Equity in broadband access would benefit all Minnesotans One lasting lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t taught in classrooms or at makeshift desks in students’ homes. Too many Greater Minnesota…
Category: Commentary
Letter to the editor - April 2022
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…
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…
Remember that in drive-through debates, not all of us walk
Climate change is one of the most serious issues the world faces. Many of the greenhouse gases that trap heat and make our planet warmer come from transportation. So it’s…
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…