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Home / Regional / North America / United States / Minnesota / Society and Culture / Disability Resources
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- Arc Minnesota - Advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
www.arcminnesota.com
- Courage Camps - Residential camping programs for children, teens, and adults with physical disabilities. Some camps offer full scholarships; all others offered on a sliding scale basis. Also day camps. Information on the programs, facilities.
www.couragecamps.org
- Courage Center - Nonprofit organization offers rehabilitation, recreational, vocational, community living, and mental health services to people with physical disabilities. Locations, programs, publications, public policy information.
www.courage.org
- Goodwill/Easter Seals - To support people with disabilities or disadvantages and their families in achieving their goals for education, employment and independence.
www.goodwilleasterseals.org
- Handi-Hams - The Courage Handi-Ham system. Amateur radio information for persons with disabilities. Helps people with physical disabilities obtain and renew their ham radio license. Offers radio camp.
www.mtn.org/handiham
- Helping Paws of Minnesota - Volunteer-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to further the independence of people with physical disabilities (other than blindness or deafness) through the use of service dogs.
www.helpingpaws.org
- Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach - Promotes increased access and availability of postsecondary education for Deaf and hard of hearing persons in the Midwest.
www.mcpo.org
- Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living - Nonprofit advocacy organization promotes independent living for Minnesotans with disabilities. Services, links to regional centers.
www.macil.org/index.html
- Minnesota Disability Law Center - State's designated provider of no-cost legal protection and advocacy for persons with disabilities. Mission statement, contact information, educational materials, overview of services. In English and Spanish.
www.mnlegalservices.org/mdlc
- Minnesota State Council on Disability - Both an advocacy group and a state agency. Seeks to empower all persons with disabilities. Offers information to the legislature and to the public on disability issues, particularly legislative and public policy matters.
www.disability.state.mn.us
- Minnesota State Services for the Blind - A branch of the Minnesota Department of Economic Security whose purpose is to foster vocational and personal independence for blind and visually impaired Minnesotans. Quarterly newsletter, information on programs and services.
www.mnwfc.org/ssb
- Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council - Works with state agencies in laying the groundwork for independent living services for persons with disabilities.
www.mnsilc.org
- Rehabilitation Services - A branch of the Minnesota Department of Economic Security. Provides employment-related and independent living services to individuals with disabilities.
www.mnwfc.org/rehab/rehab.htm
- STAR Program - "A System of Technology to Achieve Results." Program of the Governor's Advisory Council for People with Disabilities. Public awareness, outreach, technical assistance and training, and interagency coordination in regard to assistive technology.
www.admin.state.mn.us/assistivetechnology
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