Partners in Policymaking Class 42: Session One

The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities congratulates Class 42 of Partners in Policymaking for a great kickoff weekend September 20-21, 2024. These photos show the presentation by Katie McDermott and Mary Raasch, Council members, teaching the History of Self-Advocacy by shredding hurtful words. Class members expressed how people feel when they are excluded by completing the Crush Charlie and Crush Charlene activity.

Class 42 September Session - Group activity

Class 42 September Session - stringing pledges

Class 42 September Session – group of three doing activity

Class 42 September Session – Mary Raasch and Katy McDermott

Class 42 September Session – participant studies publication

Class 42 September Session - activity poster

Class 42 September Session - paricipant puts up poster

Class 42 September Session - A4R pledge slide

Class 42 September Session paricipants taking notes

Class 42 September Session group discussion

Class 42 September Session speaker shares poster

Class 42 September Session participant using wheelchair smiling

Class 42 September Session presernter shares slide

Congratulations to Class 42 members of Partners in Policymaking for a successful kickoff weekend. Here Class 42 members are pledging acts of kindness to family, friends, and other Partners.

Congratulations to Class 42 on successfully completing the first weekend of Partners in Policymaking. Thank you to the graduate panel featuring: Crystal Anderson (Class 41), Dupree Edwards (Class 36), Reid Scheller (Class 34), Lee Shervheim (Class32), Kathy Ware (Class 15), and Garrett Zayic (Class 36).

Class 42 September Session graduate panel

Class 42 September Session graduate panel presenter

Class 42 September Session – Dupree Edwards

Class 42 September Session graduate panelist

The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities thanks Council member Bonnie Jean Smith for her presentation on person-centered thinking and person-centered planning.

Class 42 September Session person-centered thinking presntation participants