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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Communities Built to Last
30 January 2012 8:11 AM | No CommentsLast week, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address, in which he raised the call for creating an economy that is “built to last.” For anyone who is a fan of business guru Jim Collins, this is a familiar term and title...
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“Snap Out Of It”!
Posted on January 11, 2011 | No CommentsWhile there have been some nationwide initiatives to improve public understanding of mental health issues, a recent study conducted by the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) shows little change in the stigmata of mental illness in the past ten years. If you are diagnosed... -
The Importance of History to Community
Posted on September 14, 2009 | 1 CommentHistory, especially oral history, is an important building blocks to culture and community. Until now, disability culture and community didn’t have a lot of history. Recently, I took part in an impressive interview project called “It’s Our Story,” a collaborative effort to record the histories of 1,000...
