Table of Contents

• Introduction – Index links to 1) Documents 2) Video Clips 3) Legislative Summaries, plus logos.
• Disability Rights – The Future of Disability Rights, 22 video clips.
• Jillian Nelson – Council Member Jillian Nelson, 3 video clips.

• 2000/1 – 10th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• 2000/2 – Pathways to Employment Initiative Launched                   
• 2000/3 – Last resident leaves Fergus Falls
• 2000/4 – Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) is Reauthorized

• 2001/1 – Debut of "With an Eye to the Past"
• 2001/2 – "Let Freedom Ring" Luncheon
• 2001/3 – Open Enrollment for DD Waiver
• 2001/4 – Quality of Life Survey Results (Five Year State Plan)
• 2001/5 – Terrorism 9/11
• 2001/6 – "Voiceless & Vulnerable" Series by STAR TRIBUNE

• 2002/1 – Consumer-Directed Community Supports (CDCS) Survey Results
• 2002/2 – Senator Wellstone's Untimely Death
• 2002/3 – Remembering with Dignity
• 2002/4 – "Stories of Leadership" Published
• 2002/5 – "It's My Choice" Updated
• 2002/6 – Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Passed
• 2003/1 – Governor Pawlenty Elected
• 2003/2 – Dr. Bengt Nirje Lectures
• 2003/3 – Legislature Limits Waiver Programs
• 2003/4 – Legislature Changes Waiver Payments to Counties
• 2003/5 – Electronic Government Services (EGS) Survey
• 2003/6 – "Making Your Case" Updated
• 2003/7 – MN "Travel Guide" Released

• 2004/1 – Health Care Cost Commission Report
• 2004/2 – Pathway to Employment - Creating Connections
• 2005/1 – MN Employers Survey Results
• 2005/2 – Disability Linkage Line Launched
• 2005/3 – Right to Die – "Schiavo" case

• 2006/1 – Governor Pawlenty is Re-elected
• 2006/2 – Quality of Life Survey Results (Five Year State Plan)

• 2007/1 – Allan Bergman and DD Act Archive Created
• 2007/2 – Judge Frank Visits GCDD
• 2007/3 – Attitudes Survey 1962 vs. 2007 Results
• 2007/4 – Conditions are Investigated at the Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO) Facility
• 2007/5 – Health Care Homes (HCH) Initiative

• 2008/1 – State Budget Deficit is Bad
• 2008/2 – MN Innovative Employers Awards Results
• 2008/3 – OMHDD "Just Plain Wrong" Report Released
• 2008/4 – IT Insights for Youth Results

• 2009/1 – Dr. Wolfensberger Presentation Available Online
• 2009/2 – "The Year of Community Living"
• 2009/3 – Lawsuit Against Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO) is Filed
• 2009/4 – Additional Plaintiffs Join the Lawsuit Against Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO)
• 2009/5 – State Budget Deficit
• 2009/6 – IT Customer Research Study Results
• 2009/7 – Project SEARCH is Launched

• 2010/1 – ADA Study Results
• 2010/2 – Quality of Life Survey Results for Individuals and Providers (Five Year State Plan)
• 2010/3 – TPT "Institutions to Independence" Premieres

• 2011/1 – Governor Dayton is Elected
• 2011/2 – Ed Roberts Day (Congress)
• 2011/3 – Lois Curtis Visits the White House
• 2011/4 – "Jensen" Settlement Agreement Approved
• 2011/5 – "Jensen" Lawsuit Stakeholder Interviews
• 2011/6 – Dr. Jim Conroy on Quality of Life
• 2011/7 – "Honoring Choices" and Ethical Issues by TPT
• 2011/8 – People with Autism in IT Careers

• 2012/1 – Dr. John McKnight on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD)
• 2012/2 – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) Conference in Minnesota
• 2012/3 – Attitudes Survey 1962 vs. 2007 vs. 2012 Results
• 2012/4 – Cy Pres Fund
• 2012/5 – "Deinstitutionalization is Unfinished" by National Council on Disability
• 2012/6 – Midwest Emmy Award for "Honoring Choices" (TPT)
• 2012/7 – Court Monitor Ferleger Appointed
• 2013/1 – "Olmstead" Subcabinet Established

