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Disability Day Rally in St. Paul: Tell us your story

News that the State of Minnesota will receive a net payment of about $35 million from Minnesota HMOs injected added energy to the already loud and enthusiastic crowd who attended Wednesday's Disability Day rally at the capitol. Advocates, persons with disabilities, family members, and support staff filled the first and second floors of the capitol rotunda to declare to legislators, “We are not invisible!” Speakers and signs gave voice to support for the reversal of budget cuts to disability services, for the prevention of further cuts, and opposition to the Voter ID amendment.MORE »

Outside the Circle

03/15/2012 - 7:30pm - 03/17/2012 - 7:30pm

Co-presented with Teatro del Pueblo and Intermedia Arts.

Outside the Circle

03/15/2012 - 7:30pm - 03/17/2012 - 7:30pm

Co-presented with Teatro del Pueblo and Intermedia Arts.

Outside the Circle

03/15/2012 - 7:30pm - 03/17/2012 - 7:30pm

Co-presented with Teatro del Pueblo and Intermedia Arts.

Don’t dismiss CLASS just yet

Long-term care is a major health expense for which a majority of us are not covered. Thus, the federal government took a bold step to address this issue through CLASS.MORE »

Making technology accessible

Rep. Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake) knows how frustrating it can be trying to access government information.

Westrom, who lost his eyesight in a 1987 car incident, uses his computer to read documents via software that converts text into speech.MORE »

Discussing Disability, Aging, Dating, Romance, Relationships, and Sexuality

UPDATE: please note the new event location at Ford Hall (224 Church Street Southeast), which is located on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis Campus.

It seems that the disability and aging communities are often so focused on issues surrounding health care, transportation, and employment that some of the basic human topics -- such as forming friendships, dating, developinMORE »

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