RADIO TALKING BOOK

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Missed a book broadcast? Listeners can access a broadcast for one following the original broadcast in the Radio Talking Book only weekly program archive. For help accessing the archive, contact Ronnie Washington at 651-539-1424 or SSB.Equipment@state.mn.us.

If the book’s broadcast is no longer available in the archive, contact staff librarian Dan Gausman for assistance, at 651-539-1422 or dan.gausman@state. mn.us

All about Radio Talking Book

The sampling published monthly in Access Press doesn’t represent the full array of programming on Radio Talking Book (RTB).

RTB is not just for listeners with visual disabilities. Anyone with difficulty reading or turning pages can enjoy the service. Enjoy programming on a mobile device, for either iOS or Android. Visit the Apple App Store for iOS, or Google Play for Android, and download the Minnesota Radio Talking Book app.

Listen to RTB’s live or archived programs online at www.mnssb.org/rtb Books broadcast on the Minnesota RTB Network are available for loan through the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library in Faribault. The catalog is at www.mnbtbl.org, click on the link Search the Library Catalog. Call the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library at 800722-0550, Mon-Fri, 9 am - 4 pm CST. For updates, go to the Facebook site Minnesota Radio Talking Book.

Audio information about the daily book listings is on the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) Newsline. Register for NFB Newsline by calling 651-539-1424.

The NFB-NEWSLINE service provides access to more than 500 magazines and newspapers. To learn more, visit www. nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline

Donate to the State Services for the Blind at mn.gov/deed/ssbdonate.

If listeners have ideas or feedback about books or programs broadcast, contact the staff. For newspapers and programs, contact Tony Lopez at tony. lopez@state.mn.us or 651-642-0880. For books, contact Joseph Papke at joseph. papke@state.mn.us or 651-539-2316. Callers from Greater Minnesota can reach staff by calling 1-800-652-9000 and ask for Lopez or Papke.

Mingo led life of service

Robert Mingo lived for many years with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), working to educate others about the disease. Mingo died earlier this year of complications of FSHD. He was 61 and lived in Fridley. Mingo’s love of animals let to a career as a veterinary technician. He enjoyed writing poetry and doing volunteer work, guided by a strong faith.

He was diagnosed with FSHD in 2002, just months after getting married. He was a longtime volunteer with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), sharing his story during telethons. He was the Minnesota recipient of the national MDA Robert Ross Personal Achievement Award in 2009.

In 2001, after a tornado struck his childhood home area of North Minneapolis, Mingo was there handing out water. That led to a water ministry for the neighborhood. He won the Minnesota Council on Disability’s Emergency Preparedness Award in 2011. of Sanctuary Covenant Church and served as an usher and anywhere needed. He is survived by his wife Amy, and five siblings and their families. Private services have been held. A public celebration of life service is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 15 at River Park North, 101 83rd Ave. N., Brooklyn Park.

Chautauqua*

Monday – Friday 6 a.m.

Status and Culture, nonfiction by W. David Marx, 2022. A wide-ranging examination of why things become popular, why preferences change over time, and how identity plays out in contemporary society. Read by Diane Dahm. 14 broadcasts; begins Tue, April 4.

Life Time, nonfiction by Russell Foster, 2022. A guide to using the science of the body clock to promote better sleep, better health, and better thinking. Read by Lannois Neely. 15 broadcasts; begins Mon, April 24.

Past is Prologue

Monday – Friday 11 a.m.

The Escape Artist, nonfiction by Jonathan Freedland, 2022. The incredible story of Rudolf Vrba—one of the very first Jews to break out of Auschwitz and make his way to freedom. He was a man determined to warn the world and pass on a truth too few were willing to hear. Read by Yelva Lynfield. 16 broadcasts; begins Thu, April

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Bookworm*

Monday – Friday 12 p.m.

Little, fiction by David Treuer, 1995. A moving account of kinship and survival on a northern Minnesota reservation. Read by John Schmidt. 10 broadcasts; begins Tue, April 4.

The Moments Between Dreams, fiction by Judith F. Brenner, 2022. A story of a woman’s hope, courage, and perseverance in post-WWII Chicago. Read by Bonnie Swenby. 11 broadcasts; begins Tue, April 18. – V

The Writer’s Voice*

Monday – Friday 1 p.m.

Finding Turtle Farm, nonfiction by Angela Tedesco, 2022. The story of starting and running an organic farm—told by the woman who owned one of the first Community-Supported Agriculture operations in the Upper Midwest. Read by Yelva Lynfield. 10 broadcasts; begins Tue, April 4.

