It has been quite a journey to create the Minnesota Olmstead Plan—a dynamic, visionary roadmap for improving life for Minnesotans with disabilities. Over the course of my three years leading…
Category: From Our Community
Letters and guest columns from readers
From Our Community: Help Metro Mobility provide better service for riders, help the drivers
There are many reasons to like Metro Mobility. It gets us to jobs, medical appointments, places of fun and interest, shopping and to see our friends. Drivers will help with…
From our community - April 2017
Spend-down limits must be fixed so people can live in dignity My name is Rik Seiler and I live in St. Paul. I sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2014…
From Our Community: Race/disability are starting points for redemption
Struggles for liberation are long. While rooted in ancient traditions, they always require new people and new thinking to push the edge. As Howard Thurman, the black theologian and mentor to Martin…
From Our Community: Assisted suicide guidelines protect patients
My name is Dr. Seth Morgan. I am a board-certified clinical neurologist and fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. I am also disabled by multiple sclerosis and serve as district activist…
From the Community: Provide meaningful employment choices for all
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and as a Twin Cities disability organization we celebrate the opportunity to promote hiring people with disabilities and draw attention to the challenges ahead. At…