For the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (MNCCD), 2020 was a year full of the unexpected, with many new challenges and triumphs. The consortium is looking toward 2021 but…
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Letters and guest columns from readers
Despite pandemic, direct support professionals continue to persevere
In the midst of the virus-centered environment which we all call home, I wanted to mention a bright spot that sometimes goes unnoticed in our communities. I’m referring to people…
Celebrating Direct Support Professionals
Caring, choice and compassion are just a few of the positive words we at MRCI prefer to use that start with “C” instead of Covid-19 or Coronavirus. A few other…
Fifty years ago this summer, he began his life-changing journey
It happened as if it were yesterday. August 19, 1970, a Wednesday. I was 18 years old fresh out of high school when I borrowed a co-worker’s motorcycle. The motorcycle…
Despite many accomplishments, ADA’s promise isn’t fulfilled
I would like to share my thoughts on the Americans With Disabilities Act. Former President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July…
'Savings' would reduce choice, access to needed medical items
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is championing a pair of proposals it made to a state panel charged with saving $100…