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Unfunded Mandate Act, signed Mar& 22n4 does not impact civil rights laws like the ADA, or the existing provisions ofthe IDEA. But there are far more serious threats to our IiRhts. For more than two years, the ADA andthe IDEA have been subject to increasingly frequent, increasing hostile attacks in the public media by anti-civil rights lobbyists, politicians and other public figures, by members of the inedia itself. It hasbeen called a "Regulatory Black Hole", "Disabling Mandate*, "Lunatic Lawn. We, lobbying for the disabled, are called "stop at-nothing zealots" and accused of "waging war with every citizen".

On April 18th, Majority Leader Dick Armey told 700 people at an Irving, Teias public forum, "The ADA in its current state is a disaster," ...an "abomination." He said he would "work to make h e language in it tight.." We know

what that means. In 1990Mr. Armey voted for every weakening amendmentto the ADA, and against the bill on every final vote. Now, as majority leader, he has much more power. When other minorities are publicly attacked, they attack back withinminutes. Not with one oped or ten calls, but with an eruption of outrageby thousands of angry citizens - thousands of calls to the TV station orradio, the newspaper, the ofice of the offender. The counter attack is usually more visible than the original offense. There are instant claims that, "1 was misquoted," and fmally apologies. Often offenders lose their jobs. Not so with the disability community.

nesses, schools, communities and states - in the m i t e House, the federal agencies and the Congress. When we losethebattleofthemind, it is only a m e e r of time mtjl we lase o w laws, and & dollars for our programs. Because if you are not legally a full citizen, if you are not perceived as acitizen with political clout, yourprograms will always be last on the list for finding. MONITOR THE MEDIA. BASH BACK. When the ADA, the IDEA, our rights, are attacked by public figures with misinformation, attack back, with truth. Imrnediately ! Join or organize an ADAIDEA Truth Team in your community or your state. Don't wait for others. Start with yourself. One person celebrating truth, protesting lies, can make a big difference..

Every time the ADA and the IDEA are bashed, and we don't bash back, misinformation and lies come to be accepted as reality. Our rights (Editor 3 Note: See page 9 are repealed where it matters for Justin's letter to Newt most, in the minds of all the Gingrich) Americans who m w hple-

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ti~n, wthan demand adequate fundw s chairman of Metro Mo- in& the miwed Universal Health Care was Pr* . bility and was responding to amounts of operating alloca- issue in the l99@pkid&m-

demands fordequate sewice withaseriesofpromises. The first of the mainline accessible busses were just being delivered,completewith demonstration rides and lots of ing 11 new

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paign so we asked candidates for their views. Said candidate Arne Carlson, "The cornerstone of the Carlson administratiatwillbe the policy 0fPriwmtim Its will be access to health care for all tans. The Canadian program . demonstratesthe feasibility of assuring medical can for all tbmugh a government prow tinaced by progressive taxatimr

tions over the next four years and tried to compensate by raising fares; then made the horrendm*mw@' a new fleetofhu%e4*hd contracted for management services from a company whose performance was so bad the riders successfully sued-

total time for complae version ten to twelve years. be Metro Mobility was not to be Now mat me %qb, come part of the Meseen as a competitor for funding, but a separate compli- cil? the Pattern is k i n g rementaqt service to be funded peated. There is no real advo&ompfopeqm-. Apolicy cacy for improvement, but an of"NoTripDeni#-tobe acceptance of inadequate implemented imme&mb for funding as inevitable. This the 17,000 certified users. Year we'll h v e major cutbacks in senrice,higher fares, , Five years later we do have and a ridiculous two weeks momaccessiblemainlinebus advance reservation time. ses in service, but have a long There are about 24,000 certiway to go to have them on all fied users now, probably a lot routes. This year's cutbacks less than the r ~ m b e rwho will reduce service on most could be eligible. Given the ."regular"lines, especiallyeve- State of the SYStem, a lot of , nings and weekends. Fares these potential Users will neVhave been increased to the er bother signing UP. There estimatedmaxim~mpr~ctical. are rumors now of another Metro Mobility services are rider lawsuit over this violaalso being cut substantially, tion of ADA's mandate for with a corresponding fare in- equal service. SO much for I crease. To Mr.Ehriichmann7s the good intentions of 1990. credit Metro Mobility tried I "NO rip wnialw for a few ADA was in the debate stage months in 1990, proving that in May of 1990. We covered it was a great step forward in the celebration of it's passage rider convenience. Unfortu- that summer and now have to nately,the cost was not part of re~rtonthecurrentcongresthe 1990budget and s m e d a sional attempts to weaken it's

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Although M innesotaCate came into existence until a few years later, Governor Carlson is in no huny to cover our 400 thousand uninsured Minnesotans, and in fact advocates slowing down the whole program. The formerly stronglegislative advocates have also backed off and the time table is now subject to annual debates over priority. So much for the political cornmitment of Candidate Carison. PCA programs were examined and modified, and clients were recertified as to entitlement over the past five years, only to face a whole new analysis of each individual this year, and a loss of funding amounting to a 15% cut in service effective July 1996.

