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 in an inclusive environment, with nearly half of the workforce comprised of people with … Read more
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 in an inclusive environment, with nearly half of the workforce comprised of people with … Read more
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 and their broader communities. Governor Dayton has issued the official proclamation in consecutive years. This … Read more
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 the communities of Cohasset, Grand Rapids, Hibbing and the Twin Cities and the Minnesota Organization … Read more
Each year MOHR (Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation) honors Direct Support Professionals from across Minnesota for their exceptional, dedicated and caring service for people with disabilities. Individuals were nominated by their organization that represents the state’s non-profit providers of training and employment services. This year MDI nominated two people, both were awarded a certificate in recognition of … Read more
A celebration was held at the MDI facility in Hibbing on Friday, July 14, to recognize nine MDI employees for their completion of Work Skills 101, an in-house training program developed and launched by MDI in April 2017. The celebration was for the second group of MDI employees to graduate the six-week, 13 session … Read more
The late Eunice Kennedy Shriver received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for her work and the creation of Special Olympics. Presented by Michelle Obama, Eunice’s son, Tim, accepted the award and calls out the work that still needs to be done with equality towards people with disabilities. Read more. Click to watch Michelle and Tim’s powerful and moving speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Al9Nx1VmN8 Photo Credit: … Read more
19 MDI employees volunteered at the Area 11 Special Olympics Golf competition in Blaine, MN on June 11. The event had record participation with approximately 100 attendees, mostly from the southern Twin Cities – Waconia, Edina, Eden Prarie, etc. Volunteers also had the opportunity to root on fellow MDI employee, Mike, Marv and his son, Jay. With a score of 42, … Read more
Gary Flesland hands the keys of the Hibbing Facility over to Andy Tracy, the new Hibbing Operations Manager as of Gary’s retirement on July 7, 2017. Gary has been the only Operations Manager to oversee the Hibbing plant since it opened in 1992. Gary has been with MDI for 44 years in total and … Read more
Plastics are playing a central role at a nonprofit that’s helping hundreds of people — both with and without disabilities — have better lives. Minnesota Diversified Industries Inc., a maker of plastic corrugated sheeting, totes and trays, is a Minneapolis-based social enterprise — an organization that makes money to do good — with four … Read more
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