• 2013/2 – Community-Based Services Continue
• 2013/3 – Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) Enrollment
• 2013/4 – K-12 Education Study Results
• 2013/5 – Dr. Patrick Schwarz on 10 Top Questions about Inclusive Education

• 2014/1 – Dr. Rud Turnbull on Public Policy
• 2014/2 – MNsure, MA, MA-EPD, State of Healthcare
• 2014/3 – Anti-bullying Legislation Passed
• 2014/4 – SSI Outreach for Enrollment
• 2014/5 – Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers and Chapter 245D Licensure
• 2014/6 – Child Abuse Legislation, "Eric Dean," Executive Order 14-15
• 2014/7 – Disability Justice Site is Launched
• 2014/8 – The Arc MN Awards, Karen Loven and Judge Frank
• 2014/9 – MN Special Education Experience Study Results
• 2014/10 – TPT "Independence to Inclusion" Premieres
• 2014/11 – Increasing State Employment Executive Order 14-14
• 2014/12 – MN "Employment First" Policy
• 2014/13 – "Ambassadors for Respect"
• 2014/14 – 5% Increase Campaign
  

• 2015/1 – Governor Dayton's 2nd Term Begins
• 2015/2 – Diversity & Inclusion Council, Executive Order 15-02
• 2015/3 – "Parallels in Time" Wins AAIDD Preservation Award
• 2015/4 – "Parallels in Time" is Updated and Re-launched
• 2015/5 – "Olmstead" Plan is Rejected
• 2015/6 – Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) is Launched
• 2015/7 – Project SEARCH Outcome Awards
• 2015/8 – 25th Anniversary of ADA
• 2015/9 – "The ADA Legacy Project"
• 2015/10 – "Changing Lives. Changing Policies" Published
• 2015/11 – Fight for Civil Rights 25th Anniversary Webinar
• 2015/12 – "Olmstead" Plan is Approved
• 2015/13 – National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• 2015/14 – Vocational Rehabilitation Services Report Results
• 2015/15 – Family Support Grant Program Results
• 2015/16 – State Is Not Complying with "Jensen," by Professor E. Schiltz

• 2016/1 – Public Media Forum Held
• 2016/2 – "Olmstead" Plan Includes Assistive Technology and Prevention of Abuse & Neglect Goals
• 2016/3 – Quality of Life Survey Results (Five Year State Plan)
• 2016/4 – Robert Perske Tribute
• 2016/5 – Connect 700 Relaunched

• 2017/1 – "With an Eye to the Future" is Launched
• 2017/2 – State Capitol Grand Opening
• 2017/3 – "Olmstead" Plan Revision Adds Goals and Strategies
• 2017/4 – Attitudes Survey, 1962 – 2017 Results
• 2017/5 – Attitudes Survey, Racial and Ethnic Communities Results
• 2017/6 – Senator Al Franken Commemorates 15th Anniversary of Wellstone's Death
• 2017/7 – "Welsch" Class Action Suit's 45th Anniversary
• 2017/8 – Disability Hub MN is Launched
• 2017/9 – Disability Employment Month Proclaimed by Governor Dayton
• 2017/10 – "It's My Choice" is Updated
• 2017/11 – Elder Abuse "Left to Suffer" Series by STAR TRIBUNE
• 2017/12 – Vocational Rehabilitation Council Report is Released