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Naticznwide, people with disabilities, in millions, J 99 1 48.9 as a ratio of a11 U.S.residents 1 in 5 *B ,-* disability ndqwide, in millions ...................................................24.1 Heumann, Assistant a.m. in the MindaHall ofTem- ating opportunity for all peoC h i l d !wiih a&mm n*&% jn I ~ & F . 2.9 'ofthe Office of Spe- ple Israel, 2324 Emerson Av- ple with disabilitiesto "obtain Nationwide, number of people who have a physimi or mental condition Wkegr cia1EducationandRehabilita- enue South, Minneapolis. the knowledge and skills necessary to achievethe goals they tive Services in Washington, DC,will be s&& Mi- Appointed to her position by set for themselveq " neapolis on ~ e d n e s d a ~ , y ~ Pre~ident ne Clinton in June of

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MINNESOTA STATE COUNCIL ON DISABILITY IS SPONSORING A

TOWN MEETING JUNE 12,1995

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I The Council would like to hear the issues and concerns of individuals with disabilities, advocates and service providers in the Metro area. This information is being collected around the State to asslst the Council in forming a Statewide Disability Policy. :

Sources: Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, Department of Human Services, House Research Department.

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CQjd&pn.........................................................................................................................2,055 E w d cost to the state, per year, in millions .............................................................. $47 Percent increase in Medical Assistance costs for personal care and private duty oursing services, FY 1991 to FY 1994 ................................................................................ 192 Additional Minnesotans receiving PCA services under a special 1982 law, (the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility FRA), which allows parents of disabled children to buy into a s seivice to help pay for their child's long-term medical care ....................................................................................... 1,300 Total number of Minnesotans in the TEFRA program .................................................. 3,900 ,per year, in millions ............................................................. $1 8 e from TEFRA recipients, per year ...................... .....$325,000

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Come discover A Galaxy of vorite musical performers: Ticket prices range fiom $10. stars at the Celebrity Benefit Moore by Four, Jearlyn Steele $500. Call the Orchestra Hall tra Hall on Monday, June 26, Thompson, The Go 1995, at 7pm. Join us for a Strings, and many more. stellar evening with your fa-

As an employer with overa mittee will release its recomthousand employees who mendations to County have some type of disabil- Administration in June. ity, and as a provider of services to people with dis- *Third,another important feaabilities, Hennepin Coun- ture of the county's committy is meeting and surpass- ment to ADA is in the realm ing the challenge of the of training and awareness. Americans with Disabili- Many experts believe that attitudes remain the greatest ties Act in many ways: barrier to.equal access for First, the county has ear- individuals with disabilities. marked $5 million a year That is why it is so critical for the next two years to that we welcome the addition make physical changes of individuals with disa- and renovations in our bilities into the workplace at buildings tomake them more Hennepin County. The leademployee and customer ership we take on this issue "friendly." This includes can dramatically help shape modifying doors, work sta- important employee attitudes, tions, bathrooms and other particularly with employees hardware. An extensive au- who may find it necessary to dit of all county property was have their own work schedperformed in 1993which has ules or job duties changed in led to thesearchitectural ren- order to accommodate a new ovations in many buildings. coworker with a disability.

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METRO MOBILITY attend one of the hearings in early June, written comments will be accepted until June22, 1995. Written comments should be sent to: Mark

Systems Evaluation/lmple- comments on the Metro Momentation Manager, Metro- bility hotline number: (612) politan council, Mears Park 22 1-0302. Centre, 230 East Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101.

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Courage Center is see ndinominations for two a w a r d s : w d ~ afrom l ~ the five-statearea ( I ) the Judd Jacobson Memo- (MN,IA, WI,ND,SD), and to rial Award recognizing enhance the person's entrepreachievement in the useofcom- neurial potential. The $2,500 puters by aperson withaphys- award will begiventoaschool, ical disability or sensory im- equipment company or b-ainpairment, and (2) the Rose and ing facility, designated by the Jay Phillips Awards recogniz- recipient, to provide the indiing people with physical dis- vidual with resources to adabilities and sensory impair- vance abilities in the use of ments who have achieved out- computers. standing success in their caThe purpose of the Phillips reers. Awards is to stimulate and

.ariety of classes is available for county employees,and others are in the planning stages. It is county policy that supervisors be requ ired to take these courses which are de-

Id include a senso& committee will confront are lenges of employees and clint(visual, hearingor the use of sign language in- ents with disabilities. .At teweta~, TDD'S, and pro- Hemepin County, we continity problems, ue to buildon our commitment i m p a w m - ~ o r t m n s c r i b i n docg uments into Braille and auto the-. with disa(pulmonary, -er or HIV) Thecommittee con- bilities. 1 f y o n ~ l dlike more m a t a l illness. our&--tpe. 6 ploy= with dissbjlities have " slmMrk.~mur!dty rq?: information about ADA, senfatives: Cindy Cohkh: disability rights or the couri- p m v e d m k a m l -tohe Imdieke, Katherine ty7s pledge to ADA, please ~ county - reliable, t ; ~ mMargo ny call Jim Ramnaraine, ADA and hardworking. Ckarly, we 1. have a vested interest in mak- Smith @ i"L2 ~ ~ ~ n aatt 348-774 o r 1 in exchange for a sugeested well as staff members fh%h ('I'DD T~-3770). minimum donation of $5 to " ing sure ADA works. Henneoin Countv. The comUnited ,Cerebral Palsy, emg@em:m paitkipating compaah w j i $B xg w&k in their favofiw maid,-.

area who have achieved vocational and financial independence. Winners receive a special plaque and a $500 cash award made possible by a gift fiom The Jay and RosePhi1,Iips Family Foundation. Nominations for both will be accepted through July 1 and are encouraged throughout the year. For more information and anomination form, call (6 12) 520-0553 or TTY (6 12) 520-0245.

