Tag: people with disabilities

Sen. John Hoffman (SD33) Update: March 31, 2020

Event Announcement:  Tele-Town Hall

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

On Thursday April 2, 2020 Sen. Jim Abeler and I will be hosting a tele-townhall to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on Minnesota’s disability services. Our discussion will begin at 10:00 AM. Details on how to view or participate will come in a later email.

We ourselves will be broadcasting from the Anoka County Government Center. As the building is closed to the public, we will have to rely on virtual technologies for people to participate.

The townhall will focus on concerns brought to us by disability service providers, including  Day Training & Habilitation, employment services, adult day services, and non-emergency medical transportation service providers. Our discussion is not limited to these topics, so please alert us if you have other concerns about disability services we should discuss. Continue reading “Sen. John Hoffman (SD33) Update: March 31, 2020”

What Trump’s Medicaid Plan Would Mean for People with Disabilities

The following article by Aki Suzuki, Michael Richardson and Jeremy Slevin was posted on the Center for American Progress website March 8, 2017:

During his campaign for president, Donald Trump openly mocked people with disabilities. Now, he and his allies in Congress are threatening to slash Medicaid—a program on which 15 million people with disabilities rely for basic living standards. It’s time to tell President Trump and Congress: hands off Medicaid.