Town Hall Forums Coon Rapids: Tuesday, October 13 from 6:00pm to 8:00 Mercy Hospital – Classroom C 4050 Coon Rapids Blvd, NW, Coon Rapids Willmar: Thursday, October 15 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Willmar Community & Activity Center 621 Highway 71 North, Willmar Burnsville: Monday, October 26 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 Fairview Ridges Education Continue Reading 2015 Town Hall Forums (Hosted by BIA and Arc MN)
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September 25, 2015 Newsletter
25th ADA Celebration Newsletter: September 25, 2015
Autism in Business will feature inclusion strategies
On Oct. 22, Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) will bring together Minnesota’s top corporate leaders, business professionals, state agencies, and autism advocates for Autism in Business, a forum focused on providing positive strategies for employing and retaining individuals with autism. Held at TIES in St. Paul, the event aims to help businesses and employers learn Continue Reading Autism in Business will feature inclusion strategies
2015 Council Appointments
September 10, 2015 ST. PAUL, MN – Governor Mark Dayton announced the following appointments to the Council on Disability. Dr. Brian Bonte – Hutchinson, MN Minnesota State Council on Disability Member Effective: September 13, 2015 Term Expires: January 4, 2016 Andrea Bejarano-Robinson – New Hope, MN Minnesota State Council on Disability Member Effective: September 13, Continue Reading 2015 Council Appointments
MSCOD State Fair Schedule for 2015
Stop by the MSCOD booth at the Minnesota State Fair! We will be in the Education Building, Lot 2. There will be opportunities to meet State Commissioners, meet the prize wining Artists with Disabilities that participated in our 25th Anniversary of the ADA event, ASL Interpreters will be available (see schedule), Get your Grab N Go Emergency Continue Reading MSCOD State Fair Schedule for 2015
Thanks to the ADA… The Olmstead Decision
In 1999, the Supreme Court declared that the State of Georgia violated Title II of the ADA by forcing people with disabilities into institutionalized care. Olmstead v. L.C. and E.W. reached the Supreme Court when the Georgia Department of Human Resources appealed a decision by the 11th Circuit that it had violated the ADA’s Title Continue Reading Thanks to the ADA… The Olmstead Decision