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MNLEND: Connections, Advocacy, Research
Olivia Evers (MNLEND 2024–25) helped refresh an online services directory for a Saint Paul organization that works to prevent prenatal alcohol exposure and support people affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. “MNLEND taught me that passion matters, but acting on it is how real change happens,” she said.
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The Language of Inclusion
Have you ever signed a consent form without understanding what it said? That is what happens for many people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities when we use language that is hard to understand. Important information gets lost when we use long sentences and hard words. People get left out of decisions about their own lives.
The new issue of Impact takes a close look at plain language – communication that is clear enough for the intended audience to understand it the first time.
When ICE Targets DSPs, the Disability Community Feels It
“After my DSPs told me ICE was in their apartment building, I was too anxious to leave my house for a week,” wrote self-advocate and ICI staffer Dupree Edwards.
“I heard that ICE is leaving Minneapolis, and I hope that is true. Even if they do leave, I learned that I should have a plan in place so I'm not worrying and living in fear. I just want to live my best life.”
