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overnments are paving and ramping. Businesses are adding Braille and sound recordings to public spaces. Although it may be slow, corporationsare recognizing ADA regulations and adapting. But there is one great corporation that simply wjll not budge, mother na.$+"',;, : :. .". 'st: ture. .- . I .

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Under Attack: Saving It Or Destroying It?. by Jeff Nygaard Part 2 of a 3-Part Series "Social Security Doesn't Work Any More." So said a recent headline, singing a song you will be hearing a lot in the coming months. This song has many verses, and they are all false. Last month in ACCESS PRESS, we showed why. Social Security is like a car, and it needs, a tune-up if we want it to keep running well for the next 75 years. But lots of people are saying we need to junk it and buy a new car. Why arethey sayingthis? And what kind of car do they want us to buy, anyway?

The Philosophy of Privatization What a lot of people want us to "buy" is a new arrangement called "privatization'". Exactly what is "privatization"? Briefly, privatization would dismantle the current system of taxing all workers to pay

benefits to those who need them, and replace it with a system of "Personal Security Accounts" (PSAs) wherein each worker would set aside money for their own retireme$, along the lines of the current IRAs or 401 (k) plans in the private sector. Under the PSA plan, workers would still have the same amount of tax (or more) taken out of their paychecks, but they would be required to invest part of it into the stock market. When they retire, they would get their money -however much might beto do with as they please. We can best understand the philosophy and goals sf the privatization proponents by contrasting them with those of the current system using three simple,but crucial, concepts. Concept Number 1: Insurance versus Investment.

When you invest money, you are trying to make more money. That's obvious. But what are you doing when you buy insurance? That's different: you are buying security. For example, you don't get any money back on your fire insurance if your house doesn't burndown. Have you "lost" that money? No, of course not. Social Security, likewise, is not an "invest: ment". If you die on the day that youretire youwillnotget your"money's worth. But if you become disabled, or live for 40 years after you retire, you will get a check every month. And the amount will be adjusted for inflation, and will be related to the amount you wereearning as a worker. And you will receive it until you die. That's Social Security insurance. Concept Number 2: Social versus Individual. "All for one and one for all." "An inSecurity - cont. on p.3

However, the state park facilities, like rest rooms and interpretive centers, will be made completely accessible. The surveying phase of the facilities is almost complete and any needed changes will be implemented soon.

out is exactly what they hope people will do. He said "they are considering including everyday comparisons on the signs. An example would be that an indoor ADA regulated wheelctiair ramp is an 8% grade." Even with these little clues, Passo explained the long-term theory is that the rating system will become like

