Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan was developed to ensure that people with disabilities are living, learning, working, and enjoying life in the most integrated setting. Prevention of abuse and neglect is one of the topics included in the comprehensive Olmstead Plan. Prevention begins with educating people with disabilities, their families, mandated reporters and the general public about how to identify and report abuse. Abuse can be prevented by showing respect and dignity to everyone.
The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (MNCDD) produced a package of resources around the Bill of Rights for Individuals Receiving Waver Services:
245D Easy Read Guide
The Guide is a simplified version of the Minnesota Statute 245D (Sec. 245D.04 MN Statues). The rights are presented in plain English with images that help to explain each of the rights.
245D Know Your Rights Workbook
The 245D Know Your Rights Workbook explains what each right is about and includes lessons to aid in understanding.
Situational Videos
In Sept 2023, The MNCDD, co-created, with people with disabilities, a series of nine skits illustrating the Bill of Rights for Individuals Receiving Waiver Services. Below are pictures from three of the nine skit videos that give examples of the Bill of Rights. In addition, there is a video of hip hop artist and Council member, Dupree Edwards,offering his perspective about the Bill of Rights to introduce the video series. All of these resources can be found at the Minnesota CDD website on The Minnesota Waiver Bill of Rights, 245D.
Some of these rights are similar to those described in the Supervised Living Facilities Bill of Rights Training – Minnesota Dept of Health.
