This is testimony presented to the Minnesota Legislature in March: I was diagnosed quadriplegic in 1974 when I was 21 after diving off an unfamiliar dock into a shallow lake…
Category: Commentary
The Illusion of Choice in Integration, Inclusion, and Person-Centered Planning
by Kathy Ware, RN, PHN Person-centered planning has an elephant in the room that is being ignored. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) website states, “everyone who receives long-term…
Tim's Desk -- March 2021
Well, February brought us back to a more typical Minnesota winter. In the Twin Cities, we had four consecutive days of “high” temperatures below zero, and in Greater Minnesota, overnight…
Minnesota Public Radio must make changes
by K. Burgess People have the right to public information regardless of ability status. Recently I found that Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) does not agree with this statement. They have…
From Our Community: Spinal cord and brain injury research jeopardized by state funding cut
Editor’s note: Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed budget eliminated $3 million in grants for spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research. Those committed to the research are weighing in. Don’t…
The time is now to establish a PCA rate framework
by the PCA Reform Coalition The Personal Care Assistance (PCA) program, accessed by 44,000 individuals across Minnesota, is one of the most cost-effective Medicaid programs in our state, helping older…