sgz&ing out in the outdoors you-go with a beg~nnertrail, just like QQ.* s L ~ pIf, you _&vee n daingit awhile you O a t k e ~ 1 y ~ b i k s Tbe p~. yzc:: d h @ wk~l i z e W+.XQU are way theory behind the mation of parks in _tRe United mends will +be-unobtrusive. ready for the harder stuff.';' a small'set of States was to proHde a natu-" -~ti?~ir%fiflil8, ral environment where all are stairs can be modified into a This project is also providing welcome and included. This gradual ramp without chang- the added benefit of educatis why Minnesota's Depart- ing the feel of a trail. But ing those with disabilities and ment of Natural Resources these small changes will not without on how to determine (DNR) has recently estab- make nature an accessible accessibility. The 20 sorveyors, a mix of people who reclished aprogram to surveythe place. ognize the need for more instate parks for accessibility. To make the state parks com- Instead the DNR envisions a formation on accessibility pletely accessible would be system of signs that will give include: trail leaders, land costly, unattractive and prob- information on each trail and scape architects and individu ably impossible, but in 1995, a rating of easy, medium or als with disabilities. the Minnesota State Legis- difficult. This will allow the lature mandated a five year public to make their own de- Groups of four workers will plan to make at least one trail cisions on what trails to use. be traveling to the state parks throughout the summer. Passo in every state park accessible. Since that time, the DNR has Readingthesigns will require explained the advantages of enlisted the help of Wilder- some self education by the employing a mix of people. ness Inquiry (WI) to survey public and possibly some trial "We can send out a person park trails and facilities and and error. Since each indi- that uses a wheelchair and two vidual has different abilities, other strong surveyorson each to recommend changes. the signs will not state spe- project. The person with a John Strohkirch, the DNR's cifically that a trail is adequate disability can give a lot of Manager of Development for a wheelchair user or for insights .to trouble spots and and Acquisition of State someone who is visually im- the others can help with other Parks, said they may not be paired. Instead, they will of- obstacles." able to follow ADA regula-' fer information such as the tionsexactly when modifying averagegrade and cross slope WI is scheduled to survey 19 the trails. He recognized that of the trail. In everyday lan- state parks this summer seasome compromise will be guage these terms translate to son and just received funding necessary to keep the parks how steep the hills are and for Phase Two of the START natural. The DNR involved how much a trail tips to the project. Phase Two will beWilderness Inquiry in the left or right. Unless someone gin in August and will involve surveying, Strohkirch ,ex- is an architect or an engineer, 33 more stateparks. The long plained, because they have a they are not going to know term goal of the project is to history of balancing the is- whetherthey can handlea6% gather informationon 48 other sites around the state to insues of disabilities and na- grade, until they try it out. clude state forests, state recture. '"They are not going to want to pave everything or Mike Passo, Project Coordi- reation trails and state wildbulldoze it flat. They are in- nator of Surveying for WI, life areas. terested in leaving some of explained that trying the trailr

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jury to one is an injury to all." These are social sentiments, . . based on values of solidarity - . and fairness, upon which the ' I . . Social Security system is built. . " :. That's why it is called Social -."&- - Security.

retire. Whileweareswitching they did when you first began I from one to the other, we'll receivingthem. (That'spartof somehow haveto pay benefits the "defined benefit" system to current retirees while put- that was discussed earlier - the Help Yourself, Inc. will celting money in our own PSA benefit is defined in terms of ebrate its 10th Anniversary on accounts for our own retire- replacing wages at a set rate.) Saturday, August 16th, 1 1 - 4, ment. (We are talking many This is fairly unique to Federal . .. at Boom Island (800 Sibley trillions ofdollars here.) What pension programs. How im. - - ;Contrastthosesentiments with to do? The privatization fac- portantis this? If you live long St. NE, Mpls). Everyone is invited. They will be having a . - .. *.- individual (private) senti- tion in the official Advisory enough, you will probably use ments, based on values of selfCouncil on Social Security up whatever personal savings proposes that the government you had accumulated,but your . ,-interest andcompetition, upon ''-..;' which the privatized system borrow some of the money expenses won't go down. In . - : would be built. You will often (thereby adding trillions to the fact, as you get older your ex- O n Monday, August 4, the .. --. hear privatizers talk about federal debt that they claim to penses will probably go up, 2ndAnnualNationalNightOut abhor) and, for the rest, to in- especially medical and other kickoff parade begins $I . .- *. workers "gettingtheirmoney 's 2:00 :... worth". If you get more back crease pay roll taxes to roughly serviceexpenses. Private pen- noon, on NicolletMall& 1lth qs. - . - than you put in, you "win". If the same level as would be sion benefits rarely-are indexed St. in Mpls. August 5th events ". . you don't, you "lose". Ask required to balance the system for inflation, and PSAs would include 800 block parties. '--!-yourself this: what is the as it is currently structured. not be protected,either. There C. monetary value of paying into (I'm almost embarrassed to is thus no assurance that your . -:. a common fund so that people report that these people refer purchasing power will remain .. .. - , whom youmay never meet are to this tax as the "Liberty adequate over your lifetime (if Access For Pride is seeking . .'- : guaranteed a dignified and in- Tax".) They point out it is it ever was adequate). 700 - 800 volunteers to serve . dependent retirement? For that acceptable because it is "tem.. matter, are you getting your porary". They mean we would STOCK MARKET AS as "Etiquette Volunteers" to -. money's worth if you retire at only need it for 72 years, by MONEY MACHINE. The assistpersons withdisabilities . a "good time and get a high which time almost all current. privatizers always talk about , -'return on your investment,and workers would be retired (or how profitable the stock mar'your neighbor down the street dead) and thus will have paid ket is and, usually, they speak retires at a "bad" time and has the tax fortheirentire working of a minimum return on inCourage Center seeks nomi.. . ,- to live in poverty? Individu- lives. vestment, and how market re:,-. .. nations for Judd Jacobsqn ally, you "win". But, socially, turns have been positive 'in Award. The purpose of this you lose. THE CASE OF CHILE. You every 20-year or 30-year peaward is toencourage and supwill often hear about the riod since the 1920s. There's port individuals with disabili-Concept Number 3: Defined "bighly successful (and popu- aproblem here, though, and it - Benefit versus Defined Con- lar)" privatization of the Chil- has to do with a phenomeno6 ties who have shown signifiThis is a bit more ean Social security system in known to ecorromists as a fi- cant achievement in an entre. - - tribution. esoteric, but it boils down to the 1980s. Here are some nancial "bubble". - Whai this ,this: Under a defined benefit things you probably won't meansis that when stocks ar