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O n March I st, mem&rs.from lowing concerns that self-ad- Hemepin County can do to Advocating Change Together VOCateS raised were more in make itselfmore accessible to .spoke before Hemepin Coun- the spirit of the ADA, what ADA cont. on p. 7 ty's ADA TaskForce, addressing ADA issues and concerns of persons with developmentaldisabilities. ACTmembers Clifford Poetz, Catherine * Ranck, and Gloria Steinbring took this opportunity to contact other self-advocates and activists and compile a list of recommendations for , Hennepin County. Unlike much of the bricks and mortar discussion on ADA, the fol-

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by Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner

The Attorney General of the United States has written, "The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has set our sights on removing the bamers that deny individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to share in and contribute to the vitality of American life." Equal access to jobs and government services" are among the highest priorities of this *Second, a countywide ADA legislation and are certainly Advisory Committee was estop priorities at Hennepin tablished last year, and in conjunction with members ofthe County. disability community, began A t Hennepin County more reviewing county-s_eeces

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Hennepin County Embraces ADA

Peter McLaughlin

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Its a great resource when we need to reach the disability' community and we can always learn something new fiom the contributors. Besides that, its a pleasure working with you, Charlie, at the Capitol and all those other meetings with advocates and agencies. We know that we can count on ACCESS PRESS and it's editor for help when we need it. b!h

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Religion & Disability

SUMMER READING IDEAS

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can survive all the real eonse- marriage is not "real" un quences placed on you by the it is legal. Although this is a First about me. I am 26 years government ifyou have alegal commonbelief,it isnot based on God or an understanding old. I have Duchenne Muscu- marriage. of love and special circumlar Dystrophy. My girlfriend and 1 want to get married The Personally, 1 don't feel that stances but rather a mindless by Mary Jane Steinhagen question is what to do about it. God approves of tb.e govern- rule the governmentmade up. The problem is the government and therefore I thlakWe1 You need to consider how Formany people, summer is a terfaith clearinghouse for ma- quest a resource catalog. meat. I live on SSI and if we Shewoulctn'tcamabitH~~memuch you agree or disagree time where there is greater tends relating to people with got married I'd lose my bene- one had to ditch the system in with this societal belief and flexibility in work schedules. mental illness and congrega- Relieion and Disabilitv: Es- fits including Medicaid. I'm orderto get married Ourgov- how much you fear other pwsavs in Scripture. Theologv Along with that comes time to fional responseon a vent w ~ $ , & f ~ r d enment's priorities are com- pie, rather than God, not and Ethics, is the printed text catch up on the reading ne-p&dy opposite from what 1 thinking your marriage viamy medical glectedduringthepastyear. In The Religion and Disability of talks given by Donald Se- Medicaid. We ~ Y I :$&&we God's priorities are; ble.. looking at resources on reli- Office ofthe National Organi- nior, John Macquarrie, and long and hard about what to o m government is based on gious topics, there are several zation of Disability has pub- Stanley Hauerwas at a 1994 do. Some have suggested a g~e<]. and focused on money, I believe that a maniage is lished two booklets for gener- symposium. Editedby Marilyn books not to be missed. religious marriage only, how- not on love or caring for p e e based on a vow within oural usage. That All Mav Wor- Bishop, the book is available selves to work with the other being religious, I wonder ple. nekey resource to purchase ship: An Interfaith Handbook from Sheed and Ward, 1-800- ever person in order to better unin the eyes of god if he will is Dimensions of Faith, 1994 to Assist C ~ n E r e ~ a t iin~ n333-7373 ~ for $6.95. These recognize it as a marriage. For example look at the PCAI derstand ourselves and b o d ~ d i t iavailable ~ ~ , for$l 0 from Welcoming People With Dis- talks are also available in vid- What do you think? TEFRA programs: these pro- I believe thatthis vow k w M the AAMR Religion Divi- abilities and Loving Justice: eo form for $30 from the Unigrams needed 7 million dol- God looks at when He&he is sion, 3 1 Alexander street, TheReligious Responseto the versity of Dayton, 1-5 13-229- Sincerely, Ian to continue providing ba- deciding whetherornot a par. Princeton,NJ 08540. Interfaith m a r e available for$lO each 4325. In print or video, the in Love sic cares for needy people. The ticutarmarriageis real. S h e in scope,thebibliography cov- fiom N.O.D., 9 10 Sixteenth message is that our religious g o v k e n t said they didn't people w40 have legal marers many areas of interest.and StreetN.W., Suite 600, Wash- communities are diminished Dear Love, riages are not trying to better unless everyone is there. ministry. For someone unsure ington, D.C- 20006. love each other and serve of what's available in the area Unfortunately,Iknow ofmany s God; some people with legal of religion and physical dis- Exceptional Parent, a maga- A Mutual Ministrv: Theologiwho want to cated buying a sports team for marriages many for mcmey abilities,this wauld$ethe first zine devoted to parenting chil- cal Reflections andResources or status and don't evm &e dren with disabilities,devoted on Ministy with People with each other! It is t h e s a e f i : the December, 1994, issue to Mental Retardation and Other that my vision of God w o w religious participation for all. DisabilitiesbyDennis Schurter not recognize as married b& basic new reference is Path- The issue has stories from grew out of 20 years of chapcause in their hearts t h . ~ wavstounders~nding: many faithperspectivesofhow laincy with adults with mental Befare you decide ai~ythikrgK aren't married. tn, and Mental This congregations have included retardation, and his Doctor of thiinkyoushouldthink&rough manual focuses on pas- children with disabilities in Ministry project. Though ti- exactlywhat makesamarriage xamikgwhat is %ugh e toral care and people with theircomrnunities. Call l-800- tled with one specific disabilviable in your mind. Also I this i ~ & ~ o d ' sgovernment 1 redly most impdFtant to you mental illness and ths %$a-&Q8O about purchasing ity in mind, this book has ideas rkhtkyawhmtMconsideryour thinkcod wouldcertainly unin marriage which help congregations to community's responseto men- that issue. &lings about the rel&onship derstand why you couldn't answerto welcome all people. Currenttal illness. An accom~anvin~ I between the govemment and have a legal marriage since marriage. ~peaking,,f~ my-ADear Nicde,

