FAILING THE DISABLED
How Minnesota isolates and marginalizes thousands of adults with disabilities.
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Dead-end
jobs, low pay
Dead-end jobs, low pay
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.2
Alone and
at risk
Alone 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.3
Families wait years for aid
Families wait years for aid
Thousands of disabled Minnesotans languish on waiting lists for crucial services even as millions of dollars remain unspent.4
Inclusion pays off
Inclusion pays off
Vermont bets big on community inclusion, and the payoffs are huge for the empowerment of the disabled and for taxpayers.5