The Beijing Paralympics not only featured the talents of five Minnesota athletes, devices made in Minnesota were also in the spotlight. The Minnesotans were part of a U.S. team that…
Day: April 1, 2022
University pulls the plug on small business
by Jane McClure A small business employing young people with disabilities, which was poised to launch this summer, faces an uncertain future with the loss of its proposed space. Highland…
Disability Services Day rally a time to call for workforce help
Many people with disabilities lack job opportunities and have had their housing upended because of Minnesota’s dire worker shortage. As the first bill deadline of the 2022 Minnesota Legislature passed…
Editorial - April 2022
Equity in broadband access would benefit all Minnesotans One lasting lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t taught in classrooms or at makeshift desks in students’ homes. Too many Greater Minnesota…
History Note - April 2022
History of inclusive community living is reviewed The notion of people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities living inclusively in their home communities was a novel idea decades ago. Many people…
In Memoriam
Schwartzkopf led life of service David “Dave” Schwartzkopf, a leader in Minnesota’s disability community for many years, will be remembered at a private memorial service in June. Schwartzkopf died in…