The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities

An Unfinished Journey:

Civil Rights for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Role of the Federal Courts

Banner 21: In Closing

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In Closing

This exhibit honors the memory of Barnett "Bud" Rosenfield (1965-2023). Bud served people with disabilities for almost 25 years as an attorney with the Minnesota Disability Law Center, and in the role of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities from December 2021 until his untimely passing in July 2023. His vision for this exhibit provided its structure, spirit, and heart.

Photo of Bud Rosenfield.

Learn More

Justice & Democracy Centers of Minnesota
https://justicedemocracycentersmn.org/

Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities:
https://mn.gov/mnddc

Disability Justice Resource Center
https://disabilityjustice.org

Minnesota Historical Society
https://mnhs.org/

MSS and its Fresh Eye Gallery
https://www.mssmn.org/
https://www.fresheyegallery.com/

Cow Tipping Press
https://cowtippingpress.org/

The Arc Minnesota
https://arcminnesota.org/

Advocating Change Together (SAM)
https://www.selfadvocacy.org/

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid/Minnesota Disability Law Center
https://mylegalaid.org/our-work/disability-law

Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
https://mn.gov/omhdd/

Department of Justice Civil Rights Division – Disability Rights Section
https://www.justice.gov/crt/disability-rights-section

Minnesota Department of Human Rights
https://mn.gov/mdhr/yourrights/who-is-protected/disability/

Thank You

Exhibit sponsors:

  • United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and its Public Outreach Committee
  • Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
  • Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
  • Minnesota Disability Bar Association
  • MSS and its Fresh Eye Gallery

The District Court's Public Outreach Committee is grateful to the multimember planning subcommittee, which included judges, court staff, and diverse members of the legal and disability community. Each subcommittee member generously offered time, talent, and their unique perspectives to help develop all aspects of the Unfinished Journey program. 

Thank you to Robins Kaplan, Carlson Caspers, Littler, and Apollo Law for their donations.

Thank you to The University of St. Thomas School of Law for offering resources to help plan the program and prepare the exhibit.

Thank you to Lisa Haines, of JUJU, LLC, who brought this exhibit to life through her banner designs and graphics.

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The GCDD is funded under the provisions of P.L. 106-402. The federal law also provides funding to the Minnesota Disability Law Center, the state Protection and Advocacy System, and to the Institute on Community Integration, the state University Center for Excellence. The Minnesota network of programs works to increase the IPSII of people with developmental disabilities and families into community life.

This project was supported, in part by grant number 2301MNSCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.

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