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May 13, 2016 For Employees, In the Community, Supporting the Mission

  MDI is a proud sponsor of The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener! For the past few years, we have donated over 500 corrugated plastic totes for this event. Our totes are multipurpose and reusable.

May 10, 2016 Disability News & Services, Supporting the Mission

  4th Annual “Stomp on Stigma” 5K To Support National Mental Health Awareness Month On May 7th, a few MDI employees participated in the annual “Stomp on Stigma!” This 5K event began at 9:30 at the IRA Civic Center in ...

May 6, 2016 News

  Be part of a fun night to support careers for people with disabilities. Events will be held at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis on Tuesday, June 25th and at Klockow Brewing Company in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, July 17th.  Register: Minneapolis Register: Grand Rapids MDI transforms the lives of people with disabilities ...

April 28, 2016 Disability News & Services, Supporting the Mission

  People with disabilities are twice as likely to be unemployed as those without a disability. The poverty rate for working-age adults with disabilities is 3X that of individuals without disabilities. Nearly 28% of working-age adults with a disability were ...

April 27, 2016 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation, MDI was able to purchase a much-needed piece of manufacturing machinery. Here’s Beth, one of the MDI team leads, with the BEL erector and sealer. It’s super user-friendly, so several employees with ...

April 19, 2016 Disability News & Services, For Employees, In the Community, News, Supporting the Mission

  Employment planning services are designed to assist a person seeking employment to learn about employment opportunities within the community and to make informed decisions. Employment planning services are individualized to assist a person to choose employment outcomes and/or career ...

April 14, 2016 Disability News & Services

  MDI would like to help spread the word about Autism and other related developmental disorders. Autism affects one out of every 88 children in the United States alone. According to Autism speaks, children and adults with Autism experience social-emotional difficulties, communication challenges and prolonged periods of repetitive behaviors. ...

April 6, 2016 Disability News & Services, For Employees

  An individual can spend months, sometimes years, applying for and obtaining Social Security disability benefits. Going back to work after a long period out of the workforce can be nerve racking on its own. Having to think about what ...

April 6, 2016 Disability News & Services, In the Community, News

  Two of our employees, Ed Goggleye and Benjamin Pederson, participated in the Special Olympics, Minnesota this year!  

March 16, 2016 For Employees, News, Products

  John Stemper has joined MDI as Director of Product Development and New Ventures. His primary responsibilities are to strategically identify, assess, and pursue, products or services to enhance MDI’s revenue generation and employment opportunities. This position will work closely with all ...