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October 30, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees

Every day, people with disabilities can and do make important contributions to businesses. Rather than be defined by their disability, these individuals are the sum of their many life roles — which includes working at a job they love. MDI creates self-sufficiency by providing meaningful work ...

October 29, 2020 Disability News & Services, News

  The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $500,000 in grants to provide innovative employment options to advance community integration for people with disabilities. The grants are a result of an RFP issued by DEED’s Vocational ...

October 26, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees, News

  You remember your last big conference, right? You arrived and grabbed a coffee and a tote bag containing the materials you’d refer to throughout the event. As the keynote speaker was being introduced, you dipped into the bag and retrieved ...

March 10, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees, News

It takes courage, bravery and a little bit of crazy to be a Polar Plunger. Plungers put it all on the line as they jump to frozen glory to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota (SOMN). On February 28, sixty four individuals from ...

October 16, 2017 Disability News & Services, News

Like cream, Minnesota always rises to the top in quality-of-life rankings. Our virtues were validated again when the U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Minnesota second in the nation for opportunity. Yes, opportunity. In the case of U.S. News, ...

October 12, 2017 Disability News & Services, For Employees, News

Every day, people with disabilities can and do make important contributions to businesses. Rather than be defined by their disability, these individuals are the sum of their many life roles — which includes working at a job they love. MDI creates self-sufficiency by providing meaningful ...

October 12, 2017 Disability News & Services, For Employees

  Every day, people with disabilities can and do make important contributions to businesses. Rather than be defined by their disability, these individuals are the sum of their many life roles — which includes working at a job they love. MDI creates self-sufficiency by providing meaningful ...

October 12, 2017 Disability News & Services, For Employees

  Every day, people with disabilities can and do make important contributions to businesses. Rather than be defined by their disability, these individuals are the sum of their many life roles — which includes working at a job they love. MDI creates self-sufficiency by providing meaningful ...

September 15, 2017 Disability News & Services

  NEWS RELEASE Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed September 10 – September 16 Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week in Minnesota. The week is an annual national celebration of the tremendous contributions DSPs make to the people they care for ...

September 11, 2017 Disability News & Services, For Employees, In the Community, Supporting the Mission

MDI recognizes National Direct Support Professional Week September 10 to 16.  Human service professionals are crucial to supporting people with disabilities in the community. To recognize the accomplishments and contributions made by direct support professionals to people with disabilities, MDI in ...