Countless people with disabilities have Michael J. Bjerkesett to thank for providing affordable, accessible housing options. Bjerkesett stepped down September 30 as the executive director of the National Handicap Housing…
Day: October 10, 2014
Plan needs more work
Saying it is too vague and lacks measureable goals, U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank has rejected Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan. This sends the planning cabinet and other state officials…
Plan in advance - Rides to the Polls won’t be rolling for election
Getting to the polls on Tuesday, November 4 may take more planning than in the past for many Minnesotans with disabilities. The Rides to the Polls Coalition, which had been…
Editor's Column - October 2014
All the signs of the upcoming winter are here: chilly nights, trees turning colors, leaves falling, school kids wearing long pants and hooded jackets. In our house, we brought up…
Blind advocacy group’s history is one of change
Vision Loss Resources is marking 100 years’ service in 2014. The agency is an independent, nonprofit organization. It serves the Twin Cities area counties of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin,…