50 Years of Bold Achievements
The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities is pleased to announce three new products designed to celebrate its 50th Anniversary
The New Stargazers: 50 Years of Bold Achievements is a short documentary that describes the major milestones of the Council's work across the last half century. Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson, Council member and Partners in Policymaking graduate, serves as host.
The New Stargazers: 50 Years of Bold Achievements
The first publication is entitled Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities: 50 Years of Empowering Advocacy, Expanding Capacity and Envisioning Systems Change.
This book organizes the Council's work around the federal Developmental Disabilities Act requirements of advocacy, capacity building, and systems change. Highlights include Partners in Policymaking®, policy analysis work, measurement of public attitudes and work on a range of topics such as prevention of abuse, employment, and the Olmstead Plan. This book also includes a list of all Council members and a list of $40 million of grants awarded since 1971.
The second publication, entitled inVISIBILITY, begins with a photo collection from the Minnesota Historical Society and depicts people with developmental disabilities from 1905 to the 1970s. Then the images portray the great progress made in the visibility of people with developmental disabilities in education, employment, community living, and in action as advocates. Each section heading provides a glimpse of prevailing attitudes when the Council began in 1971.
50 Year Celebration - MN Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
The signs were there, dozens of them, and many key players, as well. The 50th Anniversary of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities at the Doubletree Hilton in Bloomington evoked memories, appreciation, and determination to move forward to further improve the lives of people with disabilities. We interviewed several attendees to capture the flavor and spirit of the event. New publications were made available and a brief 50th Anniversary video ran as attendees enjoyed a great variety of refreshments.
