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October 30, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees
Every day, people with disabilities can and do make important contributions to businesses. Rather than be defined by their disability, these individuals are the sum of their many life roles — which includes working at a job they love. MDI creates self-sufficiency by providing meaningful work ...
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October 29, 2020 Disability News & Services, News
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $500,000 in grants to provide innovative employment options to advance community integration for people with disabilities. The grants are a result of an RFP issued by DEED’s Vocational ...
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October 26, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees, News
You remember your last big conference, right? You arrived and grabbed a coffee and a tote bag containing the materials you’d refer to throughout the event. As the keynote speaker was being introduced, you dipped into the bag and retrieved ...
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April 3, 2020 News
With 1 in 59 American children now being diagnosed with autism, the need for services and supports is greater than ever. Autism Awareness Month was established in the 1970s to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism. April is ...
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March 16, 2020 COVID-19, For Employees
Employee Communications Here Ongoing COVID-19 Business Updates 7/26/2020 We are doing our best to balance all the variables going on around the pandemic with the safety of our employees. We have MDI employees’ health and safety as a priority. Prevention measures, ...
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March 10, 2020 Disability News & Services, For Employees, News
It takes courage, bravery and a little bit of crazy to be a Polar Plunger. Plungers put it all on the line as they jump to frozen glory to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota (SOMN). On February 28, sixty four individuals from ...
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March 10, 2020 News
Expanding the diversity and inclusion conversation: Don’t overlook people with disabilities When we look around our organizations, it can be easy to see diversity (or lack thereof) reflected at us. But what are business leaders looking for when it ...
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January 23, 2020 News
Nonprofit manufacturer MDI recently installed new doors at all four of its facilities in Minneapolis, Hibbing, Grand Rapids and Cohasset, thanks in large part to private donors. While a seemingly small change, the new doors represent a continued commitment to ...