With the 2019 Minnesota Legislature starting its session January 8, Minnesotans with disabilities and their advocacy groups are getting ready. It’ll be a new ball game, with incoming Gov. Tim…
Author: Access Press Staff
VSA Minnesota closing a loss to arts community
VSA Minnesota, which has served Minnesota artists and audience with disabilities for more than three decades, is shutting down at the end of September 2019. The closing was announced in…
HISTORY NOTE: Universal Declaration of Human Rights anniversary is celebrated
December 10 marked an important day around the world, as the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was celebrated. The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (MNCDD)…
FROM OUR COMMUNITY: An open letter to Gov. Tim Walz and his new administration
Dear Governor-Elect Walz, Congratulations on your election. With a new governor we also welcome new leadership at the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). For many of us providing services…
Accessible Events & Happenings - December 2018
More events information: VSA Minnesota is here. The website has a large calendar at in the upper right hand corner of its home page. For information on galleries and theater performances…
FROM OUR COMMUNITY: Disability Waiver Rate System eyed for reform at capitol in 2019
The new year is almost upon us, and with it, a new state legislature and governor. New legislative landscapes always offer both opportunities and challenges, we will have much work…