Editor’s note: Former Access Press Executive Director Tim Benjamin died this summer. An obituary appeared in the August edition. by Jeff Bangsberg More than 20 years ago, I met Tim…
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Letters and guest columns from readers
His legacy is one of disability-focused journalism
by Jane McClure, Editor Tim never liked writing obituaries for Access Press. When we’d lose a valued disability community member he’d sadly remark about shortened life expectancies for our community…
Unsheltered people with disabilities have unique needs that must be met
by Lora Esse The dilemma of unsheltered people living in encampments is widely known. Less known is how many unsheltered Minnesotans are people with disabilities. These encampment residents and the people…
Loss of in-house captioning staff at U of M a cause for concern
The Interpreting/Captioning Unit (ICU) has been a nationally renowned unit in the University of Minnesota’s Disability Resource Center (DRC), representing an ideal model for accommodation service-provision in academia. After two decades…
Thoughts about Tim Benjamin, by Jeff Bangsberg
by Jeff Bangsberg Over twenty years ago, I met Tim Benjamin, who later became my close friend. Before he died of terminal cancer, Charlie Smith, the previous Editor of Access…
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