Minnesota Health and Disability News
Minnesota Disability News
Information and news for persons with disabilities residing in the State of Minnesota.
Minnesota Disability Employment Statistics
The state of Minnesota is one of America's largest producers of iron ore. Granite, sand and gravel production in Minnesota are also among the largest in the nation. Wheat production was once the state's main agricultural product, but has been surpassed by soybeans, corn, and livestock. Minnesota is also a national leader in the production of dry milk, creamery butter, cheese, and sweet corn. The waterways of Minnesota are also important to the state and have been extensively developed.
Disability Statistics Minnesota - There are an estimated 578,000 people in the state of Minnesota over the age of five who have a form of disability. Approximately 94,000 people, or 2.0% of the state's population, experience difficulties with performing activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, or getting around inside of their homes. There are around 291,000 people in the state who have a form of work disability, and around 137,000 people with disabilities in Minnesota who are employed. Around 27,000 people with disabilities in the state are unemployed, while 139,000 are currently not in the workforce.
Minnesota Disability Resources
Minnesota STAR Program - STAR's mission is to help ALL MINNESOTANS with disabilities gain access to and acquire the assistive technology they need to live, learn, work and play - http://www.starprogram.state.mn.us
Sight & Hearing Association - The Sight & Hearing Association is a nonprofit organization with a mission to enable lifetime learning by identifying preventable loss of vision and hearing in children - http://www.sightandhearing.org
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota - Our mission is to enhance the quality of life and bring the promise of a better tomorrow for all people affected by brain injury - http://www.braininjurymn.org
Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN) - Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN) provides statewide leadership through partnerships with key stakeholders including families, children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), providers, public health and other state and/or community organizations for the purpose of improving the access and quality of, health care and other service systems that are designed to meet the needs of CYSHCN and their families - http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/mcshn/mcshn.html
PACER Center - The mission of PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents - http://www.pacer.org
The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities - The mission of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities is to provide information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes that will lead to increased independence, productivity, self determination, integration and inclusion (IPSII) for people with developmental disabilities and their families - http://www.mnddc.org/
Goodwill Easter Seals of Minnesota - The mission of Goodwill/Easter Seals Minnesota is to assist people with barriers to education, employment and independence in achieving their goals - http://www.goodwilleasterseals.org/site/PageServer
Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living - The Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to advocate for the independent living needs of people with disabilities who are citizens of the State of Minnesota, to develop new resources, identify and provide access to existing resources which provide the services needed by persons with disabilities so that they may live independently in the situation and community of their choice - http://www.macil.org
The Minnesota Department of Human Services Disability Services Division manages publicly funded programs that support people with a variety of disabilities, including developmental disabilities, chronic medical conditions, acquired or traumatic brain injuries and physical disabilities.
If you are a Minnesotan with a disability looking to lead a more self-determined life through self-advocacy, try taking a look at Advocating Change Together (www.selfadvocacy.com), a grassroots disability rights organization run by and for people with developmental and other disabilities. ACT's mission is to help people across disabilities to see themselves as part of a larger disability rights movement and make connections to other civil and human rights struggles.
To submit a news item for Minnesota see our guideline on Disabled World article submissions and we will consider adding your press release or contribution to our Minnesota disability news section.
Articles
| Pub. Date | Topic | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-18 | Autism Speaks Collaborates On Prevalence Investigation Of Autism In The Somali Population In Minneapolis | Autism Speaks |
| 2010-11-19 | Medicare Instability Harms Seniors Access to MN Clinics | Minnesota Medical Association |
| 2010-09-15 | Minnesota to Host 2015 Summer National Senior Games | National Senior Games Association |
| 2010-08-25 | Learn, Ask, Vote: 2010 MN-CCD Hosts Candidate Forums across Minnesota | Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities |
| 2009-07-20 | Benton County Sheriff’s Department Agrees to Improve Access for Deaf - Minnesota Disability News | Minnesota Disability Law Center |
