Projects to improve accessibility at an array of state facilities are in the hunt for support from the Minnesota Legislature. Upgrades at state academies and hospitals are also vying for funding, in some cases seeking dollars to renovate…
Day: January 1, 2022
2022 session preparations underway
A comprehensive package of disability-focused legislation is ready for prime time at the Minnesota capitol. The Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (MNCCD) has adopted its legislative priorities and a…
Looking back at 2021, another year in the pandemic
by Access Press staff 2021 is in the books. It was a year of many challenges as well as key gains for Minnesota’s disability community. It was also a year when several…
Editorial - January 2022
2022 legislative session offers the chance to get involved Agendas in hand, disability advocacy organizations and individuals are preparing for January 31. That’s when the 2022 Minnesota Legislature starts its regular session. Weeks of legislative committee meetings, town halls and advocacy…
History Note
Great Depression put a strain on the state’s institutions The Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939, is considered to be the worst economic downturn in the history of…
In Memoriam
Mental health was her focus Marcia Kay Taylor Lovejoy used her lived experience with mental illness to advocate for others, at the local and national levels. Lovejoy died in late 2021, She…