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Some Success Organizing Brings Victories, But No Time To Relax

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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 with an exhibition game between the St. Paul Rolling Thunderand the St. Paul Saints wheelchair teams; Wakota Arena parking lot in South St. Paul. Formore info,call Anne at 455-0154-

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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 Seeks Nominations

ly Charlie Smith I hese are the faces behind ACCESS PRESS, h e people who make the paper a reality ( m e t h i n g youreditorhas had far too large a dose of recently). Our columnists: Nicole, LeAnn+ Sandy, &-don, B Mary Jane steinhagen - coordinator of the Religion column - all findtime in their busy lives to bring their ideas & talents to print. Scott Adams uses his creative pen to pro-

to give a new s h t an Wmnt events. ~ ]h b @m, known as the Wi& of Spatial Relatkons, makes sure every&ing fits and lbaks great, &dsomehow does it in aimall window of time.

Bob Christensen is Mr. Delivery.

He and his staff fill over 130 racks around the Metro with the latest edition ,of ACCESS the sameday weget it h m o u r ~rinter.House of Print in

officemagicisDawnDoering: writer, photographer, editor, entertainer, animal handler, and organizer extraordmaire.

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1';n out there lobbying and advocatingfordisabilityrights, "the SINE QUA NON of ACCESS PRESS is a wondefl group of friends who contribute." Thanks to a11of VOU.

Courage Center is seeking ple with physical disabilities nominations for the Rose and andsensory impairments. The Jay Phillips Awards and the Phillips Awards salute outJudd Jacobson Memorial standing career success; the Jacobson Award honors Award.

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Nominations will be accepted through July 1 but are encouraged throughout theyear. For more information and a nomination form, call (612) 5200553 or T?Y (6 12)520-0245.

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A Minnesotacommunitythe- address and a networking For schedule and registration atre conference on June 28- lunch. Alleventswill be ASL- defailscalltheMACTHotline: 521-5692.

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Hand In Hand Hand-In Hand is a one-person play based on Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan, performed by

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Awakening From Winter

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in September. By the time one side of my head. When the going out anywhere. I couldn't January rolled around, the pain started extending into my even write. weather turned to bitter cold neck, I became more con-

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It is not uncommon for people who have experienced mental health crises to walk away believing it will never happen again, or at least praying and hopingand banking on luck. It is also not uncommon for people to become seriously weakened by a psychiatric experience, so much so that they simply throw up their arms and withdraw, or feel locked in anger and frustration. Motivation to change their situation and to work to prevent future psychiatric abuses simply falls away, as a person feels stripped of energy, dignity and hope. People with

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Protection For The Mentally Ill Anyone who has experienced amental illness, been a user of psychiatric services, andfor been in the predicament ofnot being able to advocate for him or herself because of their mental state should know that there's protection out there.

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by Dale Lundgren whichmedicationshelped and which made their situation even more.treacherous. Medication that did wonders for one person might cause terrible side effects or even worsening of symptoms in another person. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is another procedure that people may feel they want to avoid altogether.

Those who have had ECT in particular are also usually well aware of the positive or negative effect it had on them, and probably will have a strong opinion about whether that treatment should ever be used again. Again, one person's. pill is bften another person's poison.

One form of protection that's out there is the Minnesota Advance Psychiatric Directive. The Directive is a short, user-friendly document which was developed and distribut-

medications ana explain; and you can specify particular medications which you do not wantadministeredandexplain the deleterious effects they have hadon you. In Section 11, you can consent toelectroconvulsive therapy and designate the number of treatments; or you can choose not to consent.

You can also give other instructions and preferences regarding ECT. Because you might be admitted or committed to a treatment facility and be considered incompetent to make informed decisions about your treatment, Section 111 allows for the designation of a Proxy Decision-maker. This proxy would be someone who will act on your behalf concerning your care. In Section IV you can nominate someone as a Guardian or Conservator for 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 has a wheelchair symbol in the right hand comer. Just a token syrnbol?Not at all! Each ofthe meetings, conducted at 7pm each night except Saturday in the Metrodome in Minneapolis, isasaccessibleasthehandpicked committee of persons with varying types ofdisabilities can possible make it. This committee is headed up by Wayne H. Larson as Chair Person, and Don Bania, Jr., as Vice Chair, and accessible parking is being provided for cars and vans (call the Metrodome at 612-335-3382 forapermittoentertheselots).

Gates D and E are the locations for public accessible transportationvehiclestodrop peopleoff. Forthosewhodon't have wheelchairs but need assistance because walking is difficult for them, loaner wheelchairswill be there with volunteers, identified by chartreuse caps, to push and assist.

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t allowed per person. The accessible toilets are right behind thisseatingarea.Sign language interpretation as well as language interpreters will also be provided.

The final accessibility aspecl is this, it's &! The spaces and seats are on a first come first serve basis, however, and the doors open one and a half hours before each meeting.

Thousands are expected to pack the weather-controlled stadiumtoover-flowingtohear Dr. Graham share how God canmakelivesmoremeaningful and full of joy no matter whatourabilitiesordisabilities might happen to be. For more information, call the Crusade office at (612) 647-1996.

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on two stag&. 'Exhibitorswill be on had both days offering refreshents,asaleofrrrtsand craftsand information on products and services by and for Minnesotans. Centennial Lakes Park, Edina. 893-9890.

July 28 Country Festival, Gibbs Farm. This annual celebration ofsummer features homemade ice cream and lemonade for sale, music, old-fashioned baseball game, craft demonstrations, and historic fashion show. LocaednearrheSt.Paul campus.$3 admission fee. 646, 8629.