this area ofministry. The $25 manual and $20 video are available from Pathways to Promise, 5400 Arsenal Street, Saint Louis, MO 63 139-1424. This is their newest resource but Pathways is the central in-

materials available on a free loan-basis. Although specializing in materials relating to people with mental retardation, the center also has items which cross many disabilities. Call 1-800-443-4899 to re-

CHALLENGE The "TEFRA option", a plan designed to allow families to care for children with disabilities at home, has been growingsince its inception in 1988. It is a safety net for people who have problems getting insurance and who need employment even though they have extraordinary obligations at home. The '94 legislatureguttedthisprogram with a n unknown result, but perhaps as many as 1900families will lose benefits. The United Handicapped Federation changed its name and then went out of existence. Voices for Disability Rights started a new organization which is growing stronger

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each year. The Metropolitan Center for Independent Living has added staff and space and becomes more active each month. The State Council on Disabilities is working on legislative issues as well as investigating ADA problems. The Minnesota Disability Law Center has supplied us with invaluablehelp analyzing new bills as they are proposed.

Even with the help of these organizations and the many, many others, we in the disability community do need personal knowledgeand cohesiveness more than ever, and its our mission at ACCESS PRESS to supply information within the community and to the agencies and legislators who work for us or against us. I can see that weare a long way

from solutions to problems which are a permanent part of our lives, but ifwe don't keep working on them. who will?

Please let me know what you onlybeabletomeetyourneeds think about our paper, write if we hear fiom you. letters, or articles with your o~inions.Dro or con. We'll

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"CHICAGO HOPE" AND THE BLACKHOLE OF MENTAL ILLNESS by Sandy Gardener Ifyou're a person with mental illness, you cannot feel good about yourselt under any cirCumstance. If you become mentlll)! ill, and are certified by some legal body, you deserve to lose everything, your past, present & future, your self esteem, your face, your career, the very ground you walk on. l mean everything. YOUlose. Mental illness is a downward spiral. Hear that sucking sound? That's the blackholedrawing you into its mighty, all powerful one-directional force. Down, down, down.... Such is the very entrenched American attitude. So, too, is itthe beliefofthe writersofthe CBSseriesChicagoHope.The May 22,1995 episode centers around world-renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Geiger. An avowed eccentric, he is acting

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Sine Qua Non -

bv Bill Smith SINEQUA NON is a latin about the computer era as well grammar, and punctuation,and

phrase I've always liked, prob- as some personal philosophy. ably because my own transla- Sandy Gardener is our newtion has a special meaning in comer, and is providing a special circumstances. The whole new insight with her traditional "that which with- column on Mental Illness. out", or the "indispensable element" of a business deal Ifwedidn'thave ScottAdams, Or will never be allowed to? I grown-up. becomes something a little we wouldn't have cartoons! believethat it isthisveryblackmore personal to me. The Scott is another five year vetmd-white thinking that keeps The American fhildi~hrefisal S ~ QUA E NON of^^^^^^ eran, always wih a fresh slant all of smiety bcked in a neg- to face theud~kersideof life" PRESS isfhepeop~ewhom~e on the latest indignity or inanative outcome- People with fouldbenobenerdemonstFJf- hepaper interestingand pas- ity. H ~ ' ~ a better likemental illness are even more ed than it is here. Once you are siblee ness of Arne Carlson each stigmatized and would rather '"tainted" with the mental illmonth, and its Arne's own =main closeted than lose ev- nesslabel,popularbeliefhmit ~ , i , , a~ publisher is a map as fault. that You have lost er~thing.Wouldn't you? sound- long as you have p a t people ness ofjud&Went not willing to take their time each The technical part of our proDr. Geiger, alfhou% probably to mention all rights month to write columns, and duction falls on aPatient(realnotinsane.~ade~idedl~wouZen. To the black hole you go, wehavethem. mereis~icole, ly patient) ~ l bled. Ever heard of a 6 month but where does that tunnel ofcoune, who has brought us ~ ~ ~ ~ leave-of-absence, folks? lead? her ideas for over four years Images, whocopeswithour Could he not have benefitted now. LeAnne started a couple layout tdeas and sets all the fmn a pastoral respite in the Surely. we lose many of the yews back, and M~~~ J~~~ type each month and country iide, supplemented mentally ill to suicide, thanks steinhagen of~atholiccharihas it ma$Y for the with some t h e r a ~ Does ? ad- in large pan to these brutal ties has found us a great vari- Houe of&nt on the right mining you're not feelingwell social and economic forces. ety ofauthornonreligion day at the right time. Ellen have to be so problematic? pothing like being backed UP 1993. Gordon ~ i l * ~gave b ~ ha us advice since Does treatment have to be against a wall). Another per- us the first -power of ~~n in the beginning as well as her punishment, as Geiger's fair- centage wind uppn fhestrWts, ,ggj Md has taught us a lot orpe*ise. ~ ~ weather girlfriend suggested? or locked away in baspitals an indispensable element of -. Mil9.hd&oen)al illnesses, rather ACCESS PRESS. Moreover, applying.such cat- s ia would have us thanarationalresponse to what astrophic outcomes to mental all believe, the rest of us, in the rest of h e world, on all Besides mr editw, our oftiee illness reinforces panic in the some other way, just kindly levels, is telling us. As though staff is usually one overmental by itself isn't workedandundmpaid unique-

