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Partners in Policymaking Class 42: Session Seven

The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities congratulates Class 42 Partners in Policymaking on completing the seventh weekend focused on Federal Issues. Guest speakers included the Honorable, Donovan W. Frank, Senior US District Court Judge; Allan Bergman, President, High Impact Consulting and Training; Gammachis Bokku (US Senator Klobuchar), Jordan Schroerr (US Senator Smith), Abdulahi Abdalla (Rep. McCollum), Allison Gray (Rep. Craig), and Michelle Manivel (Rep. Morrison). On Friday evening, class members shared ice cream with Judge Frank.

Class 42 April Session - table discussion

Class 42 April Session - group of class particiapnts

Class 42 April Session - large group exercise

Class 42 April Session – participants discussing

Class 42 April Session - group photo

Class 42 April Session - mock panel

Class 42 April Session – panel testimony exercise

Class 42 April Session – leading the panel

Class 42 April Session - mock testitimony

Class 42 April Session – discussion

Class 42 April Session - large group exercise

Class 42 April Session – participants discussing

Class 42 April Session - table exercisew

Class 42 April Session – discussion table

Class 42 April Session – leader

Class 42 April Session - discussion table

Class 42 April Session – discussion table

Class 42 April Session - panel

Class 42 April Session – leaders

Class 42 April Session - panel discussion

Class 42 April Session – Judge Frank

Class 42 April Session - Judge Frank

Partners Online Courses (5 Free Courses)
With an Eye to the Past
Parallels In Time (A History of Disabilities)
With an Eye to the Future (Minnesota History from the 2000 to Present)
A History of Human Services (Wolf Wolfensberger – 10 Hours of Lecture)
Disability Justice Resource Center (A Resource Center for Students, Lawyers and Advocates)
Hadamar: The Forgotten Holocaust a documentary detailing Hitler's extermination of people with disabilities
The DD Act (A History of the Developmental Disabilities Act from 1970 to Present)
Bending the Arc of Disability History Presented by Allan Bergman

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