The power of speech is something no one should take for granted. Yet for centuries, people with disabilities were at a great disadvantage. In 2022 the centennial of the first…
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What does self-direction mean to you?
ISSUE SPONSOR | MRCI For six-year-old Cara, self-direction means she gets to enjoy riding her scooter and going to summer camp! Her camp allowed her to make new friends and…
Minnesota Council on Disability honors six of its exceptional advocates
Rep. Brian Daniels Mary Hauff Lance Hegland Ken Rodgers Rep. Kelly Moller Damon Lievestad The Minnesota Council on Disability (MCD) has presented its Exceptional Advocate Award. The awards got to…
Walz and Flanagan name several appointees to state advisory groups
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan have announced appointments to the Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council, Minnesota Council on Disability and Ombudsman Committee for Mental Health and Developmental…
In Memoriam
Tomassoni was dedicated lawmaker Sen. David Tomassoni (I-Chisholm) was a dedicated Iron Range lawmaker who led the way on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding. He died in August from…
In-house captioning lost
A group at the University of Minnesota has been working to protect some services for the deaf and hard of hearing community. But in August the university eliminated “in-house captioning,”…