is diplomatic, understanding and&litically compatiblewith our editor. Must be willingto proofread and label newspapers, as well. I'm sony to report that our current staff, Dawn Doering, is leaving after this issue to ab~rdcensusupnort~~ D~~~ is a biologist, computer programmer, musician and collector of tacky postcards in her various other lives, and may have a record for collecting W-2's in this region. This ends her second session with us and miss her just as much l aJ ~lm year. ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~

,,Jlenever lets it affkct his work id~tsib~dlatedandresoundfirst possibility is that b., 7eiser has indeed lost his INSIDE?: Here's yhy I think ingly stigmatized, S@y silent bles, and will consequent- it's legitimate foraby Joe Blow about our experiences, foxes iy LOSE EVERYTHING, his on the street to feel jittery that might have shaped us in 3rilliant m e r , his face, liter- around the issue of mental ill- bigger ways than any other. illy his very identity, never to ness. Everyone knows you And many of those in the catfound again. The viewer is can't take instability off like egories above might have had :ontinually reminded of this you would an overcoat. SO saner outcomes, might have option over the course of the there isnoreso~ution,justmore rehlrnedtothaircommunitie~, hour. Outcome #2 is that the denial, ignorance and perpet- if they hadn't be& mght up in the nasty black-and-white judge will deem Dr. Geiger uated stigma. web of our larger culture's sane, and that he will be allowed to continue open heart After a moment's thought, we psychotic thinking. surgery, without supervision, could arrive at several saner outcomes from the vast gray- The irony here that is so pain- I as routinelv as before. area. They could have opted to ful it tends toward the sickly Psy~ho-~h~bia??!! Or what, give him a warning, rule that comical is that the accusation folks? 1s it any won&r that he attend therapy, reduce his orblack-and-whitethinking" people refuse to get help when workload, and come back fora is in real life what is pinned on the bottom falls out, when our review in a specified amount the mentally ill. It is considunabashed cultural beliefile of time, until he resolves these ered one ofthe symptoms, one is that you will never return? upsets. But that would be of: the pathologies of many

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Thanksforupdatingyourbathroomaccessibility information to include perfume/deodorizer spraying machines. Often I am faced with the choice of goingto the bathroom and having an asthma attack, or not being able to go to the bathroom. In order to find out if a public bathroom is accessible to me, 1 must go inside or at least open the door to detect scent thus exposing myself to the fragrance andthe riskofan asthma attack.

Asthma affects the lungs, and people with asthmahavedifficulty breathing when they are exposed to things like fragrance or cigarette smoke. This breathing difficulty can often continue after the expo; sure is over. An attack may be delayed and not happen right & 8he time of e x p u r e . The severity of the attack varies among asthmatics. I have had several attorneys tell me that my asthma is severe enough to be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, thus entitling me to access and reasonable accommodation. 1 have letters available from

