Closing the Gap was founded over 25 years ago and provides professionals, parents and consumers with information and training necessary to best locate, compare and implement assistive technology into the lives of persons with disabilities. Closing The… Read More

The Arc Minnesota is a private, non-profit, statewide voluntary organization.  The mission of The Arc Minnesota is to promote and protect the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively support their full inclusion… Read More

In 1984, a small group of families and providers came together to advocate for services for persons with brain injury and their families. Today, the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota it is celebrating our 27th year as the only statewide nonprofit… Read More

The Minnesota State Council on Disability is an agency that advises, provides technical assistance, collaborates and advocates to expand opportunities, improve the quality of life and empower all persons with disabilities.  The Minnesota State Council… Read More

The mission of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities is to provide information, education, and training to build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes that will lead to increased independence, productivity, self determination… Read More

Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities Nearly twenty five years ago, the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities created a ground-breaking, innovative training program called Partners in Policymaking® to teach parents… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is an organization of individuals with a commitment to bettering the lives of Minnesotans. While DHS employees perform different jobs and duties, such as research-analyses, direct Caregiving, program administration… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Education and SciMathMN Frameworks — the Minnesota STEM Teacher Center — received the 2012 Innovative Program Delivery DotOrg Award from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. The Minnesota Department of Education creates and… Read More

Students in special education both have a disability and are in need of specialized instruction. A comprehensive evaluation, conducted by a team from the public school, evaluates and identifies these students. For every student who needs special education… Read More

Contact: Patricia McGinnis The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) provides Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services for resolving special education conflicts. Parents, educators, students and agencies can use a mediation session to resolve specific… Read More