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August 22, 2017 Disability News & Services

  Each year MOHR (Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation) honors Direct Support Professionals from across Minnesota for their exceptional, dedicated and caring service for people with disabilities. Individuals were nominated by their organization that represents the state’s non-profit providers of training and ...

August 3, 2017 Supporting the Mission

Aaron Alexander sews the stars and stripes onto American flags for a living, as he advocates for those with learning disabilities, like himself, to find employment. Watch his personal and touching story – https://youtu.be/iZr3C9juggQ. Source: [NBC News]. (2017, June 17). Inspiring America: To ...

July 26, 2017 News, Supporting the Mission

  MDI Awarded $25,000 to Expand Workforce Development Program MDI, a non-profit organization committed to an inclusive work environment for individuals with disabilities, has been awarded $25,000 from the Minnesota State Division of Academic and Student Affairs. This grant will ...

July 19, 2017 Disability News & Services, For Employees, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  A celebration was held at the MDI facility in Hibbing on Friday, July 14, to recognize nine MDI employees for their completion of Work Skills 101, an in-house training program developed and launched by MDI in April 2017. The ...

July 19, 2017 For Employees, In the Community

This month Gary Flesland retired as Operations Manager of the Hibbing facility after 44 years of service to MDI, effective July 7. Andy Tracy was promoted to the Hibbing Operations Manager position, filling the vacancy created by Flesland. Rod Wood, ...

July 17, 2017 Disability News & Services

The late Eunice Kennedy Shriver received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for her work and the creation of Special Olympics. Presented by Michelle Obama, Eunice’s son, Tim, accepted the award and calls out the work that still needs to be done with equality towards people ...

July 12, 2017 Disability News & Services, For Employees, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  19 MDI employees volunteered at the Area 11 Special Olympics Golf competition in Blaine, MN on June 11. The event had record participation with approximately 100 attendees, mostly from the southern Twin Cities – Waconia, Edina, Eden Prarie, etc.  Volunteers also had the ...

July 7, 2017 Disability News & Services

  Gary Flesland hands the keys of the Hibbing Facility over to Andy Tracy, the new Hibbing Operations Manager as of Gary’s retirement on July 7, 2017.  Gary has been the only Operations Manager to oversee the Hibbing plant since ...

July 6, 2017 Supporting the Mission

  On July 11, Amazon Smile (a division of Amazon) will offer more than 100,000 deals exclusively for Prime members, making it one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Plus – when you shop, Amazon gives. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your ...

June 22, 2017 News

  Every day, MDI employees work together to fulfill our vision – meaningful employment opportunities for all people with disabilities. Our team is not limited to the ‘box’ we create, but supported in the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the ...