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| HOSPITAL SETTLEMENT REACHED In
a settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, Abbott Northwestern
Hospital has agreed to improve its interpreter services program for
its patients who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. The settlement includes
a payment of $20,000 to a deaf woman who had filed a charge of discrimination,
alleging that the hospital failed to provide properly trained interpreters.
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Emergency Preparedness The
St. Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health encourages residents
to consider their own safety awareness. Talking about personal safety
is a healthy way to calm fears and ease uncertainty no matter what the
emergency (natural disaster or national conflict). Below is a list
of general recommendations for you to consider: .
. . State Council—Back In! The Minnesota State Council on Disability (MSCOD) is back in the governor’s budget. Governor Pawlenty released
his Supplemental Budget on March 12th. While most of the
supplemental changes were additional cuts, one bright spot was a provision
recommending a continuation in funding for the MSCOD. The amount recommended
was seventy percent of the current funding level. . . . . . |
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