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Boasting one of the longest parades in the Twin Cities,

cont. from p.1 August 3-4 Sixth Annual Powderhorn Festival of the Arts. This Uptown Art Fair alternative offers work by more than 170 artisans and craftspeople, along with daily musical performances, a childreul's activities area, American and ethnic food and drink vendors, and fabulous people watching. 10 am to 6 prn Saturday; I 1 am to 5 pm Sunday.

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ille l a c s Pow-wow. A traitional Native American ance celebration. Grand CaAugwt 9-1 1 ina Hinckley. 449-7190 or The eighth Blues Festival. This lineupof (800)626-LUCK performers at Duluth's Bayfront Park includes the August 18 LarnontCranstonBlues Band, CedarfestCelebration. From Joel Johnson Band, John noon to sundown the West Maya11 t The Bluesbreakers Bank rocks with hundreds of and Irma Thomas. They've artistsandcrafispeopleselling opened up Blues Village for theirwork, doze~soffoodand camping and R Nparking, but drink vendors on hand, eight early reservations are a must. stages of live music and enterThe three day pass goes for tainment and many events esAugust 19 Twin Cities Carifest. A West $20. pecially for children: On CeIndian carnival with Caribbean performers, food, music, parade and masquerade, and*: dance. Various locations in Minneapolis. 935-4224 ap 827-5610.

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Newspaper editors are supposed to be like Perry White - cigar chomping, epithet spitting, unbendingly cynical pieces of human misery who derive unholy pleasure from being slave masters to lowly writers. Charlie Smith certainly isn't like that. Out of completely characteristic kindness, heplacedmy tiredbody andover-stressedmindon furloughduringMay-longenough to complete DRAGnet's relocation and state-wide pick-up schedule.

Nearly all life forms we're'familiar withcommunicate. Wedosothrough simple(e.g.thosesingle'fingergreetings on a freeway during rush-hour) or complex (e.g. ascientific paper on chemical interactions of the human body) signals. Some whistle, bellow, talk and/or sing. Others may emit high frequency electrical impulses. Some pokeand feel forraised dots. Others move fingers, hands and arms to signal their meanings one to another.

By way of thanking him, I return to keyboard and set myselfa challenge: explain the Internet in less than 900 words. Not enough? Okay, I'll even .do it without using anything more than common personal computer terms. Notechno-babble. Nostrange incantations or secret decoder rings.

Just goodold English (which may be problem enough for some, including me).

Virtually all animals learn that gathering together for information exchange is much more efficient. We, as humans, have helped each other evolveforthousandsofyearsthrough various forms of networking. Mostly, in person. Gathering at hunting grounds, .villageltribal gatherings, city markets, government and religious centers. We listen, debate, form ideasandexchangeopinions-

Let's start with the idea of NET WORKS. "Stop!" someone bellows, "you've already screwed up".

1don'tthink so. You see, the concept of networks is hardly new. Human beings have been passing information backand forth since the dawn of timk. Any human-created tool of information exchange is, in some sense, a network.

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The written word made communication easier. The Gutenberg Printing Press made books, which made communicating the written word easier.

Librariescontainbooks-information passed from author to readerto make communication easier. Radio, television and telephones were all invented to make communication easier by making more information available to broader groups of people.

So, a s simply a label we put on an object that makes communication .easier. Just as we call one tool a "book", so we call another tool a "computer network". Eachis a tool that facilitates human communication through networking. Networking isnothingmore than bringing people and their to always gather all the necessary information together. peopletogetherat each meeting time1 place. Tribes migrata cities grew, Once, computer networks were tools people moved to new worlds. So we limited to large corporations and learned to communicate with tools universities. Because these tools like drums, carvedsignals, and, even- could (when properly applied) enortually, the written word. Everything mously increase the productivity of from clay tablets and papyrus to epis- human communication, both corpo-

rations and universities created their own networks for their own person- If you substitute the idea of'a comnel to use for internal company ' puter network for the internal telecommunication. But because they phonelintercom thing -you've baalso needed to communicate with sically describedwhatthe Internet is: "the outside world" - they created a group of independent networks computer links betweencorporations (houses with telephones/intercoms) anduniversities-just about anyone that have a link (the telephone comwho had their own "internal" net- pany) between them. They can work. Hence, a bunch of small net- choose to communicate only within works (stafflstudents/ employees the houseorthey can, ifthey want, within a particular university or cor- communicate with any and all of the poration) became a much IArger, ex- other houses that have similar comternal network (all the corporations munication tools in place. and universities). A network of networks, as it were.

That's it. That's basically the con-; - ceptofthe Internet. Now, you decidc Imagine two very large houses each how close 1 came to successfblly? with many rooms and, at least, one meeting the challenge in the 882 personwithacombinationtelephonel words that I used. r.f. intercom in each room. Each tele****** &?. phone links to the other house. The intercom links all rooms within the Gordon Gillesby (gille027@tc.umn same house. The telephone connect- .edu) is the CEO of DRAGnet -the ed to the intercom makes it possible Disability Resources, Affiliates and .. for one person to communicate to Groups network (612-378.97961 '-3 .- , some or all within either house. Now, voice; 378.9794lfax). The Power of 2, it doesn't matter whether the houses To: is about computers, cyberspace are next door, across town or on and communication for all people. opposite sides of the planet. Be- Pleaseshareyourthoughts,comments cause, internal toeach house, anyone and ideas about this column with $ !%.,: - in any room - can communicate Access Press or log on to DRAGnet kL with anyone else. In the same way, Information Service with your comanyone from one house can commu- puter and modem (6 12.753.1943; 8nicate with one or more people in the n- I ;ANSI emulation). other house.

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YOU dream it, Biermann Homes will build it.

Come experience our quality in Farmington.

We have a beautiful 3 bedrooni, accessible ~ rambler.

For more information contact Marcia of Biermann Realty (612) 4386684 MN Builders License #5449

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