There are anurnber ofaltema- Dear Editor: tives to using these deodorizer machines in the bathrooms: Sony my subscription lapsed so long. I've been cheating 1. Clean the public restrooms andpickingupcopiesat Gillett properly and often. It is Hospital. Loved Adams' reasonable for the public to "dodging the bullet" cartoon, want sanitaryrestrooms, and and Anne Henry's sane apthe public probably is more proach to the TEFRA issue. I interestedincleanlinessthan agree with you. 1 too wonder how the Governor sleeps at in perfiunes. night. 2. Use exhaust fans ofthe type that are often put in the ceil- Sincerely, 1. The public demands these machines; people complain ings of residential bathabout the bathroom smell; rooms. Ibegantalkingorwritingnotes these machines are neces3. Design bathrooms that have to people in management at sary. public and business places adequate space and ventila- Dear Editor: where I actually did business 2. 'Wehavemadeourpremises tion. accessible to the disabled, or received service and could In regard to the public hearand we don't need to do 4. Portable deodorizers such ings about Metro Mobility in not use the bathroom without risk of respiratory problems. anything more.' They exas stick-ups, plug-ins, or June:thedisabledpeopledon't solid blocks are other ways have a chance to properly repSomeoftheproblemsoccurred pressed or implied that because the premises were aceven at medical offices and to deodorize - these were resentthemselvesbecausethey cessible to vision-, hearfacilities. I thought that there often used in public bath- simply cannot afford the trip!! ing-, andmobility-impaired would not be much resistance rooms in the past and are The possibility of raising the from the businesses because disabled, that nothing more sometimes used today. I fares from $1.70 to $2.20 one ofthe severity ofthe potential could be required. The will not call them a real al- way is ridiculous, when you strong implication was that problems for some bathroom temative to the dispensers think of the fact that you are users,andbecausetherewould I am not one of the "real" because their fragrance can penalized for being disabled beabsolutelynocosts incurred disabled or that my condialso trigger an asthma at- as it is, and if you were a in fixing the problem; an un- . tion wasnot aUreal"disabiltack. These deodorizerscan Senior Citizen who was not trained person could stand on ity; at least not one they had easily be removed or closed disabled you could ride the a chair, open the machine and any obligation to accommoup. However, the scent can bus for a quarter. Just about remove the deodorant andlor dam&,or one that gave them build up and become quite every other large city in the the battery. the responsibility to make strong,andthesmellremains country has subsidized fares their premises accessible. in the bathroom after the for all of their seniors, door to deodorant is removed. 1 here were some positive redoor.becauseofthehuge crime

St. Paul area; five years ago I rarely saw them. They are a problem because they spray constantly or at regular intervals. The perfume often is very strong and concentrated. I react badly to strong fragrance and have great difficulty breathing, which lasts long after the exposure. These dispensers are permanently attached on the wall higher than the general public can reach, and therefore cannot be shut off.

Most of the places insisted on keeping the deodorizer machines operating in their bathrooms, even though I would often point out that I could havealife-threateningepisode as a result of something installed on their premises, and that this riskcould be avoided. Here are the most commonly given reasons used by those who rehsed to change:

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Eliminatetheirjobs, subs~dize trips for the disabled to attend the Public(?) hearings, reduce fares so as not to discriminate against the disabled, and remember: "There but for the

......... Dear Editor, I am very concerned about me complacence of many members of the disability community. It seems that "Seeno evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and no evil will come" is the philosophy of today. I know that my message has been stated and restated and then stated again in different words, but it is vital that we persist in our efforts to alert those who are slumbering that there is a fix in the hen house and ifthat fox goes unchecked, ALL of the chickens may perish (I wqnder if Newt has ever been likened to a fox before now!). I

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Deaf, Funny And Controversial. LEW GOLAN SPEAKS AT U OF M by Adam Quinn O n April 7th, the Disabled Student Cultural Center hosted a speech by Lew Golan, author of a new book "Reading Between the Lips, A totally deaf man makes it in the mainstream". As the title indicates, theauthor is not an average individual. He is a thoroughly entertaining speaker as well as a successful businessman and inspires laughter as well as controversy over his advocacy of oral communication.

Other quotes: "Deaf people have enough real obstacles to overcome - without the additional burden of fightingthe devils in our own minds. On one hand: just because we're paranoid doesn't mean they'renot out to get us. There's a lot of very real discrimination against deaf people -intentional or not. On the other hand: We also have to recognize and fight our own devils, ourown misperceptions, our own inhibitions."

He is not against the use of sign, language, and admits it permits fast, accurate, comfortable cdmmunication between signers. He stresses, however, that in a world where few hearing people sign, it can be virtual.

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Make people with developmental disabilities aware of their rights under the ADA. Many persons-are not sure how they are covered by a law that appears to refm to people with physical disabilities. Hennepin County can work with advocacy and self-advocacy organizations in establishing a network of resources, enabling case workers to connect consumers with the appropriate community supports. It is not essential that case workers become experts on the ADA, but it would help greatly if they could make good referralsto "consumer-fiendly" information. Work with advocacy and self-advocacy groups in developing "consumer-friendly" resources on consumer rights under the ADA. Even the best written materials are often inaccessible to persons with cognitive disabilities.

"The reality u that some children actually are UP to the greater challenge of oral communication, with va~yingdegreesofsuccess;someare Do not support or recommend renot. Each child is different." strictive environments for persons with developmental disabilities. With living ~ccommodations,for example, do not substitute one institution with another (such as with persons moving from Regional Treatment Centers to large "group homes" that warehouse over 50 people in one "home.")

Provide job opportunities beyond -custodial positions, consider a demonstration project that would hire individuals with developmental disabilities on a full-time basis. The post office, for example, currently contracts with sheltered workshopsto assemblestamppackets, rather than hiring individuals with developmental disabilities at living wages to perform this work.

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Focus on empowering consumers tomakechanges. Educating"cov- :f a, ered entities" on what they must do to comply with the ADA is only part of the solution. Voluntary compliance will berealized by covered entities when they believe that gL: the ADA is not an entitlement plan but a civil rights law.

lfyou have other suggestions on how . : Hennepin can better accommodate all persons with disabilities, contact Jim Ramnaraine, Hennepin County -C ADA Coordinator, at 348-7741 348-3770 TDD.

