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Some Success Organizing Brings Victories, But No Time To Relax by Charlie Smith

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It has been a turbulent year for ACCESS PRESS and the disability community. Last year at this time, the Department of Human Services (DHS)wasformingtheHome Care Task Force to deal with the cuts to the Personal Care Anendant(PCA)andTEFRA Program. Onthenationallev-

store the Personal Care Attendant and TEFRA cuts at the state legislature level On the national level. the ADA and IDEA survived and the "Contract for America" by in large was derailed. This was possible because large numbers of people from the disability community got In-

numbers on balance sheets. They see raising costs and not the reasons for the increases orwhattheseprogramsdo. In n9#1)1 most cases the increases are due to cost-shifting from other programs to save money. This last year has shown us it takes the people/advocates using the programs to polnt t the effectiveness ofthem.

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with threats to repeal the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the dismantling of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ?IDEA), and the block granting of Medicaid to the states. Due to a number of disability organizations and what is considered grassroots organizing, we were able to re-

and e-rnailing the people who make the decisions that affect our lives. It proves we can make a difference if our voices are heard. What has been re-enforced to me this past year. is that many of the changes to programs like PCAITEFRA and ADA or IDEA are proposed by people who are just looking at

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With the electionsjust a few monthsaway, weneedtomake sure people with disabilit~es are registered to vote and actually VOTE! You need to be educated about the candidates and ifthey stand for what you believe in. Get involved in their campaign. If we all voted, we ould control the electioi.. ,

Summer '96: Frc: And Low-Cost Events Throughout the Summer City of Mittneapolis

Stevie Ray's Improv Comedy Troupe. The troupe takes suggestionsfrom the audience throughout the show and creates instant comedy sketches based on the suggestions. It's fast-paced, clean and very funny. Free one-hour show at 7:OOpm every Sunday (except for rain) at the Lake Harriet Rose Gardens. "Comedy of Errors" starts June 20. The Minnesota Shakespeare Company presents this delighthl comedy in Kenwood Park. Thurs.Sat. 7:OOpm. Sundays at 1 :00prn. Free concerts in the Parks. Everything from chamber music to rock 'n roll to middle eastern or latin music. At the Lake Harriet Bandshel l and at the Nicollet Island Pavilion. Call 66 1-4800 for schedules.

Most suburbs have their own free concerts, too. Call the local recreation dept. for a listing. Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary. This is the time to visit the Garden to enjoy the blooms in the savanna-prairie habitat. Look for the likes of Blazing Star, Wild Bergamot, Culver's Root, Flowering Spurge, and many other delightful prairie bloomers that at one time covered much of the southern part of Minnesota. The Garden is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. to dusk. Tours and programs also are offered. Call 3704903 after I0 a.m. to find out details. JUNE June 15 Juneteenth. This Twin Cities celebration is an array of culturally reflective events which examine the qualities of African Ameri-

can cultural, physical, social, economic, educational and political freedoms.This year's theme is Family Reunion: Crossing the bridge to our economic and political empowerment. 377-7000.

of Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN in Eagan, look for fine arts & crafts by local & regional artists, food, & music by the Teddy Bear Band, Whitesidewalls, & Thunder Rose. 423-4233.

June 15-16 Nicollet Mall Car Classic. More than 200 classic cars on display, plus free concerts. Noon-5pm. Free. 338-3807.

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June 20-30 MN Fringe Festival. This festival will feature dozens oftheatre productions plus 46 musicians, actors, dancers,comedians,jugglers and performance artists. West Bank Theatre district. $7 or less per show. 770-6482. J u n e 22-23 Taste of Stillwater. This restaurant cook-offwill beheld in Lowell Park. 439-7700. June 22-23 Yankee Doodle Arts & Crafts Festival. Located on the corporategrounds

July 1 Penny Carnival in Brooklyn Park. Save your pennies forthis accessibleoldfashioned outdoor penny carnival filled with games, prizes, balloons, and music. Held rain or shine. 988-4 177. July 3-7 Taste of MN. Food tentsand fireworks, music and family entertainment, all right in front of our golden horses. State Capitol Mall, St. Paul. 1 lam - 10:50pm daily. July 4-7 MN Heritage Festival. Celebrate the history and cultural diversity of MN. Four stages for live music, lumberjack show, living history encampments, fiddling

championships,and lots more. On Nicollet Island and Main St. 874-0 142 Every Monday after July 8 through August. Free concerts and movies in Loring Park. Concerts begin at 7:00pm, with popular fulllength movies following, starting at dusk. In case of rain, event is canceled. Cosponsoredby Walker Art Center. 661-4875. July 12-21 The 57th Annual Minneapolis Aquatennial. The granddaddy of summer festivals brings tourists and locals alike to the shores of our many lakes and the Mississippi River for daily athletic events, music, parades and fireworks displays. 331-8371. July 20 Lyn-Lake Street Fair. Thousands take to the streets forthis urban celebration.Get ready for lots of performance

