Disability Viewpoints
CTV 15 and Metro Cable
Channel 6
June 12, 2006
The Disability Viewpoints
topic for the June is employment.The employment services of TSE,
Midway Training and other employers will be featured. For information
about Disability Viewpoints, contact United Cerebral Palsy at 651-646-7588.
U of M Summer Disability
Policy and Services Courses
June 12 - 23, 2006
The University of Minnesota’s
Department of Educational Policy and Administration, and the Institute
on Community Integration have announced that several disability
related courses will be offered this summer. The course, “Disability
Policy and Services” (EdPA 5356), will run from June 12 through
June 23 - weekdays - 8 a.m. until noon. This course focuses on
policy, research and current practices related to education, health
and social services that support children, youth and adults with
special needs, and that offer support to their families. The course
will examine these issues from federal, state, and local perspectives.
In addition, the
University will offer two flexible on-line courses: “Supporting
Persons with Developmental and Related
Disabilities in Community Human Services” (EdHD 3301), and “Personnel
Supervision and Management in Community Human Services” (EdHD
4301). Students will complete these two minicourses online using
an Internet-based interactive curriculum. These courses can be applied
toward a Certificate in Disability Policy and Services. The certificate
program is designed to allow graduate and undergraduate students,
as well as community professionals, to survey the spectrum of education,
health and social services available to individuals with disabilities
and their families. It is also designed to examine public and private
disability services networks from an interdisciplinary perspective.
While the program addresses the needs of people with all types of
disabilities, it emphasizes developmental disabilities across the
lifespan.
For more information,
please contact Marijo McBride at 612-624-6830 or mcbri001@umn.edu
You
and Your Personal Care
Assistant Workshop
June 17, 2006
Kim Nuxoll-Nerenberger,
RN and Stephanie Schmit, MA will offer a workshop for consumers
and their personal care assistants (PCA). Kim Nuxoll-Nerenberger
will discuss the importance of communication and the challenges
that may arise between the consumer and the PCA. Stephanie Schmit,
MA will discuss approaches to recruiting, interviewing, setting
boundaries and conducting reviews when hiring a PCA. The workshop
will be held Saturday, June 17 - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 1821
University Avenue West, Saint Paul. Admission: $15 per person;
$20 per couple. Co-sponsors: People Enhancing People (PEP), United
Cerebral Palsy (UCP) and Wilderness Inquiry. To pre-register, call
UCP 651-646-7588 or visit ucpmn@cpinternet.com
16th ADA Anniversary Celebration
July 26, 2006
The 16th
ADA Anniversary Celebration will be held Wednesday, July 26,
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Radisson University Hotel on Washington
Avenue, Minneapolis. The free event will feature national as well
as local entertainers and speakers. For more information, visit www.adaminnesota.org or
contact Cindy at cindyt@mcil-mn.org
Metropolitan
Council Transit
Public Hearings
May 30 - June 13, 2006
The
Metropolitan Council will hold five public meetings and a public
hearing to receive comments on the proposed Northwest Metro Transit
Study Concept Plan. The goal of the proposed plan is to improve
transit service reliability, speed and convenience. Proposed changes
include faster service to major destinations, simplified routings,
easier suburb-to-suburb travel and improved timed connections between
routes in North Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin,
Crystal, New Hope, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Osseo, Golden Valley,
and Robbinsdale. Routes affected include: 5, 7, 14, 19, 22, 29,
32, 715, 716, 717, 721, 722, 723, 724, 755, 756, 758, 760, 761,
762, 763, 764, 766 and 801.The proposed plan impacts the Metro
Transit service and transit services provided by other operators,
but does not include Maple Grove Transit and Plymouth Metrolink
express routes.
Written comments for
the public record will be collected at all five public meetings.
Public testimony and written comments will be collected at the
public hearing. Written comments can be e-mailed to
nw.study@metc.state.mn.us;
submitted on-line at www.metrotransit.org;
mailed to Metropolitan Council Data Center, 230 East 5th Street,
St. Paul, MN 55101 or faxed to 651-602-1464. Comment cards are available
on Metro Transit and Metropolitan Council-contracted buses, Metro
Transit stores or from the Metropolitan Council Data Center. All
comments must be received by Friday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m. Maps of
proposed changes to specific routes may be obtained after May 15th
at the following Metro Transit stores:
719 Marquette
Avenue in downtown Minneapolis;
101East 5th Street,
U.S. Bank Center—skyway level in downtown in St. Paul;
Mall of America in Bloomington—lower
level transit station on the east side of the mall.
For more information
on the public meetings or to obtain a draft copy of the proposed
Northwest Metro Transit Study Concept Plan, visit the Metropolitan
Council website at www.metrotransit.org or
call 651-602-1140. Detailed information about the draft proposal
may also be obtained at any of the five public meetings.
Public Meetings
schedule:
Location: Brooklyn Center
Community Center, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center. Date/Time:
Tuesday, May 30, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Minneapolis
City Hall, Room 220 - 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis. Date/Time:
Wednesday, May 31, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Crystal City Hall - Basement Community Room - 4141 Douglas
Drive North, Crystal. Date/Time: Thursday, June 1, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00
p.m.
Location: Minneapolis Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis.
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 6, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Zanewood Community Center— Classroom A/B—7100
Zane Avenue North, Brooklyn Park. Date/Time:
Wednesday, June 7, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Public Hearing Schedule:
Location:
Metro Transit Heywood Office Building,Chambers, 560-6th Avenue
North, Minneapolis. Date/Time:
Tuesday, June 13, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
All interested persons
are encouraged to attend the public hearings and may register in
advance to speak at the June 13 public hearing by calling the Metropolitan
Council Data Center at 651-602-1140 (TTY 651-291-0904). Upon request,
the Council will provide reasonable accommodations to persons with
disabilities or special needs. The Council must receive such requests
at 651-602-1140 (TTY 651-291-0904) five business days before the
hearing.
2006
World Congress and Exposition
on Disabilities
November 17 - 19, 2006
The
World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities (WCD), a precedent-setting
international conference and trade show, will celebrate its seventh
year at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in
Philadelphia, PA—November 17-19, 2006. The WCD is intended
to educate, inform and provide a useful exchange of ideas for people
with disabilities and special healthcare needs as well as for individuals
involved in their care and development. Opinion leaders in medicine,
education, research, technology and product development will gather
with caregivers and families for an intensive learning experience
focused on the needs of all people with disabilities. Over 200 exhibitors
will also be present to display their products and services. For
more information, please visit the WCD Web site at www.wcdexpo.com or
call 201-226-1446.
