The Minnesota Council on Disability analyzes legislative initiatives to advise how proposed policies will impact the disability community. Our goal is to help all policymakers understand how their decisions affect Minnesotans with disabilities.
For more information on public policy and the disability community, please visit our partner Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities.
2018 Legislative Activities
Legislative Updates
Follow the progress of MCD policy initiatives throughout the 2018 legislative session. Archives of updates from previous sessions are also available.
Accessible State Parks
The Minnesota Council on Disability, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the Minnesota Department of Administration are working to secure bonding funding to improve accessibility in state parks.
2018 Legislative Forum
The Legislative Forum is an annual preview of disability issues for the legislative session. It provides an opportunity for MCD, state legislators, state agency officials, disability advocates, and other disability organizations to lay out their priorities for the coming session. The public is welcome to ask questions of people who develop, design, and implement disability-related policy.