Disability staff shortages reach crisis level As the masks come off and the pandemic is winding down, there are people in our communities who are not experiencing the same level…
Category: From Our Community
Letters and guest columns from readers
From Our Community - April 2022
Deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing Minnesotans call for professionals’ licensure by Sonny Wasilowski The drive is on to pass HF3144, which calls for sign language interpreters and transliterators board and…
Children’s day treatment services on verge of collapse in state
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) estimates that as of this year, there are approximately 130,000 children and youth, birth to age 17, in need of treatment for serious…
More driver training is sought to prevent accidents
Editor’s note: Self-advocate Joy Rindels-Hayden has had a long journey since her 2017 accident, which happened when she was exiting a bus in Minneapolis. She has worked to bring forward…
'We need you. Come join us' is message to future healthcare workers
by Commissioner Steve Grove, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) I was honored to lead a robust roundtable discussion on January 6 featuring representatives of the hospital, long-term care,…
More resources, community input would benefit Metro Mobility, its users
by Michael Sack To put it simply: Metro Mobility needs more resources to be a beneficial service to the community. Recently I was waiting at my day program in Crystal…