• 2018/1 – NPR Investigates Hidden Epidemic of Sexual Assault
• 2018/2 – "Ambassadors for Respect" Government Award Nomination
• 2018/3 – Quality of Life Survey Creates a Baseline for Future Measurement of Olmstead Plan Goals
• 2018/4 –Disability Day highlights several key needs
• 2018/5 – Spotlight is on fetal alcohol syndrome support this session
• 2018/6 – Minnesota General Population Survey of Attitudes and Outlook Regarding Healthcare Services and Costs
• 2018/7 – Community Groups Rally to Halt Devastating Cuts
• 2018/8 – Legislators wish to collar handlers of fake service animals
• 2018/9 – Work requirements proposal sparks widespread concerns
• 2018/10 – Olmstead Plan Chronology
• 2018/11 – Health care survey reveals cost increase worries
• 2018/12 – Schools Reach Agreements: Settlements reached on school suspensions tied to race, disability
• 2018/13 – Services face uncertainties after veto
• 2018/14 – Souls were not ‘forgotten’ due to the work of many people
• 2018/15 – Agreements reached with schools to reduce disparities in suspensions
• 2018/16 – County tries Lyft option
• 2018/17 – Emergency bid fails; cuts take effect July 1, 2018 to waiver services
• 2018/18 – Addressing worker shortage will require many strategies
• 2018/19 – Appeal is denied: oversight to continue
• 2018/20 – Many resources to get out the disability community vote
• 2018/21 – New online guide available to find assistive technology
• 2018/22 – New timeline provides details on Olmstead Plan progress
• 2018/23 – Sanctions for scam artists, fake service animals took effect August 1
• 2018/24 – Bike Paths Limit Accessibility in Minneapolis
• 2018/25 – Stipend, training incentives part of enhanced rate effort
• 2018/26 – Disability impacts are eyed in minimum wage debate
• 2018/27 – October brought kudos to workers, those who support them
• 2018/28 – PCA Reform Coalition seeks changes to address public health crisis
• 2018/29 – Universal Declaration of Human Rights anniversary is celebrated
• 2018/30 – VSA Minnesota closing a loss to arts community

• 2019/1 –Report sheds light on sexual assault issues
• 2019/2 – Housing lawsuit moves ahead
• 2019/3 – Minnesota drops rank in new inclusion report
• 2019/4 – 2019 Disability Day at the Capitol was a time to discuss diverse needs
• 2019/5 – Letters to the Editor: Rebuttal: Data in inclusion report paints false picture of progress
• 2019/6 – Davis a longtime champion
• 2019/7 – Pictures give a look back at our state's disability community past
• 2019/8 – Health Care Bill of Rights is Released
• 2019/9 – Minnesota can lead on special education
• 2019/10 – Documentary influenced work on behavior modification
• 2019/11 – Increasing staff wages is a focus at the state capitol
• 2019/12 – Mankato eyes public access
• 2019/13 – "One Minnesota" provides a path for state residents with disabilities
• 2019/14 – Oversight is debated at status conference
• 2019/15 – Teen keeps pitching winners
• 2019/16 – Wage hike for PCAs could force agencies to retrench
• 2019/17 – Session had victories and defeats
• 2019/18 – Health care provider tax is trimmed, but remains in place indefinitely
• 2019/19 – Boy, 4, sings first words and charms the web
• 2019/20 – At long last, advocates see big wins on staff wages
• 2019/21 – Cell phone crackdown and elder abuse are in new laws
• 2019/22 – Federal court oversight of disability matters will continue into 2020
• 2019/23 – State Fair Accommodations
• 2019/24 – Minnesota sports-collective entrepreneur has relentless drive, ability, and national recognition
• 2019/25 – Class action ruling on housing options is a win for community
• 2019/26 – Rewriting the Script for Parents of Babies with Down Syndrome

• 2020/1 – Disability rights to take center stage as Minnesota Legislature sets to convene
• 2020/2 – Counterpoint: 'Chaotic Care' series doesn't tell the whole story of services for the disabled
• 2020/3 – Community saw many gains in 2019, and faced numerous challenges
• 2020/4 – State employment program criticized
• 2020/5 – Financial and transportation issues emerge as arts barriers
• 2020/6 – ASL dispute results in legal settlement
• 2020/7 – A Chance to Grow began with a little girl and a dream
• 2020/8 – Restraints use is cited in state report, legal fight (Jensen Case)
• 2020/9 – COVID-19 Pandemic brings emergency measures to State
• 2020/10 – Pandemic complicates care worker shortage
• 2020/11 – Progress on disability issues at risk due to pandemic
• 2020/12 – Loss of day programming a difficulty being felt statewide
• 2020/13 – Disability advocates frustrated by lack of action in law enforcement reform
• 2020/14 – Parents of special needs students brace for distance learning challenges
• 2020/15 – 'Savings' would reduce choice, access to needed medical items
• 2020/16 – Aid for some service providers is simply too little, too late
• 2020/17 – Court oversight of Jensen Lawsuit comes to end, but fight for better care has not
• 2020/18 – More hours, interim pay hike approved for state's PCAs
• 2020/19 – Villavicencio wins city council seat

