September is National Preparedness Month and FEMA invites you to join the National Preparedness Community and download the 2013 National Preparedness Month Toolkit. The National Preparedness Community is where more than 32,000 people connect and collaborate on emergency preparedness. You can use the community and the Toolkit to empower yourself to prepare and coordinate preparedness activities with your family, neighbors, and those with whom you worship during National Preparedness Month.
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Reminder About Snow Removal: It Can Save a Life!
With the recent heavy snowfall here in the metro area, the Minnesota State Council on Disability wants to remind everyone to PLEASE SHOVEL YOUR SIDE WALKS AND CURB CUTS. The side walks and walkways are the lifeline for many people with disabilities and our senior community. When they are not cleared off this can present difficulties with trying to get to work, the grocery store, or medical appointments. Basic health and safety issues can be affected as well.
DISABILITY TRAVEL: Good Access Is Great Business!
In advance of the 2013 Explore Minnesota Tourism Conference on February 12-13 at the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel, we offer a reminder that your travel-related or lodging business can reap rewards if you welcome people with disabilities. Making your hotel, cabin, lodge, or campground accessible to a growing number of people with disposable income is a profitable proposition!
Know Your Rights on Election Day
Inclusion in society for people with disabilities also means a right to participation in political and public life. This includes the right to vote. With that in mind, we thought it important to share the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities’ pointers to make sure that everyone’s experience at the polls goes as smoothly as possible.