James Patterson, nonfiction by James Patterson, 2022. A conversational autobiography from the best-selling author. Read by Jim Ahrens. Seven broadcasts; begins Tue, April 18. – L

Speaking of Harpo, nonfiction by Susan Fleming Marx, with Robert S. Bader,

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“Scottie was really a pioneer in adaptive recreation,” said his friend Eric Larson. “He was a guy in a wheelchair who didn’t have limits.”

Sailing was his true love. He is believed to be one of the first paraplegics to sail solo.

In the mid-1980s he led the push for the Duluth Parks and Recreation Department to create the Twin Ports Youth Sailing Program. He recruited boat builders and new sailors, and volunteered at the Park Point sailing site. Recently he worked with the Duluth Superior Sailing Association (DSSA) through creation of the Sailing for All program. The program is not just for those with disabilities and accessibility issues, but also those who may not otherwise get involved in sailing.

In a 2019 interview with the Duluth News Tribune, Anderson recalled watching others being lifted from wheelchairs into sailboats and then setting off solo on the water.

“It's such a sense of freedom, moving along the water with just the wind,” he said. “It's really hard to describe what that feels like for someone in a chair.”

Anderson built his own wooden boat. When asked why he didn’t use fiberglass he said, “If God would have wanted fiberglass boats, he would have made fiberglass trees!”

He also loved to fish, and was

2022. A show-business memoir of rare grace and humor from the widow of Harpo Marx. Read by Dan Sadoff. Nine broadcasts; begins Thu, April 27.

Choice Reading*

Monday – Friday 2 p.m.

Under The Whispering Door, fiction by T. J. Klune, 2021. The heartfelt story of a man who discovers the joys of living after he’s dead, thanks to a teashop owner who ferries the dead to the other side of life. Read by Peter Danbury. 14 broadcasts; begins Tuesday, April 11. – L

When I Sing, Mountains Dance, fiction by Irene Solà, 2022. A spellbinding Catalan novel that places one family’s tragedies against the uncontainable life force of the land itself. Read by Brenda Powell. 6 broadcasts; begins Mon, April 24. – S

Afternoon Report*

Monday – Friday 4 p.m.

The Stolen Year, nonfiction by Anya Kamenetz, 2022. An NPR education reporter shows how the pandemic disrupted children’s lives—and how our country has nearly always failed to put our children first. Read by Phil Rosenbaum. 12 broadcasts; begins Mon, April 3. – L

Out On a Limb, nonfiction by Andrew Sullivan, 2021. A collection of iconic and powerful essays of social and political commentary from one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades. Read by John Potts. 24 broadcasts; begins Wed, April 19. – L

Night Journey*

Monday – Friday 7 p.m.

Rafferty’s Last Case, fiction by Larry Millett, 2022. The ninth and final Minnesota mystery, in which Shadwell Rafferty, with the inimitable Sherlock Holmes, may have solved his own murder. Read by Gary Rodgers. 15 broadcasts; begins Mon, April 10.

Off the Shelf*

Monday – Friday 8 p.m.

Booth, fiction by Karen Joy Fowler, 2022. An epic and intimate novel about the family behind one of the most infamous figures in American history: John Wilkes Booth. Read by Michele Potts. 15 broadcasts; begins Tue, April 11.

Potpourri*

Monday – Friday 9 p.m.

Wonderlands, nonfiction by Charles Baxter, 2022. Searching and erudite new

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Abbreviations V – violent content R –racial epithets L – strong language S –sexual situation G – gory descriptions essays on writing and the life of literature. Read by Glenn Miller. 10 broadcasts; begins Wes, April 19.

Good Night Owl*

Monday – Friday 10 p.m.

Noor (rebroadcast), fiction by Nnedi Okorafor, 2021. A fast-paced, Afrofuturist, journey of tribe, destiny, body and the wonderland of technology. Read by Karen Ray. 8 broadcasts; begins Mon, April 3. – L, S

Hidden Pictures, fiction by Jason Rekulak, 2021. A supernatural thriller about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. Read by Laura Young. 11 broadcasts; begins Thu, April 13. – L

RTB After Hours*

Monday – Friday 11 p.m.

Set On You, fiction by Amy Lea, 2022. A gym nemesis pushes a fitness influencer to the max in this steamy romantic comedy. Read by Jodi Lindskog. 12 broadcasts; begins Mon, April 3. – L, S Nora Goes Off Script, fiction by Annabel Monaghan, 2022. A romance screenwriter becomes the protagonist of her own love story when a hunky actor stays at her house. Read by Pat Muir. 8 broadcasts; begins Wed, April 19. – L, S

Weekend Program Books

Your Personal World, 1 p.m. Sat, presents This Is How Your Marriage Ends by Matthew Fray, read by Beverly Burchett. – L

For the Younger Set, 11 a.m. presents Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen, read by Pat Muir.

