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MNLEND Fellows Celebrate Accomplishments
Speaking at the MNLEND 2025-26 fellows' completion ceremony, Deqa Farah (MNLEND 2020-21) encouraged them to keep working toward a better future.
Farah is the mother of a child with autism, a nurse, a dietitian, and the chief executive of a Minnesota organization serving children with autism and their families.
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Impact Explores Inclusive Sports
From the soccer fields of Brazil to the rugby pitches of the UK, sports have always been a unifier. It promotes confidence, empowers athletes, builds lifelong friendships, and helps improve health. The latest issue of Impact highlights the benefits of inclusive sports when everyone is allowed to play. Discover the power of inclusive sports and how it’s changing communities, schools, and stereotypes.
Impact charts the evolution of inclusive sports—from its early days as physical therapy for injured military personnel to the birth of the Special Olympics in the 1960s to modern innovations in Unified Sports and Mixed Ability Sports.
National Self-Direction Conference Highlights a Growing Movement
Hundreds of self-advocates, family members, researchers, providers, and policymakers gathered in Minneapolis in May for the National Self-Direction Conference to share ideas, challenge misconceptions, and explore the future of self-directed support.
“One of the things that feels more important now than ever is the ability to share stories of what self-direction looks like.”
