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News |
Disability Pride Month

Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July in recognition of the original passing of the Americans with Disability Act. This year, Minnesota Governor, Tim

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Letters from the CEO |
Beyond equity, towards justice—The Task Force on Eliminating Subminimum Wage

This blog post was authored by Jillian Nelson and Andrea Zuber, co-Chairs of the Minnesota Task Force on Eliminating Subminimum

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COVID-19 |
ASL Accessible COVID-19 Toolkit

It can be challenging to sort through all the COVID-19 information out there, especially when this information is not equally

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Self-Advocacy |
The Arc Minnesota Plain Language Disability Justice Principles

The disability justice collective, Sins Invalid, made principles that guide their work. Staff and self-advocate leaders with The Arc Minnesota

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Letters from the CEO |
A New Approach to Abundant Lives

On June 4, 2022 the Star Tribune published the story “‘The system is in ruins’: Minnesotans with disabilities feel left

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Public Policy |
A Home of One’s Own Resource Guide

The workforce shortage is creating challenges for many people with disabilities and their family members. What should you do if

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Events |
DSAMN Summer Celebration Picnics 2022

Summer is just around the corner, and it is time to celebrate! DSAMN is hitting the road and will be

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Stories |
Meet the Benders: You are not alone

Meet the Benders! Jean and Paul Bender were first introduced to The Arc Minnesota over 30 years ago when they

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Stories |
Thank you to dads like Bill and Milt!

The Arc Minnesota honors the many parent advocates who have been part of our community since we were founded 75

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Stories |
Meet Amy Jo!

“I want to go back [to college]… I want to write a book about my life,” says Amy Jo. Amy

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Stories |
Meet Chad!

“About five years ago I was in need of help with finding accessible and affordable housing.”  Meet Chad! Chad’s lives

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News |
The Arc Minnesota offers crisis housing support

May 16, 2022, St. Paul, Minn.—The Arc Minnesota is pleased to announce a new program called the Crisis Housing Assistance

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