Poetic Reflections, noon Sun, presents Still Living in Town by Kevin FitzPatrick, read by Mary Knatterud; followed by Space Struck by Page Lewis, read by Mary Knatterud.

The Great North, 4 p.m. Sun, presents The Pride of Minnesota by Thom Henninger, read by Jim Gregorich; followed by A Private Wilderness by Sigurd F. Olson instrumental in getting wheelchairaccessible fishing piers built in Duluth and on several lakes in Minnesota’s Arrowhead and Superior National Forest.

Anderson was not only a leader in adapted sports. He also was a strong advocate for anyone with a disability.

He began his career as a disability advocate in 1988, as director of the Duluth office of the Center for Independent Living of NE Minnesota (CILNM), now Access North. He was one of many Minnesotans who worked to get the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed in 1990, receiving an invitation to the White House.

He later crossed Lake Superior to work as a work incentives benefits counselor at North Country Independent Living in northwestern Wisconsin. He helped clients manage benefits, and worked on accessibility programs including a rampbuilding program that continues today. He shared a vast knowledge of Social Security programs.

He is remembered for his calm and quiet confidence, and not making assumptions about people. He worked on many local, state and national groups.

Anderson helped found several programs including the Peer-to-Peer group through Access North, People with Disabilities For Change, the Brain Injury Support Group at Polinsky Rehabilitation Center and the Ports Area Brain Injury Roundtable.

Memorials preferred to the Scott R. Anderson Sailing for All Memorial Fund at DSSA, P. O. Box 3094, Duluth, MN 55803. Checks should be noted for the Scott R. Anderson Fund. Donations can also be made through DSSA's PayPal account at sailingforall@gmail.org.

See Anderson in a video at https:// www.duluthnewstribune.com/make-ahero-adaptive-water-sports-scott-andersonduluth-mn

Gala is April 21

Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota hosts its Self-Advocates Spring Gala 7-9 p.m. Fri, April 21 at Mpls Northwest Marriott. The gala is for individuals with Down syndrome in high school to adult only. Enjoy desserts and dancing, and dress up in cocktail attire. Reserve a spot today. FFI: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/self-advocate-spring-galatickets-502297223517

Post your event online

Access Press would like to move more of its event listings online, and that is possible with our redesigned website. There is a word limit and we’d ask that those posting information include event costs as well as accommodations. Are ASL and AD offered? Is there companion seating? A quiet room? Fidgets?

Accommodations are much more than a ramp for many of us. That kind of information can help someone decide where or not to attend an event.

To post an event, go to www. accesspress.org, click the resources tab at top right, and go to the post an event line. Consider that a small web or print ad can also generate interest in an upcoming event. For questions about ads, email ads@accesspress.org

Access Press reserved the right to reject events if they do not meet our guidelines. Call the editor at 651-644-2133 ext. one or email jane@accesspress.org with events questions.

Open Flow Forum

The Artists with Disabilities Alliance meets via Zoom 7-9 p.m. the first Thu

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of the month. Upcoming dates are April 6 and May 4. Virtually join artists with disabilities and supporters to share visual art, writing, music, theater and artistic efforts or disability concerns. Facilitators are Tara Innmon, Kip Shane and Springboard for the Arts. The gatherings are fully accessible. Anyone needing special accommodations should contact Andy Sturdevant at host organization Springboard for the Arts. Funding is available for access needs. FFI: 651-2940907, resources@springboardforthearts. org

Resources to Enjoy!

The Enjoy listings are for arts events as well as banquets, fundraisers and fun events by and for disability services organizations. Schedules may be subject to change. Some venues still may have mask and vaccine requirements. Please check with a venue or organization before making plans.

The Minnesota Access Alliance (MNAA) provides an Accessible Arts & Culture Calendar for arts patrons who use accessibility accommodations such as audio description, captioning, ASL interpreting and sensory-friendly accommodations. Link to more details at https://calendar.mnaccess.org. Be sure to check the listing or venue to find out its COVID-19 protocol and if an advance reservation is needed for the accessibility service.

Accessible events can be submitted to the MNAA Calendar (and MinnesotaPlaylist.com). A list of other venues follows the event listings.

