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Amazing library of resources compiled by Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF). "Immigrant rights are dis...
02/21/2026

Amazing library of resources compiled by Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF). "Immigrant rights are disability rights."

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Gold Medal Mom: Elana Meyers Taylor
02/21/2026

Gold Medal Mom: Elana Meyers Taylor

You might have noticed American bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor signing after her runs. Here's why.

Make plans for March 1. The Magic of Kevin Spencer: Magic for Everyone is a sensory-inclusive performance at the Sheldon...
02/21/2026

Make plans for March 1. The Magic of Kevin Spencer: Magic for Everyone is a sensory-inclusive performance at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing. And shhhhh: It's free.

Looking for Live Performance such as Musicals, Plays, Concerts, Music festivals, and more? Then browse our upcoming events.

Looking for something different to do this weekend? You could head to MSS's Fresh Eye Gallery to see the Everybody exhib...
02/20/2026

Looking for something different to do this weekend? You could head to MSS's Fresh Eye Gallery to see the Everybody exhibit. Fresh Eye showcases artwork by emerging and mid career artists, of all backgrounds and experience, and of all abilities.

ID: Artwork by Mike Davis. The artwork shows the full figure of a person with an afro, an orange shirt, and green pants holding their arms spread out to the sides. Everybody is a group exhibition of eight Fresh Eye artists whose work prominently features people. Continuing a universal human

The impact of Operation Metro Surge on Minnesota’s autism communityTo better understand the impacts of ICE activities on...
02/19/2026

The impact of Operation Metro Surge on Minnesota’s autism community

To better understand the impacts of ICE activities on autistic individuals and their families, clinician-researchers at the University of Minnesota partnered with the Autism Society of Minnesota to survey autism service providers statewide. The goal was to inform policymakers and community leaders about the scope and severity of service disruptions associated with Operation Metro Surge. Review their findings here -

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Operation Metro Surge has had far-reaching effects across Minnesota communities. The federal government has stated […]

"No matter what kind of supports you use, if your staff have an issue because of ICE, then so do you." Thanks for an exc...
02/19/2026

"No matter what kind of supports you use, if your staff have an issue because of ICE, then so do you." Thanks for an excellent essay, Dupree Edwards!

Institute on Community Integration

Coronavirus "spike proteins" are shed, and the proteins can live in the brain for up to 2 years. One thread in Long COVI...
02/18/2026

Coronavirus "spike proteins" are shed, and the proteins can live in the brain for up to 2 years. One thread in Long COVID research.

Looks promising: glad they're (finally) working on it! Next test? Actual power chair in actual narrow aisles.
02/18/2026

Looks promising: glad they're (finally) working on it! Next test? Actual power chair in actual narrow aisles.

We must stop fraud, but not at the expense of Minnesotans who rely on vital disability and human services. Read Josh Ber...
02/18/2026

We must stop fraud, but not at the expense of Minnesotans who rely on vital disability and human services. Read Josh Berg’s latest op-ed on why proposed DHS changes could severely disrupt care, and how we can protect both public dollars and human dignity.

"That is how people end up in institutions or homeless or dead — not because they did anything wrong, but because policy treated them like an entry in a claims system instead of a human being," Josh Berg writes.

“In the 21st Century, we have largely already moved out of institutions, but there are still experiences of emotional an...
02/16/2026

“In the 21st Century, we have largely already moved out of institutions, but there are still experiences of emotional and physical abuse and exclusion in settings that are not institutions.” Researchers at Institute on Community Integration discovering what's changing, what's not.

As communities themselves change, how are people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD) affected by that change? In the […]

Happy Presidents Day. Recognizing Biden, Clinton, Reagan, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Wilson, Jefferson, Lincoln, Ma...
02/16/2026

Happy Presidents Day. Recognizing Biden, Clinton, Reagan, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Wilson, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Washington and others who lived with disabilities--acknowledged or not.

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Minnesota’s Disability community newspaper

Access Press was established in 1990 to inform the disability community about topics of concern to us and to provide accurate information about disability issues to the general public. We exist to be a catalyst for discussion of critical issues facing the community and to bring together the diverse voices of the community to promote equal access for people with disabilities in all areas of life.

Access Press is one of only six newspapers of its kind in the United States. Most of the articles we publish cannot be found in any other newspaper. Either coverage is nonexistent, or it is not from the perspective of people with disabilities. Access Press provides a critical resource unavailable anywhere else.

Access Press has been Minnesota’s source of news, information and resources for people with disabilities (physical, sensory and cognitive). In addition, it is the only statewide publication in Minnesota where policy makers, service providers and the general public can find information from the perspective of people with disabilities about a wide range of current topics.

Access Press is a 501(c)(3) organization run by and for people with disabilities.