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Over the past two months the Minnesota Council on Disability surveyed members of the disability community to learn more about the issues that are important to them. Many responses had a common theme: a lack of community inclusion. Participants told us they continued to feel excluded from their communities. And they told us about how it remains difficult for people with disabilities to share many areas of this communal life.

Over the past two months the Minnesota Council on Disability surveyed members of the disability community to learn more about the issues that are important to them. Their responses will shape MCD’s 2023 public policy agenda, and they will inform our discussions with legislators about what matters to Minnesotans with disabilities.

Join goMARTI (Minnesota’s Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative) for the first accessibility-focused, rural self-driving vehicle project. goMARTI brings new transportation options to the city of Grand Rapids, rural communities, and Itasca County. Ride the goMARTI shuttle and meet with local project partners.  

Governor Tim Walz proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month in Minnesota, recognizing that individuals with disabilities bring skills, experience and talent to the workforce and are a critical part of our economic success. October marks the 77th annual observation of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This year’s theme is Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.

On May 15th, 2022, Governor Tim Walz announced Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day. Read the proclamation recognizing the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium joining the National Coordinating Center. We are proud to support students with intellectual disabilities who attend inclusive postsecondary education.

The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities is now accepting applications for the Partners in Policymaking Class 40 advocacy and leadership training program!