives of […]
Please write to us
Access Press welcomes letters to the editor and commentary pieces from readers, on topics of interest to Minnesota’s disability community. […]
Regional News in Review – November 2016
Family files lawsuit against city Earlier this year, Burnsville police fatally shot a man whose family said was mentally ill. […]
Accessible Events – November 2016
More events information VSA Minnesota is here. The website has a large calendar at in the upper right hand corner […]
November 2016 Issue
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