We’ve had a beautiful summer and fall. Now winter is peeking just around the corner. I’m kind of looking forward to it though because I’ve been on bed rest for…
Tag: Olmstead Plan
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 Office (OIO). Madore, who took the helm this spring, said…
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 with disabilities will be more fully integrated into the greater…
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 wants employment to increase for people with significant disabilities. The…
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 published November 1, state leaders note it will be an…
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 Larson, the Senior Policy Director for The Arc Minnesota. The…