Children’s hospital opens new unit
Children’s Minnesota has opened a new in-patient mental health unit in St. Paul this month to meet a surge in demand […]
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Payment diversion is challenged
Many young adults share a common plight. They are among hundreds of former foster youths across Minnesota who are struggling to […]
ERA passage could help all rights
The morning after the 2022 election, Betty Folliard held an executive meeting of the group ERA Minnesota in her home. The […]
College students raise access concerns
Concordia College, Moorhead, is its most dangerous in the winter. Ice goes everywhere it doesn’t belong; on roadways heading to Fargo, […]
Another city enacts assessment delays
An update to the city of Le Sueur’s assessment policy will allow residents with disabilities, residents older than age 65, and […]
Bridges MN is takeover focus
(Source: Star Tribune) A large and troubled provider of services to Minnesota adults with disabilities has agreed to be acquired […]
Managed care contracts are set
(Source: Minnesota DHS) The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has finalized managed care contracts for families and children in […]
Inmates awaiting transfers are eyed
(Source: KSTP-TV) Inmates committed to the custody of the Minnesota department of human Services (DHS) have spent weeks and even […]
Accommodations added by police
(Source: Free Press of Mankato, Le Sueur County News) Minnesota police departments have added various disability accommodations this fall. The […]
Hamm Clinic unveils new space
(Source: Pioneer Press) The Hamm Clinic, which was in downtown St. Paul’s Hamm building for more than 60 years, has […]
Blind bus rider raises problems
(Source: KSTP-TV) The service dog or white cane were not enough to catch the attention of Metro Transit drivers as […]
Apostle Island access eyed
(Source: Duluth News Tribune) Along the South Shore of Lake Superior there’s a sandy beach that makes the perfect place […]
Violations with education cited
(Source: Star Tribune) Minnesota’s Department of Corrections violated the civil rights of disabled prisoners by not granting them opportunities to […]
Need for facilities is cited
(Source: Star Tribune) The situation of a 10-year-old boy with severe autism and aggression illustrates the dire need for adequate […]
Grants for providers will improve choices for people with disabilities
Innovations that improve options for people with disabilities will go forward over the next two years across Minnesota, funded by […]
