The Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (MN-CCD) is weighing changes designed to make the group more sustainable and effective. Following a Nov. 17 membership meeting in St. Paul, MN-CCD member organizations are discussing a proposed reorganization. Groups will weigh in Dec. 14 when they meet again. If the changes are approved, they would be ...

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UCare (www.ucare.org) is an independent, nonprofit health plan providing health care coverage plans and administrative services to more than 230,000 members. UCare was created in 1984 by the Department of Family Practice and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Today, UCare partners with health care providers, counties, and community organizations to create and ...

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 Twins baseball fans who use wheelchairs are enjoying watching games at Target Field thanks to more than 700 accessible seating areas located throughout all levels of the two-year-old stadium. The seating areas are sponsored by UCare, which took on this initiative at the end of last season. Accessible seating at Target Field is available to all ...

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Grants benefit several groups  The Digital Inclusion Fund has awarded 11 grants totaling $100,000 to Minneapolis organizations for programs to promote technology access and technology literacy. These are the third set of grants awarded from the Digital Inclusion Fund, which was created in 2007 as part of the “Wireless Minneapolis” contract between the City of Minneapolis ...

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The Minnesota Disability Health Options Program (MnDHO) ends at the end of 2010, so service providers are working to get the word out and help clients plan for a transition. Although a series of community meetings, which ended in September, drew large crowds, there is still some confusion over the transition. There is also concern ...

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UCare (www.ucare.org) is an independent, nonprofit health plan providing health care coverage plans and administrative services to more than 200,000 members. UCare was created in 1984 by the Department of Family Practice and Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Today, UCare partners with health care providers, counties, and community organizations to create and deliver ...

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The end of the Minnesota Disability Health Options Program (MnDHO) is coming soon, yet not everyone covered through the program has started to make plans for a transition. That concerns staff of the program, who want to make sure everyone is covered and be assured everyone is making informed decisions. In February, it was announced that ...

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A reporter is honored The late Darcy Pohland is one of the new members of the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The 2010 members were announced last month, after a vote of their peers. Pohland died earlier this year. Injured in a diving accident during her college days, Pohland used a wheelchair. She worked at various ...

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Skydiver jumps for Parkinson’s Skydiver Kevin Burkart has raised more than $65,000 toward a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. Burkart had a goal of completing 200 jumps on June 14. He got most of those jumps completed before nightfall; the event had been delayed due to heavy fog that morning. The event was held at Skydive Twin ...

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UCare (www.ucare.org) is an independent, nonprofit health plan providinghealth care coverage plans and administrative services to more than 200,000 members. UCare was created in 1984 by the Department of Family Practice and Community Health at the University of  Minnesota Medical School. Today, UCare partners with health care providers, counties, and community organizations to create and deliver innovative ...

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Love is in the air for senior couple  UCare and Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly hosted a wedding May 1 at UCare’s center in Minneapolis. Bob Gremer, age 84, married Anna Lamb. The two met at the Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly Thanksgiving dinner in 2006 and were engaged six months later. This is Gremer’s ...

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Theater troupe raising funds Fidgety Fairy Tales is a musical that re-imagines some of our most memorable children's tales. In these versions, children with mental health disorders become the heroes of the tales. The performances are led by Matt Jenson and Marya Hart, and involve young actors ages 9-18. Some of the actors have mental health ...

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