UPDATE! Location Change January 23, 2014 – Full Council Meeting NEW LOCATION! MSCOD OFFICES 121 East 7th Place, Suite 107, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
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2014 MSCOD Annual Legislative Forum
Date: Monday, January 27, 2014 Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Department of Human Services, 444 Lafayette Rd N, St. Paul, MN Join MSCOD for a preview of disability issues in the 2014 legislative session. Catch up on public affairs issues as MSCOD, and other disability organizations, will lay out their priorities for the Continue Reading 2014 MSCOD Annual Legislative Forum
MSCOD is seeking Council Members to represent Region 6. Apply now!
MSCOD SEEKING COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM REGION 6 MSCOD advises the Governor, Legislature, state agencies and the public on disability issues. Issues the council works on are accessibility/ADA, rights, employment and transportation policy, emergency preparedness and Olmsted. 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 Continue Reading MSCOD is seeking Council Members to represent Region 6. Apply now!
Employment – New Report on Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released its annual report on the employment of people with disabilities in the federal executive branch. By the end of FY 2012, total permanent federal employment for people with disabilities had increased from 203,694 in FY 2011 to 219,975, an increase from 10.97 to 11.89 percent. New hires Continue Reading Employment – New Report on Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
STATEWIDE VIDEO CONFERENCE – The Strategic Advantage to Hiring People with Disabilities
The Strategic Advantage to Hiring People with Disabilities – STATEWIDE VIDEO CONFERENCE FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 2013 9:00 – 11:00 AM JOIN US for a statewide video conference and web-streamed panel discussion to explore the strategic advantages to hiring people with disabilities. Join the conversation with employers, members of the disability community and others interested in this Continue Reading STATEWIDE VIDEO CONFERENCE – The Strategic Advantage to Hiring People with Disabilities
MnDOT commissioner, Council chair to host town hall meetings in Twin Cities
Metropolitan Council Chair Sue Haigh and Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle invite the public to attend town hall meetings on transportation, including transit, on several dates in December. All meetings are from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Minneapolis Public Library, Pohlad Hall 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Continue Reading MnDOT commissioner, Council chair to host town hall meetings in Twin Cities