Message From the Executive Director David Dively
We are less than one month away from a crucial election on November 8th, 2022. This year - thanks to redistricting - more offices and legislative seats are up for a vote.
Did you know? People with disabilities make up the largest voting bloc in Minnesota. Now is the time to make your voices heard.
Learn what you can do to get ready to vote
Proclamation: Disability Employment Awareness Month in MN
 Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month in Minnesota, recognizing that individuals with disabilities bring skills, experience, and talent to the workforce and are a critical part of our economic success. October marks the 77th annual observation of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This year's theme is Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.
Read the press release from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Image Description: National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Disability: Part of the Equity Equation. Images of people working, lightbulb. Office of Disability Employment Policy's National Disability Employment Awareness Month campaign poster. #NDEAM on social media. For more information visit DOL.GOV/ODEP.
NDEAM Proclamation
Digital Access for Employers: More Than Public Facing Content
 The Minnesota Council on Disability (MCD) continues to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). When organizations ask if their digital content is accessible for everyone, they often think of public facing content. As an employer, public facing content is one part of a larger approach.
Learn how digital accessibility affects your ability to hire and retain employees with disabilities.
Digital Access for Employers
Results of the 2022 MCD Legislative Survey
Over the past two months MCD surveyed members of the disability community to learn more about the issues that are important to them.
We received 286 responses. Thank you to everyone who took part. The survey asked participants to:
- select the issues MCD should work on in the 2023 legislative session.
- tell us how these issues affected them as members of the disability community.
The results will:
- help MCD shape our 2023 public policy agenda.
- inform our discussions with legislators about what matters to Minnesotans with disabilities.
Results of the 2022 MCD Legislative Survey
Need for Inclusion: Responses from MCD Legislative Survey
Over the past two months MCD surveyed members of the disability community to learn more about the issues that are important to them. Many responses had a common theme: a lack of community inclusion. Participants told us they continue to feel excluded from their communities. And they told us about how it remains difficult for people with disabilities to share in many areas of communal life.
Need for Inclusion: Responses from the MCD Legislative Survey
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