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A Good Start, But . . .
Special Education funding improves, shortfalls remain
by Kim Kang
On May 21st, just before the
midnight deadline, the big education bill squeaked through
the legislature. The contents of the bill, the E-12 (Early
Childhood through Grade 12) Education Omnibus bill, remained
somewhat of a mystery ... read
more of about education >
Living Right?
Centers
for Independent
Living meet unprecedented
success at the Capitol
by David Hancox
OK, so I know it’s
impolite to gloat, right? Especially when several issues
that were important to people with disabilities, their families,
and individuals who provide services did not experience success ... read
more about success >
Governor Votes ‘No’
On voting access reforms
by Mai Thor
Despite a lot of hard work
at the legislature this year, this session saw no action on election
issues. Election bills traveled through committees relatively easily
and passed both houses without much disagreement, but as the weather
warmed up it seemed feelings toward the election bills cooled off ... read
more about voting >
So, That’s
It Then? Nothing
for Transit Again?
Advocates end session Ffrustrated, as ‘14
by 2010’ plan stalls
by John Tschida
What began in January as
a comprehensive initiative to ensure that each of Minnesota’s
87 counties had some form of accessible transit ended in frustration,
as the 2007 session ended with little progress on transit issue
... read
more about transit >
How to Write – and
Talk – about Disability
Guidelines
for positive powerful portrayal
from Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Editor’s Note: The words
and images we use can create either a straightforward, positive view
of people with disabilities or an insensitive portrayal that reinforces
common myths and is a form of discrimination ...
read more about how-to >
Go Girl!
12-year-old presses governor: ‘Sign the Bill’
by Bret Hesla, staff writer
Politics is about passion
and persistence.
Twelve-year-old Mary Clara
Lawson, of White Bear Lake, showed a big dose of both last month.
On May 16, she was among the 200 Minnesotans gathered in the hallway
outside the governor’s office holding signs and standing a
silent vigil ... read
more about mary clara >
VSA arts of Minnesota Events
Focus on access to Arts
by Jon Skaalen
When you’re a small
organization working with a lot of people who don’t have
much money, you must be creative in collaborating with others to
accomplish your mission ... read
more about vsa events >
This Month’s Issue
Sponsor
VSA arts of Minnesota
VSA arts of Minnesota
is a statewide nonprofit organization that has been serving
the arts, disability and education communities since 1986. Its
programs and services make the arts—music, theater, dance,
writing and visual art ...
read more about vsa arts >
No More Sunsets
Legislators give stable funding
to MSCOD
by Kelly Hughes
The Minnesota State Council
on Disability is celebrating at the close of this legislative
session, and for good reason: MSCOD is now hardwired into the state’s
annual budget ... read
more about funding >
A Trip to the Capitol
Citizens with brain injury gain experience
by Angela Rose
Participants in Opportunity
Partners’ brain injury program, TBI Metro Services, made
a New Year’s resolution as a group to be more involved in
the community. After making their resolution, the difficult part
began ...
read more about
their trip>
Commentaries on Virginia Tech
and Mental Health
Four perspectives on the tragedy
and mental health
One of the major questions
to emerge from the Virginia Tech shootings is whether colleges
are prepared to handle a situation in which a student with mental
illness is identified as posing a potential threat to campus ... read
more about of the commentaries >