A 1991 surwy (Public attitudes Invite consumers to participate in ward People with Disabilities, Louis Y2 decision-making processes. ACT, Harris), found "Pity, embarrassfor example, holds weekly self-ad- ment, fear, anger, and resentment vocacy meetings are the marks of a people whose - on aovernmental affairs issues. Seek the involve- conscience is bothering them and ment of self-advocates who are who desperately need to learn how concerned with issues that effect ro treat those with disabilities with their lives. Include persons with equality. "While98% ofsurveypardevelopmental disabilities in plan- licipants believed that individuals ning meetings and a n e m e com- with disabilities should have equal munity businesses and or~aniza- opportunity to participate in Ameritions to follow. can society, most Americans reporfed theyfelt somavhaz awkward em* Work with county departments and barrassed or apathetic aroundpeocommunity groups in fostering pos- pie with disabilities. While 92% of itive images of disability. participants indicated t h e @lt ad- -

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of books" A k m & Grekom M S o c w Owl Seedbe the groups: spansoring Mr.Gdan "s along a C@@mU ~ h n . stream of -beaks which rnis4 his rncial a-bk.Golan, who b86- totglly Cbtf vice president of America's nt six, entered the Uni~eaityof Chi- markwing cwnmunicatims agency. s c i m n w . MT, Galan mysthat& iW a 15. kb is a @Xduateof the He CWmItly lives in lsrael. His &oak ing has continued to b h b "windm G3 ability & UniVers'~&linois S-cho~lof dour- "READmGB T E N THE LIPS" and "he on the nalism. -Heis a writer, &tar and is $22.95 at ~mts 4% Noble. quickly with comprehension, and write clearly and effectively, make a fmedl' senior world of difference in school today DO YOU HAYE DIFFICULTY USING and on the job tomarrow."

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June 10,1995

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MR. SPEAKER. June 4,1995

fare and into jobs.

HON. NEWT GINGRICH Speaker U.S. HouseofRepresentatives Rayburn HOB, Room 2428 Washington, D.C. 20515

FACT: THE VAST MAJORITY O F "OBESE," OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE ADA. Obesity is protected only in those very DEAR MR. SPEAKER: rare cases when it is medically determined to substantially YOU URGE EVERY limit one or more major life AMERICAN T O READ functions such as walking or . THE DREAM, working. THE BOLD NEW PLAN BY HOUSE REPUBLICANS." FACT: "THE EMOTIONIn his foreword, House Major- ALLY DISTURBED," form ity Leader Dick h e y says, by far the largest segment of "The policies outlined in this the disability community. bookwillgiveyouaclearsense Over a lifetime more than 42

accustomedtoclothingoptional beaches at home, and who bring millions of dollars into the area. There wasno lawsuit involved. DadeCounty isvoluntarilymakingall ofits beaches and other public facilities accessible to a population which includesoneofthehighest proportions ofpeople with disabilitiesandelderlycitiqns in the nation. Bravo!

tion under the laws.

ADA HAS CAUSED NO CANSmhaveaplaceforAmer- your children and grandchilBANKRUPTCIES, no seri- icans with disabilities as first dren. ous economic problems. Not class citizens with civil rights one. It neverwill. Because the and jobs like everyone else? 1appreciate your vote for the Act specifically states that no Or are we still "horror sto- ADA in 1990. God bless you. public entity or business can ries,"tobe kepton welfareand be forced to do anything that charity, out of sight and out of Justin Dart will result in an undue fman- mind? Republican; WheelchairUser; cia1burden. It states that when ' Advocate. Free Enterprisefor necessary alternative services M R SPEAKER, WE WHO All. can be delivered to citizens HAVE DISABILIT.IES BUT YES, MR. SPEAK- with disabilities in ways that WILLCOOPERATE 100% Note: For many years the ofER, THERE IS AN ECO- are equitable and cost effec- to achieve harmonious cost ficeoftheRepublicanNationNOMIC AND A MORAL tive. e f f d v e implementationofthe al Committee in Washington, HORRORSTORY.Obsolete ADA. But we will fight with D.C., did not have a wheeldiscriminatory attitudes con- ADA HAS NOT CAUSED all of our strergth any change chair ramp. After the ADA demn 69% of working age THE PREDICTED AVA- . that weakens our rights as some folks wanted to sue. I LANCHE O F LITIGA- American citizens. There are don't like lawsuits, so I headTION. It never will, because not 43 million of us, there are edagroup that raisedthemore the remedies provided by the 49 million plus millionsmore, than $30,000- cost. Persons law are so reasonable that no our families, service provid- with disabilities contributed money hungry lawyer or client ers and advocates. We vote. 95%. What will ittake tobuild would give court action a sec- We ask your firm commitment, ramps intothemindsandhearts ond thought. According to a and that of all ~o;se Republi- of people?.

