Host Joan Willshire speaks with Alicia Lane, Government Relations Director for the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing, to learn about their current legislative initiatives.
Host Joan Willshire explores efforts to address sub-minimum wage employment for people with disabilities, talking with Brian Begin of the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota, and Jillian Nelson, Policy Director of the Autism Society of MN.
504 civil rights legislation is under attack!
This episode Of Disability Viewpoints cohosted by Joan Willshire talks about the importance of the Civil rights legislation that was created under the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. She talks with Steve Schmidt, a supervisor attorney at Disability Law Center, and David Perry, a writer, historian, and journalist.
This is the transportation bill I’m running at the Minnesota Legislature. I will keep you updated as the bill progresses. Check out the background links for more information.
Here’s the episode with Steve Simon Secretary of State, talking about Voting rights, and the right to vote for those who have been previously incarcerated and have now served their time can now Vote.
As we celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act turning 34 years old on July 26th, we must also celebrate the disability icon in the state of Minnesota: Margot Imdieke Cross.
