Metropolitan Center for Independent Living(MCIL)

Celebrate the 18th anniversay of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Friday, July 25, 2008
1:00 – 3:00 p.m

MN Department of Health
1645 Energy Park Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55108

This event is free to the public, but reservations are requested.
Please RSVP to MCIL at 651-646-8342 or bettyc@mcil-mn.org.
If you require accommodations please make your request by July 18.

Click here for a PDF with more information!

Or here for MS Word format!

STATE SEEKS ADVICE ON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 9:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The public is invited to a forum on employment services for Minnesotans with disabilities to be held in Golden Valley on Wednesday, June 25.

The meeting will be hosted by the Minnesota State Rehabilitation Council in partnership with the Golden Valley Human Rights Commission and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the City Council chambers, Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Rd.

The public is welcome at any time throughout the day. No registration is required to attend.

The morning session, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., features a dialogue between council members and a panel of experts on employment discrimination and disability.

The afternoon session is set aside for State Rehabilitation Council members to hear from the public about unmet needs for disability related employment services in Minnesota, and about public satisfaction with current services.

At least 175,000 Minnesotans of working age experience significant difficulty finding or keeping employment due to long-lasting disabilities, according to Kimberley Peck, director of DEED's Rehabilitation Services and a member of the State Rehabilitation Council. Rehabilitation Services has offices statewide, assisting individuals with disabilities to prepare for, find or keep jobs and careers of their choice. Peck said information will also be available at the forum for high school and college students interested in learning about careers with Rehabilitation Services.

DEED's Rehabilitation Services branch maintains offices at each of the state's WorkForce Centers, offering services through its Vocational Rehabilitation, Extended Employment and Independent Living programs.

Contact Gail Lundeen, DEED Rehabilitation Services, toll-free at 1-800-328-9095, or 651-259-7364; or TTY at 1-800-657-3973 for questions about the forum or requests for accommodations. Real-time captioning and sign language interpreters will be available.

SPRING ONLINE TRANSITION SUMMIT

THANKS AND APPRECIATION!

I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all those who participated in the online summit! This was the fourth time we had this event and we are still going strong. Our next online event will be in the fall so stay tuned.

I would encourage all users to keep posting on issues that concerned with. The topics that we used for the forum are still posted and can be accessed continually.

If anybody has any feedback for me or for other staff here at MCIL please do not hesitate to contact us.

Many Thanks.
nickw@mcil-mn.org
651.603.2018

IL workshop on Digital Scrap booking rescheduled

The workshop scheduled for April 24th, 2008 on digital scrap booking has been resecheduled. The next Digital Scrap Booking session is May 29th at 10 am - 12 pm. Please RSVP, as space is limited.

Metropolitan Center for Independent Living Spring 2008 Newsletter

Click here for the Spring 2008 MCIL Newsletter!

Artists with Disabilities Exhibit through August 2008

MEET THE ARTISTS of "Changing Landscapes: Visiting Artists With Disabilities," an exhibit gracing the walls of the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota through August.
Exhibit is located at 325 Education Science Building.
For questions call Megan at 612-626-8649.

For details about the beginnings of this project, check the website www.rtc.umn.edu.

Winter 2008 Newsletter

Download the Winter 2008 edition of MCIL's Newsletter.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Only sixty days planning to get out of nursing home

New rules from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) would make it harder for nursing home residents to move out in the community.

If proposed rule changes go into effect, only 60 days of relocation services will be funded rather than the 180 days of relocation services available. Bottom line: many would not be able to get out of the nursing home at all. Eva Hansen, manager of MCIL's relocation program, estimates that 70% or more of relocation cases take longer than 60 days.

Read the full story from Access Press:

Sixty Days to Plan the Move

Contact your legislator to tell them this rule cannot be changed!
Watch for sample letters to be posted on this site.

Go here for contact information for your legislators.

MCIL T-shirts for Sale

MCIL T-Shirts FOR SALE NOW!

$15 cash/check

Shirt is a heavy weight Fruit of the Loom tag-less cotton
Color is heather grey with navy blue 3/4 sleeves

Sizes (men's) S-XXL

Please call Betty at 651.646.8342 to place an order
OR stop in the office and pick yours up today!

MCIL Newsletter - Fall 2007

MCIL's Newsletter of Fall 2007 is now available. MCIL's Newsletter is collection of articles and news written by MCIL employees.

To download MCIL's Newsletter, please, click here (pdf 4Mb)

Online version of MCIL's Newsletter Fall 2007 is coming soon! You will find it at e-Newsletter link in left side Menu.