The Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (MN-CCD) is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 organizations of persons with disabilities, providers and advocates, dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities. We address public policy issues that affect people with disabilities by collaborating with others, advocating, educating, influencing change and creating awareness for understanding.
For some individuals there must always be a role for government to help support them in their home and community. The MN-CCD supports public policies that provide the most cost-effective delivery of services and help individuals with disabilities maintain their health and gain as much independence as possible in their daily living.
MN-CCD members are organizations that serve or advocate on behalf of people with disabilities. Governmental agencies may be members of MN-CCD only if their statutory mission includes advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities.
Regular MN-CCD meetings are convened by co-chairs who are elected to serve alternating, two-year terms.
The current co-chairs are Steve Larson, Public Policy Director with The Arc of Minnesota and Chris Bell, with the American Council for the Blind
Steve Larson, Public Policy Director
The Arc of Minnesota
770 Transfer Road Ste. 26
Saint Paul, MN
Phone 651-523-0823 ext. 115
stevel@arcmn.org
Chris Bell
American Council for the Blind
I had sent out the link to MnArc website regarding legislation. I did receive the following reply from Steele County:
Just a FYI that the MN Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities connection that is imbedded in the connection below as http://mnccd.wordpress.com comes across as a blog site and is blocked by our IT Dept. It may help if that agency is aware that their connection is likely blocked at many agencies that have IT departments who are rightly trying to protect agency computer infrastructure. They may want to consider a different vehicle for distributing their information
Posted by Larry Riess | May 21, 2010, 10:32 am