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part is the part you put into teed public pensions now de- boomers begin to retire, in ------ . the market (the contribution). nied the rest ofthepopulation, whic-h case e i t h e r - ~; ~ That's mandatory. The ben- At least 43% of Chileans with -.goes b a n k r w or many oft&? ! efits, on the other hand, are not private pension accounts don't beneficiaries do. "defined" (guaranteed) and contribute to them regularly, will depend on all sorts of and projections are that 60- WE CANNOT INCREASE things, many of which are out -70% of the working popula- TAXES. The total lack of s u p of your control. And if they tion will save too little to pro- port for any tax increase to Committed to "Quality" turn out to be less than enough vide even a minimum, pov- keep Social Security solvent is service, mt 'Quantity" to live on, then, well ... they erty-level pension for them- almost a mantra of the privatizers. However, some don't talk about this too much. selves. polls show this not to be the Ethical, Honest, Problemswith Privatization INFLATIONPROTECTION: case. .Are people willing to Professional Many arguments are being put Through a fairly sophisticated pay higher taxes to guarantee forward and examples given system of indexing, Social a secureretirement? The posby proponents to show what a Security assures that your sibility deserves to be fairly 24 hour Emergency good idea the privatization of monthly benefits will have discussed and not dismissed Contact Person Social Security would be. about the same purchasing out-of-hand. i vnlir l i f ~ nc .Cnrrrr~fv rnnt r)n p. 4 Many of them sound good at power nt t h ~~n cnf first, or the negative side is glossed over or minimized, so some research is required to get the full story. Your author College students studying has done some research, and in the Health Care field here is a brief summary of a few of the major issues and Energetic, Dependable, constant input ~rom his sister, Gayle -snme -...- .rarelv-mentinned --.-.,...-..-- -.- -- hut - -- I - - B e a u x ~/c> ~ BeTIP B p H O , ~ C P " crucial facts : Honqt Individuals. Saunders (PIIW~ Relations ~ i r e d o r ,

