The Olmstead Implementation Office along with MCD present a Public Listening Session on the Olmstead Plan. People with disabilities, their family, guardians, providers, stakeholders, and the general public are welcome to come and give public comment on the Plan and drafted amendments for 2018.
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UPDATE: 2018 MCD Legislative Forum
Join us for a preview of disability issues in the 2018 legislative session. Catch up on public affairs issues as the Minnesota Council on Disability (MCD), state legislators, state agency officials, disability advocates and other disability organizations lay out their priorities for the coming session.
Explanation about Minnesota’s New Acoustics and Looping Law
During the 2017 legislative session, the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans (MNCDHH) successfully lobbied for the passage of the bill that requires good acoustics and hearing loops in public meeting spaces in state-funded construction projects.
Become a Member of the Council on Disability
MCD advises the Governor, Legislature, state agencies and the public on disability issues. If you are someone who has a disability, who works with people with disabilities, or who is a family member of a person with a disability, Council membership may be for you!
Diversity and Inclusion Council seeks members for Civic Engagement Steering Committee
The Civic Engagement Steering Committee of the Diversity and Inclusion Council provides high level vision, accountability, and strategic guidance to ensure that state agencies are meaningfully engaging with underrepresented communities in their work and in the development of policy.
Save the Date: Advocacy Training
Presented by: Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities. Learn, Grow, Advocate. Join us for a one-of-a-kind advocacy training session hosted by MNCCD.