Failing the disabled
How Minnesota is failing the disabled and stranding thousands on the margins
By Staff
September 15, 2016 at 11:48PM
FAILING THE DISABLED
How Minnesota isolates and marginalizes thousands of adults with disabilities.
Minnesota spends millions on adults with disabilities. But it isolates them in dead-end jobs and remote group homes, making it among the nation's most segregated states. 2Alone and
at risk
Set up to be safe havens, some group homes for the disabled have become remote "prisons," where residents are vulnerable to violence and neglect. 3Families wait years for aid
Thousands of disabled Minnesotans languish on waiting lists for crucial services even as millions of dollars remain unspent. 4Inclusion pays off
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