Celebrating past accomplishments while looking at the challenges ahead was the theme of Minnesota’s 20th anniversary celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More than 750 people flocked to…
Day: August 10, 2010
METO case continues to make its way through courts
More than a year after it was filed, a civil lawsuit against the state of Minnesota, the Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO) program and METO staff continues to make its…
Editor's Column - August 2010
I am still thinking about what a great time I had, along with so many others, at the ADA 20th Anniversary celebration on July 26. It was a beautiful day…
Fight for Human Rights was lengthy
The Minnesota House, in 1973, had approved a bill supported by Handi-Registration, a self-advocacy group seeking to protect the civil rights of persons with disabilities. The bill expanded coverage for…
August 2010's Issue Sponsor: UCare
UCare (www.ucare.org) is an independent, nonprofit health plan providing health care coverage plans and administrative services to more than 200,000 members. UCare was created in 1984 by the Department of…