• 2021/1 – People With Disabilities Must Have Priority In Vaccine Process
• 2021/2 – Scanlan's Life Experiences Shaped Her Commitment To Advocacy
• 2021/3 – Minnesotans With Down Syndrome Question Vaccine Priority Ranking
• 2021/4 – Remembering Our Rick: Cardenas A Community 'Hero'
• 2021/5 – Poetz defined self-advocacy, led way for many others
• 2021/6 – Documenting the movement, seeing intersectionality
• 2021/7 – Disability Hub MN celebrates 15 years of service
• 2021/8 – Minnesotans celebrate ADA anniversary, their own resiliency
• 2021/9 – Return to classroom bringing challenges
• 2021/10 – Assistance takes many forms at the polling place
• 2021/11 – Understand your right to vote under legal guardianship
• 2021/12 – Personal care assistant wage increase has finally taken effect
• 2021/13 – Accessibility will be focus during upcoming session
• 2021/14 – Sweeping bus route changes will have an impact

• 2022/1 – State academies, hospitals eyed for 2022 bonding bill
• 2022/2 – Dire staffing shortages cause system collapse
• 2022/3 – Disability issues come into focus at rallies
• 2022/4 – Drive-through lane debate raises accessibility issues
• 2022/5 – University pulls the plug on small business
• 2022/6 – Ripples seen statewide with care
• 2022/7 – Paula Goldberg's PACER legacy to live on
• 2022/8 – Camps for disabled children pitched their tents a century ago
• 2022/9 – Thirty-five years of advocacy celebrated by Partners' program
• 2022/10 – Tim Benjamin was very dedicated to disability rights, journalism
• 2022/11 – Closures, sanctions cause worry for Bridges, a St. Paul-based service provider
• 2022/12 – Wheelchair travel changes coming?
• 2022/13 – Minnesota Council on Disability honors six of its exceptional advocates
• 2022/14 – Subminimum wage reform is eyed
• 2022/15 – Voter aid is available on Election Day
• 2022/16 – Laura Baker and her school left a lasting legacy
• 2022/17 – L.C. in court case is remembered as more than a set of initials

• 2023/1 – State council outlines 2023 issues
• 2023/2 – Care crisis gets attention
• 2023/3 – Advocates make a strong return for 2023 legislative rally days
• 2023/4 – Minnesota champions of disability rights Durenberger and Greenfield remembered
• 2023/5 – Training to understand disabilities
• 2023/6 – Judy Heumann leaves us with a lasting legacy of leadership, activism
• 2023/7 – Murphy v. Harpstead hearing to outline proposed Life Choices settlement
• 2023/8 – Objections to Murphy v. Harpstead settlement are heard in federal court
• 2023/9 – 2023 session provided transformational changes
• 2023/10 – Police violated civil rights
• 2023/11 – Lengthy Murphy v. Harpstead case based on living choices settled
• 2023/12 – Rosenfield made an impact for disabled Minnesotans
• 2023/13 – Doors open for TEFRA
• 2023/14 – Senior US District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank is honored with 2023 Access Press award
• 2023/15 – Elmquist to lead Olmstead office
• 2023/16 – Debate over using restraint goes on in state's school
• 2023/17 – Special Education Case Extends School Up to 22nd Birthday
• 2023/18 – Broadband access is an equity issue for many Minnesotans with disabilities
• 2023/19 – Access improvements are among bonding requests
• 2023/20 – DOJ rules on housing violations by the City of Anoka