Upcoming Events
Square Dancers Wanted
Summer 2006
Perfect Squares is recruiting
adult wheelchair users for square dancing. The
Perfect Squares will perform in summer parades. No experience? We'll
teach you. Participants must be able to push their own manual
wheelchairs or control their power wheelchairs safely! The Perfect
Squares meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays: May 1st, 15th, June 5th,
19th, July 3rd, 17th from 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. at 3030 E. 53rd St.,
Mpls. Be sure to confirm that dance practice is planned as scheduled
on the dates listed above. Join us. Learn something new, make
new friends and have some fun. For more information, call Sheila
Nelson at 612-379-4721 or email Jan Snook at jsnook1234@yahoo.com
Somali/African American Women
Dialogue Groups
June 17, 2006
The third dialogue
group in this series, entitled, “Our Voices,
Our Stories, Our Wisdom,” will meet June 17, 2006 from 1 p.m.-3
p.m. at Augsburg College, Mpls at the East Commons in the Christensen
Center. Lunch is free.
Somali and African American
women began meeting in dialogue groups on January 28, 2006. The
series is organized by the Inter-Race Institute and to L.E.A.D.
(Leadership, Education and Development), which are both well known
for their education efforts on diversity and African immigrant
assistance, and supported by the Woman’s Foundation
and the Otto Bremer Foundation.
To sign up for the dialogue groups and reserve a lunch, call the Inter-Race
office at 612-339-0820 by Wednesday, June 14, 2006.
Secretary of State Candidate
Forum
July 21, 2006
The MN Disability
Law Center, Courage Center, Merrick, Inc., and ARC Twin Cities
are co-sponsoring a candidate forum for Sec. of State, July 21, 2006.
The forum is scheduled from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Paul and
Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building in St. Paul. The
purpose of this forum is to provide an opportunity for individuals
with disabilities to discuss voting and election issues with the
Secretary of State candidates. Refreshments served. ASL interpreters
provided. The event is free and open to the public. For more info,
please contact Mai Thor at 612-746-3799 or mthor@midmnlegal.org
ADA
Celebration: 16 Years Later
What
Do Recent Supreme Court Decisions Mean for the ADA Today?
July 26, 2006
In honor of the
16th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), several local disability organizations are sponsoring
an evening celebration, Wednesday, July 26 from 6:30 p.m.-9:30
p.m. at the Radisson University Hotel, 615 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis.
The keynote speaker, Barry
Taylor, will discuss current Supreme Court decisions and the state
of the ADA today. Taylor is legal advocacy director for Equip for
Equality, Inc., the Illinois Protection and Advocacy system. In his
work, he supervises legal services, self-advocacy and training programs.
Taylor has overseen many individual and systemic disability discrimination
cases. The evening features entertainment by locally-known performer,
Kevin Kling and jazz pianist, Michael Deutsch. Cash bar available.
Light refreshments served. Admission free. Contact Betty at 651-646-8342,
TTY 551-602-2001or bettyc@mcil-mn.org to
reserve your spot. For more info, visit www.adaminnesota.org
Medicaid Town Hall Meetings
August
2006
Come and learn what you can
do to ensure Minnesota-elected officials know about the importance
of the Medicaid program for persons with disabilities. Key experts
will describe how the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 could
negatively affect the services provided to persons with disabilities
and their families. There are still many actions that people who
support services for persons with disabilities can take to diminish
these funding-reduction threats.
Meeting schedule and registration contact information:
Congressional Distr.
1–TBA
Distr. 2—Loc: Dakota
County N. Service Center, 1 Mendota Rd W, West St. Paul; Date: Tuesday,
August 8; Hosted by Brain Injury Association of MN. Contact Jeff
Nachbar: jeffn@braininjurymn.org, 612-378-2742
Distr. 3—Loc:
Bloomington City Hall; 1800 W. Old Shak-opee Road, Bloomington; Date:
Wed., Aug 2; Hosted by Arc Greater
Twin Cities. Contact: Gene Martinez, 952-915-3615; Register, call
952-920-0855 or email register@arcgreatertwincities.org
Distr.4—Loc:
State Office Building, 100 Martin Luther King Blvd, St. Paul;
Room 10; Date: Mon., Aug 15; Hosted by Advocating Change Together.
Contact Rick Cardenas: act@selfadvocacy.org, 651-641-0297
Distr.
5—Loc: Brookdale Library; 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy; Brooklyn
Park; Date: Wed., Aug 17; Hosted by Metropolitan Center for Independent
Living (MCIL). Contact Mike Chevrette: mikec@mcil-mn.org, 651-603-2005;
TTY 651-603-2001
Distr. 6—Loc: Courage
St. Croix, 1460 Curve Crest Blvd, St. Croix; Date: Wed., Aug 9; Hosted
by Courage Center. Contact Kristin Hansen: kristin.hansen@courage.org,
763-520-0439
Distr. 7—Loc #1: Marshall
Adult Community; 107 S. 4th St, Marshall; Date: Mon, Aug 15; Hosted
by The Arc of MN. Contact Pat Mellenthin: mellenjp@mvtvwireless.com,
507-532-2220
Distr. 7—Loc #2—Crookston
Public Library, 110 No. Ash; Date: July 25; Hosted by Options Center
for Independent Living. Contact: John Johnson, 1-800-726-3692.
Distr.
8—Loc: Duluth City Council Chambers; 411 West 1st St,
Duluth; Date: Thur., July 27; Hosted by MN HomeCare Association.
Contact Jeff Bangsberg: jbangsberg@mnhomecare.org, 763-438-5805.
