https://mn.gov/ en-us https://mn.gov/ https://mn.gov/ 2018-06-18T20:38:20Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-343074 Little did Mata Sisomnuk dream when she was hired as a cafe attendant that within a few short months, she’d be learning to brew coffee at Starbucks. For a lover of specialty coffees even before she went to work for the country’s largest coffee house chain, this was beyond expectations of a great job. 2018-06-08T20:18:00Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-341987 Briana Bergeron’s ability to quickly learn new job tasks and her solid work ethic make her a valued employee at the Taco John’s restaurant where she has worked three days a week since July 2016. 2018-04-26T22:14:48Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-337544 Minnesotans with disabilities are increasingly experiencing choice and independence. As this happens, professionals in the disability field see success not only for the people they serve but sometimes for people closest to them. Sharla Scullen, who works in fiscal policy for the DHS Disability Services Division, and her son Robby have seen firsthand how well Minnesota’s disability services can work. 2018-04-24T15:11:13Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-336872 For a decade before 2017 Tsering was paid a subminimum wage while working at a sheltered workshop in Minneapolis. In July of that year she made a decision that would change everything. Tsering decided to leave the sheltered workshop to achieve her personal goals, one of those being a job that would pay at least minimum wage. Community Involvement Programs Supported Employment Services was ready to help. 2018-03-02T18:23:41Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-328209 Josh “Schultze” Schultz has been mowing grass, shoveling and snow blowing for as long as he can remember – over 15 years, in fact. Last summer, he decided to make it a career by founding Schultze’s Lawn & Snow Service. 2017-10-20T20:14:45Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-315765 Cliff Poetz has an active life that includes work, exercise and being a leader in self-advocacy for people with disabilities. He also became a homeowner in 2011 with the help of the Housing Access Services (HAS) program initiated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services in partnership with Arc of Minnesota. Poetz has a developmental disability and receives services under the Medical Assistance Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) home and community-based services waiver. 2017-05-17T19:17:25Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-295018 Jessica Knoepfler had a lifelong dream of working with dogs. After completing grooming school, however, she had difficulty keeping up with the pace at big-box grooming salons. Kaposia employment services worked with Jessica to locate a pet grooming employer that would accommodate her needs. 2017-03-09T19:17:17Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-283187 Sean Sieleni is a busy guy. “He is so involved in the community and we don’t want to lose that,” said his mother, Leslie Sieleni, of why the family decided to look at an ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) account to help finance goods and services Sean will need and want to pursue his interests in the years to come. 2016-12-08T22:13:06Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-266067 A valued member of the Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. team, Bryce Larson has been making an impact for more than a decade. Bryce’s hard work earned him the Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. Mission/Vision Award for December 2015. 2016-12-01T23:17:57Z https://www.developtoolmn.org?id=1053-266068 Minnesota has a “positive supports rule” to improve the quality of life of people who receive DHS-licensed services. Duluth Regional Care Center has modeled this approach with “Dan,” who has lived in group homes most of his adult life.