Tim’s Desk – November 2020
I am writing this in the last week of October, and the trees outside my window are covered with snow. […]
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Tim’s Desk – October 2020
We’ve had a beautiful summer and fall. Now winter is peeking just around the corner. I’m kind of looking forward […]
Commitment to inclusion is Madore’s focus
Shelley Madore brings a longtime commitment to inclusion to her role as the new director of the Minnesota Olmstead Implementation […]
Olmstead approved; work remains
Approval of Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan September 29 caps almost four years’ efforts. The plan provides clarity as to how people […]
Learn about work options under state programs
People with disabilities have voiced loudly and clearly that they can and want to work. It’s also clear that Minnesota […]
Olmstead Plan is released
Minnesota’s long-awaited Olmstead Plan is a reality. But even though what is called the final version of the plan was […]
View public dollars as investment, not entitlement
Editor’s note: This is excerpted from testimony recently given at a hearing on Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan. My name is Steve […]
Olmstead planning committee needs input
Minnesotans with disabilities need good choice about where to live and need to obtain quality services in community settings that […]