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Lakers, North Stars and…Vikings? Oh my!
08 February 2012 7:43 AM | 3 CommentsThe chatter is getting noisier. They are going to raise our taxes! That RICH guy is going to get richer! Our public schools don’t get any money – but that dumb team does! I don’t care – let the team leave! However, Minnesota history indicates...
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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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Courage Center Archive
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State budget ‘deal’ not a deal for people with disabilities
Posted on July 28, 2011 | No CommentsThe following analysis of the State of Minnesota budget compromise was originally produced by Courage Center’s Public Affairs and Research Department. It gives a good summary of how the state budget deal impacts people with disabilities in general, and Courage Center clients in particular. This... -
Give Like Scrooge and The Grinch
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe holiday season brings two of my favorite Christmas shows: A Christmas Carol and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. These two classics were created almost a century apart, but their message goes to the heart of where our communities are today: the spirit of the... -
Moving toward a more livable community for people with disabilities
Posted on September 8, 2010 | No CommentsIn the past week, I sat in Row 1 behind home plate at Target Field, the guest of a season ticket holder. I also took in a performance of The Scottsboro Boys at the Guthrie Theater for just $2. This, despite the fact I use... -
Miss Sue reflects on aging with a disability (and not having opening day tickets)
Posted on April 12, 2010 | 1 CommentMiss Sue (that’s me) is my quasi alter ego, a youngish looking 51 (today) who wears a big purple hat, all on behalf of my employer — Courage Center. It’s my birthday today (have I mentioned that?), on opening day of Target Field, yet alas... -
Hiring a person with a disability: A win-win community builder
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsOctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. My challenge to the leaders following this blog? In the next week, check your company’s recruitment and hiring processes to see if they include people with disabilities. If they don’t start making some noise to ensure your business...
