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Lawmakers and Disability Advocates Connect at 2025 Legislative Forum
Lawmakers and disability advocates came together at MCD’s 2025 Legislative Forum to discuss critical issues facing Minnesotans with disabilities. The event marked a return to in-person dialogue, creating opportunities for real conversations, shared stories, and policy engagement. Legislators from both chambers joined panels, listened to lived experiences, and deepened their understanding of disability issues in Minnesota. Lawmakers and Disability Advocates Connect at 2025 Legislative Forum
Understanding Medicaid and How You Can Help Protect It
Medicaid (Medical Assistance in Minnesota) is a state and federally funded program that provides affordable healthcare to approximately 72 million people nationwide. This includes 10 million people with disabilities. Beyond healthcare, Medicaid provides crucial home and community-based services, ensuring people with disabilities have the supports they need to live independently in their communities.
Recent U.S. House actions have started a reconciliation process that could lead to major spending cuts, putting Medicaid funding at serious risk. Now more than ever, members of the disability community must tell members of Congress that Medicaid cuts would harm millions of Minnesotans.
For detailed information, helpful resources, and ongoing updates, please visit Understanding Medicaid and How You Can Help Protect It.
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We support and promote public policy goals that positively impact the lives of people with disabilities. MCD helps policymakers understand how their decisions affect the disability community and brings together members of the government and the public to comment on legislation.
The Minnesota Legislature introduces dozens of bills each session that affect people with disabilities. Some bills aim to improve lives, while others may negatively impact the disability community. To help you stay informed, we maintain this list of disability-related bills.
There are over half a million valid disability parking certificates and plates in Minnesota. We provide the “Do’s and Don’ts” of disability parking, as well as information on disability parking laws and regulations.
A service animal is a dog, or in some cases a miniature horse, individually trained to do work or perform tasks for someone with a disability. Service animals are different from Emotional Support Animals (ESA) and can go almost anywhere with their owners. MCD works to inform the public about service animals and protect the rights of people with disabilities.