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Legislative Update
The Minnesota Legislature has been busy this week. It will continue to be busy as legislators and advocates push to have their bills heard before the March 22 legislative deadline. This legislative update highlights the efforts of MCD and partner advocates to improve the lives of people with disabilities in Minnesota. Legislative Update
Getting Personal Care Attendants Behind the Wheel
In their most recent newsletter, the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access (MCOTA) interviewed MCD council member Ted Stamp. Ted’s story is an example of how grassroots advocacy can turn a disability issue—the lack of accessible transportation options—into meaningful policy when we work together for change. Thanks to those efforts, Minnesotans with disabilities have better access to transportation, especially in rural areas. Getting Personal Care Attendants Behind the Wheel: A Story of Grassroots Advocacy
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We support and promote public policy goals that positively impact the lives of people with disabilities. MCD helps policymakers understand how their decisions affect the disability community and brings together members of the government and the public to comment on legislation.
Each session, lawmakers introduce dozens of bills that will impact the disability community. The amount of legislation introduced each session makes it a daunting task to follow the ones you might be interested in. We compile a list of disability-related legislation to make it easier for you to stay informed.
There are over half a million valid disability parking certificates and plates in Minnesota. We provide the “Do’s and Don’ts” of disability parking, as well as information on disability parking laws and regulations.
A service animal is a dog, or in some cases a miniature horse, individually trained to do work or perform tasks for someone with a disability. Service animals are different from Emotional Support Animals (ESA) and can go almost anywhere with their owners. MCD works to inform the public about service animals and protect the rights of people with disabilities.