and music, foodanddrink, art and family activities. Lyndale Ave. at Lake Street, Minneapolis. 824-8 198. July 23-28 Lumberjack Days. A community celebration of the good 01' days, including a lumberjack competition, carnival and parade through town. Stillwater. 4397700. July 25-28 The fifth annual Twin Cities Ribfest, Mpls. A dozen of the country's best barbecued-rib chefs gather to offer up samplings of their finest. Free concerts, and those cute little Robinson's Racing Pigs. On Nicollet Mall, between Third and Fourth Streets, starting at 1 lam each day. July 27 "MN Splash" Festival, Edina. A free-admission event, this celebration of Minnesota pride will showcase local and regional performers Summer - cont. on p. 7

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Games to begin at 1:00 pm Justin Dart will be stopping in with an exhibition game be- Minnesota on July 8, 1 996 as tween the St. Paul Rolling part ofhis national Justice '96 Thunderand the St. Paul Saints Tour. The purpose of his trip wheelchair teams; Wakota is to help states get organized Arena parking lot in South St. for the upcoming elections in Paul. Formore info,call Anne the face of significant threats against the Americans with at 455-0154Disabilities Act (ADA), the Please patronize your Individuals with Disabilities Access Press Education A C ~(IDEA), and other civil rights protections.

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Living, the Minnesota State Council on Disability, the Southeastern Minnesota Centerfor Independent Livingand the Multiple Sclerosis Society. It will be heldat the Hilton Hotel. 1001 Marquette Avenue, Salon E & F, Minneapolis, from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. .-THIS IS A FREE MEETING AND OPEN TO

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Courage Center is seeking ple with physical disabilities nominations for the Rose and andsensory impairments. The I hese are the faces behind to give a new s h t an Wmnt officemagicisDawnDoering: Jay Phillips Awards and the Phillips Awards salute outACCESS PRESS, h e people events. ~ ]h b @m, writer, photographer, editor, Judd Jacobson Memorial standing career success; the Jacobson Award honors who make the paper a reality known as the Wi& of Spa- entertainer, animal handler, Award. L: in computer use. --achievement ( m e t h i n g youreditorhas had tial Relatkons, makes sure ev- and organizer extraordmaire. These awams r e i B o t h include cash prizes. far too large a dose of recent- ery&ing fits and lbaks great, ly). Our columnists: Nicole, &dsomehow does it in aimall I can't say it much better than LeAnn+ Sandy, &-don, B window of time. Bob my father did last year. while Mary Jane steinhagen - coor- Christensen is Mr. Delivery. 1';n out there lobbying and A Minnesotacommunitythe- address and a networking dinator of the Religion col- He and his staff fill over 130 advocatingfordisabilityrights, atre conference on June 28- lunch. Alleventswill be ASLumn - all findtime in their busy racks around the Metro with "the SINE QUA NON of AC- 30 in Minneapolis wilf offer Interpreted. a k~note lives to bring their ideas & the latest edition ,of ACCESS CESS PRESS is a wondefl eight worksho~s~ talents to print. Scott Adams the sameday weget it h m o u r group of friends who contribuses his creative pen to pro- ~rinter.House of Print in ute." Thanks to a11of VOU. The Hennepin County Board County Board. Membersmust of Commissioners is seeking be residents of Hennepin applicants for three vacancies County.

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Anyone who has experienced whichmedicationshelped and medications ana explain; and amental illness, been a user of which made their situation you can specify particular psychiatric services, andfor even more.treacherous. Med- medications which you do not been in the predicament ofnot ication that did wonders for wantadministeredandexplain being able to advocate for him one person might cause terri- the deleterious effects they or herself because of their ble side effects or even wors- have hadon you. In Section 11, mental state should know that ening of symptoms in another you can consent toelectroconthere's protection out there. person. Electroconvulsive vulsive therapy and designate therapy (ECT) is another pro- the number of treatments; or It is not uncommon for people cedure that people may feel you can choose not to consent. who have experienced mental they want to avoid altogether. You can also give other inhealth crises to walk away be- Those who have had ECT in structions and preferences relieving it will never happen particular are also usually well garding ECT. again, or at least praying and aware of the positive or negahopingand banking on luck. It tive effect it had on them, and Because you might be admitis also not uncommon for peo- probably will have a strong ted or committed to a treatple to become seriously weak- opinion about whether that ment facility and be considened by a psychiatric experi- treatment should ever be used ered incompetent to make inence, so much so that they again. Again, one person's. formed decisions about your simply throw up their arms pill is bften another person's treatment, Section 111 allows and withdraw, or feel locked poison. for the designation of a Proxy in anger and frustration. MoDecision-maker. This proxy tivation to change their situa- One form of protection that's would be someone who will tion and to work to prevent out there is the Minnesota act on your behalf concerning future psychiatric abuses sim- Advance Psychiatric Direc- your care. In Section IV you ply falls away, as a person tive. The Directive is a short, can nominate someone as a feels stripped of energy, dig- user-friendly document which Guardian or Conservator for nity and hope. People with was developed and distribut- you in case apetition is filed to

O n Wednesday, June 19th, through Sunday, June 23rd, a most historical event is going to occur in Minnesota. A man who has been touted as one of the top religious leaders in the world, is going to appear for one of the very last of his famous crusades, ever!