Opportunities

Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota annual conference, retreat

The Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota (DSAMN) hosts its annual statewide learning conference and selfadvocate retreat Sat, April 22 at the Mpls Northwester Marriott in Brooklyn Park. Preregister for either the self-advocate retreat or the caregiver conference. Costs vary. FFI: https://interland3. donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink. aspx?name=E11535&id=135

Children and families

PACER workshops sampling

PACER Center offers many useful free or low-cost workshops and other resources for families of children with any disabilities. Some in-person workshops are offered at PACER Center and also offered online. Other workshops are wholly online and livestreamed at this time. Advance registration is required for all workshops. At least 48 hours’ notice is needed for interpretation. Check out PACER’s website and link to the newsletter of statewide workshops that allows participants to pick and choose sessions designed for their needs.

Grant assistance available

People who receive home and community-based waiver services (HCBS) can take advantage of a new grant program and free services from LiveLife Therapy Solutions, a Minnesota assistive technology company. The grant program, called AT for Wellness, is available through March 2024. It is designed to help people who currently receive HCBS waiver services to obtain equipment and connectivity to help them access telehealth and/or for social engagement. Some examples include access to online classes, educational programs, work related activities, community engagement and remote healthcare appointments.

LiveLife Therapy Solutions can help with purchasing Internet services and equipment that are typically denied by waiver or cannot be covered, like tablets and computers, to allow people to access telehealth services. The company has also been able to purchase computer desks, office chairs, mounts, adaptive mice, and keyboards. This grant is also able to assist if the person has remote technologies but does not know how to set them up or use them, to cover that time for set up and training needs. FFI: https://livelifetherapysolutions.com/services/

To receive a free monthly events calendar: email mactfactor@icloud.com and/or info@mnaccess.org. Ask for the entire events list or specific lists for ASL interpreting, captioning, audio description, sensory-friendly accommodations or building different types of wind turbines. The workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the potential of wind power.

Housing – Starting the Journey : Step One – How Do We Start? is 6:30-9 p.m. Mon, April 10. Parents will gain information to help their young adults develop their vision for community living, housing and services. An overview of housing and service options will be provided.

Registration recommended for all three workshops in this series. Register for each session separately.

A Review of Apple Accessibility Features is noon-1 p.m. Wed, April 19. Participants will review of Apple accessibility features, both established and newly added iOS 16 and macOS Ventura features.

Keys to Job Success: Tools to Support Executive Function at Work is 1-2:15 p.m. Wed, April 5 at PACER Center or virtually. The workshop will explore technology to support executive function skills at work, including managing time, staying organized, completing tasks, and maintaining focus using devices and mobile apps.

Tech for Teens Club : Wind Energy Part 1 is 10-11 a.m. Sat, April 22 at PACER Center or virtually. Participants will learn about the science behind this renewable energy source, and then get hands-on with

Tech for Teens Club : Wind Energy Part 2 is 11 a.m.-noon Sat, April 22 at PACER Center or virtually. Participants in Part 2 will learn how to harness the wind to generate electricity. During the workshop, they will select a wind turbine design, and then build a model that will generate electricity.

FFI: PACER, 952-838-9000, 800-5372237, www.pacer.org

Info & Assistance

Many classes available NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has set up a wide variety of free and in-person online mental health classes. Choices include Hope for Recovery, Transitions, Ending the Silence, Understanding Early Episode Psychosis for Families, In Our Own Voice, Family to Family, Positive Psychology, Creating Caring Communities, smoking cessation, a suicide prevention class called QPR –Question, Persuade and Refer, a special QPR class for Agricultural Communities and many more.

Be aware that on Feb. 1, NAMI Minnesota’s Online Support Groups moved to a new and improved platform, disability-related topics. For other accessibility resources or upcoming webinars presented by MNAA, sign up for emails at https://mnaccess.org

HeyPeers. HeyPeers provides a safe, easy to access environment exclusively designed for online support group meetings.

The classes and online support groups are designed for family members and caregivers, persons living with a mental illness, service providers, and also the general public. Find a complete listing of these classes and how to join in by going to namimn.org and clicking on “Classes” or go straight to https://namimn.org/ education-public-awareness/classes/ scheduled/.

Volunteer

Be a speaker

The Spina Bifida Resource Network (SBRN) seeks speakers with lived disability experience for its Empowered Conversations virtual speaker series. The weekly, interactive event by and for adults with disabilities features disabled speakers, movement artists and other discussion leaders. The program has been offered free to participants nationwide since March 2020.

Speaking engagements are held Wednesday 7-8 p.m. ET via Zoom with auto captioning. This includes a 5-min intro, 45-min session and 5-10-min Q&A.

FFI: amandak76w@gmail.com