As the 2022 Minnesota Legislature enters its final days, it’s tempting to think ahead to 2023 and what that session could be like. Changes are on the horizon. Many new…
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Deaf community leaders working to revitalize Thompson Hall preservation
Deaf community leaders are rolling up their sleeves for the “Save Thompson Hall” effort. A $2.9 million effort to revitalize and improve St. Paul’s historic Charles Thompson Memorial Hall is…
Coverage of disability is focus of journalism ethics panel
by Paula Bach News coverage of issues centered on people with disabilities needs less focus on “pity stories” and more on accomplishments and issues affecting community members. That was a…
Minnesotans (and technology) fare well at Paralympics
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…
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…