Disability service providers warn of potential for more closings
by Jane McClure Minnesota has lost at least eight disability service providers and could lose more if providers don’t receive […]
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Monthly Archives: February 2021
St. Paul Police COAST unit offers mental health help
by Margie O’Loughlin While communities everywhere are calling for a changed model of policing, a small unit within the St. […]
Late papers are vexing everyone
Dear Readers,Is your copy of Access Press arriving late, sometimes weeks late? Or are you reading this issue online because […]
Tim’s Desk – February 2021
What a great winter so far. There have been no significant snowstorms that stopped everyday life. The pandemic continues to […]
Generous Wasie family’s gifts are remembered
When the Wasie Pool closed recently at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, it marked the end of a 41-year era […]
Vaccination timing is among challenges for COVID-19 effort
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought countless changes to the lives of Minnesotans with disabilities. Many have lost caregivers. Others been […]
Get ready for rally days
Although the buses won’t roll and the capitol rotunda won’t echo with chants and cheers, it’s still time to make […]
State lawmakers hurry to earmark $550,000
A requirement in state law that could divert $550,000 dollars away from programs for people with disabilities is being contested […]
Scanlan’s life experiences shaped her commitment to advocacy
Joyce Eileen Scanlan drew on her own experiences with blindness and disability-based discrimination to champion the rights of others. Described […]
Petrie a founder of MRCI
Art Petrie was not only a developer and shaper of the city of Mankato. He also had compassion for people […]
Dillon was mental health advocate
Nancy Dillon is remembered as a committed advocate for Minnesotans experiencing mental illness, and as someone who elevated the status […]
New leader at Living Well Disability Services
Thomas Gillespie is the new president and CEO of Mendota eights-based Living Well Disability Services, a leader in providing exceptional […]
New leader named for MDI
Eric Black is taking the helm at MDI February 15, succeeding current President and CEO Peter McDermott. McDermott will retire […]
Fondell retires from ICI
Beth Fondell, University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration’s outreach and training coordinator, has retired after more than a decade […]
