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A graduate student and faculty member at Chico State University are studying the experiences and perceptions of Hmong parents of children with disabilities. Individuals in the study will be asked about experiences with their children with disabilities, and the physical activity of those children. Participants will meet once for approximately 30 to 45 minutes by phone or video platform at a time that is convenient for them.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! NDEAM acknowledges the many contributions that people with disabilities bring to the workplace. It’s time to HIRE, RETAIN, AND PROMOTE US! There can be no economic justice without including the disability community! Learn how you can get involved.

MCD shares the following information from our partners at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: Please join us for our annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) presentation, Oct. 4, 10-11:30 am. This presentation for employers, Vocational Rehabilitation professionals, and disabled veteran staff will speak to the three stages of progress of the field employment of persons with disabilities over the last 30 years.

MCD encourages you to register for Heart of the Beast Mask and Puppet Theater’s free online Care Work Workshops! Each workshop will include a discussion of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s book Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice. Aegor Ray, a queer and trans writer, multidisciplinary artist, and organizer will facilitate the events. Attendees can also participate in art activities, such as weaving, and stamp making, led by teaching artists Nailah Taman and Julie Boada.

The Minnesota Council on Disability strongly encourages you to prepare for an emergency by being informed and making a plan. Preparedness is just one phase of a larger Emergency Management Framework.