Gov. Tim Walz has ordered a review of a troubled state hiring program for people with disabilities. The review, which is to be completed by year’s end, comes after media…
Tag: Employment
State employment program criticized
A state hiring program designed to reverse Minnesota’s historically low rate of employment of people with disabilities has fallen short of expectations. Claims have been made of mismanagement and lack…
Regional News in Review - May 2011
Minnesota parent attends conference Back in high school, Idil Abdull remembers, she once posed in front of the White House for a photo. It was the only time she was…
INCOME: A Career Development Model You May Want to Learn
In 2002, Scott Beveridge, Sharon Heller Craddock, and James Liesener published “INCOME: A Framework for Conceptualizing the Career Development of Persons with Disabilities.” INCOME stands for Imagining, iNforming, Choosing, Obtaining,…
Community Loses Ground at Stats Forum
Research findings unveiled in late October at the seventh National Disability Statistics and Policy Forum show that many challenges still face a majority of individuals with disabilities. Despite record economic…