Dr. Graham, who has been a friend and a counselorto presidentsofboth political parties, as well as leaders throughout the world, is having to end his illustrious career because of failing health. That's right, he has become one of us who experience disabilities of one kind or another. Dr. Graham has Parkinson'sdiseasewhich is progressing, making it increasingly more difficuk for him to function as he has in years past. So, when he comes to tell us that God is the answer, in spite of our disabilities, he has a pretty good idea

appearance in ou t alhas a wheelchair symbol in the lowed per person. The accesright hand comer. Just a token sible toilets are right behind syrnbol?Not at all! Each ofthe thisseatingarea.Sign language meetings, conducted at 7pm interpretation as well as laneach night except Saturday in guage interpreters will also be the Metrodome in Minneapo- provided. lis, isasaccessibleasthehandpicked committee of persons The final accessibility aspecl with varying types ofdisabili- is this, it's &! The spaces ties can possible make it. This and seats are on a first come committee is headed up by first serve basis, however, and Wayne H. Larson as Chair the doors open one and a half Person, and Don Bania, Jr., as hours before each meeting. Vice Chair, and accessible parking is being provided for Thousands are expected to cars and vans (call the pack the weather-controlled Metrodome at 612-335-3382 stadiumtoover-flowingtohear forapermittoentertheselots). Dr. Graham share how God Gates D and E are the loca- canmakelivesmoremeaningtions for public accessible ful and full of joy no matter transportationvehiclestodrop whatourabilitiesordisabilities peopleoff. Forthosewhodon't might happen to be. For more have wheelchairs but need as- information, call the Crusade sistance because walking is office at (612) 647-1996. difficult for them, loaner wheelchairswill be there with Dale Lurtdgren is czrrrently a volunteers, identified by char- board member and voltmnfeer treuse caps, to push and assist. of WINGS, formerly ca A shuttle for wheelers will be Broken Wing Ozrtreach,

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Some whistle, bel- The written word made communica- computer links betweencorporations (houses with telephones/intercoms) isn't like that. Out of completely low, talk and/or sing. Others may tion easier. The Gutenberg Printing anduniversities-just about anyone that have a link (the telephone comcharacteristic kindness, heplacedmy emit high frequency electrical im- Press made books, which made com- who had their own "internal" net- pany) between them. They can tiredbody andover-stressedmindon pulses. Some pokeand feel forraised municating the written word easier. work. Hence, a bunch of small net- choose to communicate only within furloughduringMay-longenough dots. Others move fingers, hands Librariescontainbooks-informaworks (stafflstudents/ employees the houseorthey can, ifthey want, to complete DRAGnet's relocation and arms to signal their meanings tion passed from author to readerwithin a particular university or cor- communicate with any and all of the and state-wide pick-up schedule. one to another. to make communication easier. Ra- poration) became a much IArger, ex- other houses that have similar comdio, television and telephones were ternal network (all the corporations munication tools in place. By way of thanking him, I return to Virtually all animals learn that gath- all invented to make communication and universities). A network of netkeyboard and set myselfa challenge: ering together for information ex- easier by making more information works, as it were. That's it. That's basically the con-; - ceptofthe Internet. Now, you decidc explain the Internet in less than 900 change is much more efficient. 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We listen, debate, call another tool a "computer net- same house. The telephone connect- .edu) is the CEO of DRAGnet -the me). form ideasandexchangeopinionswork". Eachis a tool that facilitates ed to the intercom makes it possible Disability Resources, Affiliates and .. human communication through net- for one person to communicate to Groups network (612-378.97961 '-3 .- , Let's start with the idea of NET working. Networking isnothingmore some or all within either house. Now, voice; 378.9794lfax). The Power of 2, WORKS. "Stop!" someone belthan bringing people and their it doesn't matter whether the houses To: is about computers, cyberspace lows, "you've already screwed up". to always gather all the necessary information together. are next door, across town or on and communication for all people. 1don'tthink so. You see, the concept peopletogetherat each meeting time1 opposite sides of the planet. Be- Pleaseshareyourthoughts,comments of networks is hardly new. Human place. 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