Court oversight comes to end, but fight for better care has not
A lengthy legal battle, which has had many implications for Minnesotans with disabilities, officially comes to an end October 24. […]
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Monthly Archives: October 2020
On the move! New address for Access Press
Access Press is on the move! By the end of October, we will have vacated our longtime offices at St. […]
Voting in person? Be ready, know the rules
(Editor’s note: The September issue covered how to vote early, by absentee ballot. This article covers in-person voting.) Absentee voting […]
MN Supreme Court rules on assisting voters
Although individuals can only deliver absentee ballots for up to three voters, there is no limit on the number of […]
Tim’s Desk – October 2020
We’ve had a beautiful summer and fall. Now winter is peeking just around the corner. I’m kind of looking forward […]
Make a difference for your community, join MNCCD this fall
For the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (MNCCD), 2020 was a year full of the unexpected, with many new […]
“Fix What You Can” is one family’s compelling story
Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker’s Fight for Her Son by Mindy Greiling is being released this fall […]
Despite pandemic, direct support professionals continue to persevere
In the midst of the virus-centered environment which we all call home, I wanted to mention a bright spot that […]
Hadamar documentary is a haunting story of many lives lost needlessly
The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities presents a new documentary, Hadamar: The Forgotten Holocaust, detailing Hitler’s extermination of people […]
DHS making major budget cuts
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is preparing to lay off staff and slash millions of dollars in spending […]
Stolen therapy dog found
Earnest, a German shepherd therapy dog stolen from a St. Paul back yard, was found a week after he disappeared […]
Mankato agency goes through downsizing
When MRCI, a nonprofit that provides employment for people with disabilities, first acquired a warehouse near the Minnesota State University […]
Racially based biases alleged
People of color and Native Americans working at Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) contend they are sometimes targets of […]
Enjoy! October 2020
Less to Enjoy! Many of the museums, arts and theater that typically have listings in the Access Press Enjoy! calendar […]