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FACT: YOUR "NUDE BEACHn IN DADE COUNTY FLORIDA is actually a clothingoptionalpublicbeach, one ofthe most popular in the area for people with and without clothes. It attracts numerous local residenb and tour-

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"ENCORE! MUSIC, MYTH AND MAGIC 11" T h e Schubert Club Museum of Musical Instruments is presenting performances of the second in its series ofcommissioned music/dance storytelling programs, titled: Encore! Music, Myth & Magic 11. The programs will be offered at the St. Paul Public Libraries in a run of five performances during June and July. Encore! Music, Myth & Magic 11 is created and performed by the musicldance duo Footloose in Motley. In an imagination-provoking format, Encore! Music, Myth and Magic 11 tells tales drawn from around the globe. The work of Footloose in Motley S membersmusician Miriam Gerberg and dancer

John Munger feature original music and dance, drawing upon world musics and instruments to bring the stories to life. The performances are free and geared for the entire family, ages 5 and up.

designed to beaccessible,fim and provocative. They have been seen at the Landmark Center, Red Eye Theatre, Hennepin Center for the Arts, at Trollwood Park in Fargo and at many area schools and community centers. As performers and creators, Gerberg and Mungereach have20 year histories in music, dance and theater.

All performances will be at 2 pm on Mondays. June 12 is at Hamline Branch, June 19 at St Anthony Park Branch, June 26 at the Central Library, July 10 at Hayden Heights Branch and on July 17 at Merriam Park Branch.

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L , e Power C, To by Gordon Gillesby Vignettes. Snippets. Random thoughts in no particular order. better tol do than ~ ~IYvenothing ~ t ~ sit and be just as surprised as you fromwhat flowsout ofmy fingertips. Mental free fall recorded by computer. Watch your mirrors, I'm not signaling when I make these lane changes.....

crossed). Still, I loved the film imag- ment to be our salvation, their methes. I really enjoyed the narration and ods will always bea"one sizefitsall" the writing. Great camera work and mentality. That means someone's a very, very well told story. I just always going to be left out in the cold happen to partially disagree with the somewhere. message. It'soka~.N o t ~ m i c u l a r l ~ novel beyond making people a little Still, I'd love to chat with Billy. I more aware that things aren't just thinktherearestillsomeverypowerhunky-dory down here on disability ful images and disability history that farm. It's just a little too one dimen- should be recorded with h e humansional -the same litany about polit- ity and honesty he brought out in this ical empowered that's hung around film. Besides, in truth, we both have since the sixties. In fact, my biggest a lot in common. Computers. Brain problem was-forall the great story injury (his from an accident; mine it told, it could have gone on to from medications and biology). explore really difficult issues in the Broadcasting. Writing. Billy really disability community which don't ought to be out in cyberspace writoften get discussed.

Disability information passing through cyberspace is still out there. When are you joining in? The tive number ofnew infomation con&ibutors is still quite small when compared to the numberof information consumers. Electronic messages -public ones -are now reaching into the tens of millions A DAY with little expectation of decline in The difficulty is there are too many h e near future. Think this is just a needs for too many groups. Bureaucrats just implement someone else's passing fad? Think again..... decisions. I don't believe salvation Finally saw "When Billy Broke His for the disabled masses lies with the Head and Other Tales of Wonderw.] politicians. They're the ones who feellikethelastpersoninthedisabil-created this mess and are largely i~ communityto catch this flick. ~f ignorant of what they've done. That you haven't seen it, please do. Inter- combination keeps us entrenched in their system. Besides, we can't keep estingly, I was lumped into the pletive deleted] do-gooder" catego- sub-dividing the country's political ry by Billy after a three-rninutetele- system into special interest groups. phoneconversationin1989. Ihaven9t The problems of governing cannot

We closed DRAGnet for about a week to remodel. Bill McCarthy built shelves, and workbenches out ofsalvagedlumber. Afterthreedays, hehadourwarehousemostly ingood working order. We're starting to slowly refurbish machines again. Some ofour technical tools and software are still missing but there's fewer places they can be hiding (comic image that: little diskettes furtively scurrying in and out of dark comers in backclosets, quietly slidingunder

very big help. Some new people from the Minnesota Office of Envihanging about are helping too...... ronmental Assistance by the time you read this. I'd like to think we Another 200+ computers came in have a shot but they changed the lastmonth. GohaveabowlofCream rules on us after we made our grant of Wheat and revel in the knowledge application. As a non-profit, we're that NABISCO supports recycling not allowed to apply for the larger computers for people with disabili- grants (don't ask me why), but then ties. Great people over there, by the they decided to broaden their definiway. Hazelden kicked in about 75 - tion of non-profit to include hospi80386's and 25 Macintosh SE com- tals. SOwe're competing against a puters last week. Not a bad group out large group for a small pool of dolthere, either. They (the computers) lars. Doesn't seem like fair competiall have to be worked on but we tion to me but we'll see how it goes. should be able to get a few of them More next month ...... going soon. Out of time, out of space, out o We've been approachedby people in coffee: three things that stop exploboth South Dakota and Iowa about ration of the universe. See ya. opening DRAGnetoperationsintheir -----backyard(~).Stay tuned. I'vemixed feelings but we'll see what gets offered. A whole lot of people think Gordon Gillesby is the Chair/CEO this' recycling is really easy. And a of' DRAGnet - the Disabilip Rewhole lot of other people seem to sources, Afiliates and Groups netthinknow that I'veput in four years work (6/2.338.2535/voice). The ofresearch and developmenton how Power of To: is about computers, to do it properly, that I should just cyberspace and communicationfor give them the information so they all people. Please share your can do it too. For free. DO~S-thethoughts,commentsandideasabout phrase, "in your dreams" seem ap- this column with Access Press or log propriate here...... on to DRAGnet lnformation Service

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