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fax machine in their home the time being I will stay at helps them communicate with NDSD. They welcomed me with open arms! Idon't know friends and family. where else I'd have wanted to I could have stayed with go. At NDSD, Autumn, a 17 year old student found herself dis- my brother inMinneapolis but placed. When asked what con- I wanted to be as close to home cerned her most about the as I could." flood, Autumn replied, "It's all so devastating! The loss of Somethingelse troubles Holte. homes, businesses and then the Even though she believes her fires too! I am concerned there second floor apartmentwill be was no telephone number for okay, she wonders what the Deaf people to call and leave toll free numbers are and how Peggy Camp, now a resident messages since &is happened. to get good, accurate informaof Minnesota's Twin Cities, Hearing people had a tele- tion about relief assistance and grew up in Devils Lake. One phone number to use! I love to paying bills. "There is an inof nine Deaf children, she, her watch the TV news but there terpreted press conference tosiblings, and parents attended has been no captioning since day at 5 PM. I am hoping to NDSD. According to Camp, this happened and no inter- learn more then," quips Holte. "I have been disappointed with preters. Newspapers haven't the news reports. There has said anything about Deaf ~ennife;and her brother, Bill, been nothing about Deaf people. There is no media helped sandbag their parent's people. I grew up with some attention given to the Deaf home very late the night beof these people!" A question community. The focus is on fore the evacuation. The basement was full of waxer and that needs to be asked and an- the hearing world." within one inch from the first swered is: "How is it ~ossible

hile the flood waters recede, there is an opportunity to share the equally compelling stories from an under reported community ... the Deaf community. The Grand ForksIDevils Lake area is home for'nearly 95 Deaf citizens. This number includes approximately 50 students at the North Dakota School for the Deaf (NDSD) in Devils Lake.

or many years I have been actively doing "disability awareness" in the Church. Several events have taken place in the past six months that have caused me to think about and reconsider the importance of these activities. I have begun to wonder if my activities are useful or really make a difference.

ness occurred when changes not with, thoseconsidered"less to "enhance" the accessibility fortunate." There is often a aspects of our sanctuary were real welthem mentality in the made without any involvement Church andnomatter how hard or knowledge of those most we try, persons with disabiliaffected. I "stumbled" on these ties will always be the "them: changes one Sun. When I pro- who are less fortunate rather tested, I received an "OOPS, than the "we", therefore, we you were suppose to be told." must be planned and cared for.

Why were persons with disabilities left out of the loop in First, I attended a new church making these changes? Only (for me) on Easter Sunday. I the person or persons responwas immediate1y impressed. sible for making these changes The sanctuary is arranged so can know forsure. Those of us that the altar is in the midst of who live with disabilities the congregationand members have experienced being left of the congregation have the out of the loop on many occaprivilege sf worshiping in an sions can make some pretty inclusive circle. Equally im- good guesses. First, people portant to me is that there are just do not think. Secondly, no special places for people family members who have qr with disabilities. Rather, the have had a disabled member sanctuary offers adequate may feel they are very capable space throughout where per- of making decisions for and sons using wheelchairs or about all other disabled other mobility equipment can people. They may even feel choose to sit with family, they know best. Lastly, many friends and the congregation. people in congregations are

I do not know the answers to the disability awareness dilemma I find myself in these days. I do know that all of us, those who are disabled and those who are not, must continually examine ourselves. Be aware of our own perception of the "other" and the choices we make based on that perception. We must take responsibility for our choices, and allow others to take responsibility for their choices. We must remember we are the Church, we each have an obligation and the privilege to honor ourselves, and each other as sojourners in God's

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The other recent event caus"I have been frustrated trying to find our what is happening. Ho]te received some of her my things. I am more worried Live reports on TV here are information from friends in about my brother. His first not captioned! We wanted to Minneapolis, for example, floorapartmentdowntownwas watch President Clinton, but ,hen t b GrandForks Mayor burned in the fire. He lost there were no interpreters or addressing the citizens . everything. At first I could not captioning. Even before the ' m e Grand Forks newspaper reach him or get information flood,oftenashrunkenscreen and national news provided about his well being!" saysI , or amap would cover the cap- some details but I had to Michelle. Her dad's business tions," says Esther Frelich. 'ti1 the next day when the news was also heavily damaged. Thankfully*the floodevacua- was one day old," says Holte. tions did not affect them di- She then added, "1 realize I Whenaskedifsheisstillfiightrectly, though they worry about will not be able to return to my ened, Michelle replies, "durtheirDeaf friends-ATTYand apartment anytime soon so for F l o ~ d - cont. on p. 6

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