One Minnesota Youth Survey 

Minnesota State Government leaders would like to hear from young people with disabilities throughout our state to better understand their life experiences and the extent to which they feel included in Governor Walz’s One Minnesota promise.  The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) has engaged the Minneapolis based market research company, MarketResponse International, to survey students and young adults ages 13-22. 

We want to be sure to include the voice of young people with disabilities in this study, and for that we need your help.  Please copy and paste the following paragraphs and link to the online survey into an email, then send it to parent-advocates and young adults with disabilities in your area. 

Parent-advocates, students and young adults with disabilities, are we living up to the One Minnesota Promise?   

In Minnesota, we know we are all better off together... Diversity, inclusion, and equity are therefore essential core values and top priorities. 

Whether the One Minnesota promise is actually achieved depends on all of us, not just the government.  It all comes down to how we treat each other.  

Please take a few minutes to include your voice in the One Minnesota survey! 

All results will remain confidential.  None of your answers will be used to identify you, your school, place of work, or your community. 

This online survey will be live throughout the month of June.  Please forward this invitation and link to the survey at your earliest convenience.   

Thank you for helping out! 

Benefits Planning Learning Community: 

It's important to incorporate benefits conversations and planning into your organization's culture.  The Benefits Planning Learning Community is a network of professionals who are committed to supporting people with disabilities to understand and plann for what happens to their benefits when they go to work. By joining the community, you'll stay up-to-date on benefits planning developments and connect with colleagues doing similar work. Join the learning community today by filling out this form. 

Metro Move is a new transit service of the Metropolitan Council that is designed to give people who have a disability and are served by a waiver another choice to connect to jobs, day support programs, and community resources. This service will open up access for those receiving waiver services to reach many communities across the Twin Cities region. 

Metro Move serves people who have a disability and are served by a Brain Injury (BI) waiver, Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) waiver, or a Developmental Disability (DD) waiver.  

Benefits of Metro Move: 

• Service area and hours of operation will improve access across the metro region. 

• Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. 
• Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 

• There will be no standby trips for anyone using Metro Move. 
• Standing orders will be available. 

Waiver case managers, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and State Services for the Blind are able to authorize for Metro Move as appropriate. See the Metro Move website for more information.