SAS Vice President James Brown

06/09/2026

Get out and vote, exercise your right

04/21/2026

All Embracing Home Care, LLC Development Homes, Inc Grand Forks Growth and Support Center Listen

The undervaluing of HCBS demeans the very real, complex, and difficult work that caregivers—whether paid or unpaid—provide.

03/12/2026

In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on the concept of inclusive education, which represents a significant shift from traditional educational practices. This shift is aimed at embracing diversity, equity, and accessibility in education. It seeks to accommodate all learners, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities, or differences.

What is Inclusive Education?
Inclusive education is a practice that aims to provide all students, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, with equal access to education. It addresses and responds to the diverse needs of all learners by increasing participation in learning and reducing exclusion within and from education.

Importance of Inclusive Education
Inclusive education is important because it promotes diversity, equity, and social justice. It recognizes that every student is unique and has different learning needs, and it seeks to create an environment that is responsive to those needs. Inclusive education also helps to build a sense of community and belonging among students, which can lead to better academic and social outcomes.

Benefits of Inclusive Education
Inclusive education benefits all students, not just those with disabilities. It promotes a positive learning environment that values diversity and encourages collaboration and teamwork. It also helps to develop empathy and understanding among students, which can lead to more inclusive and accepting communities.

03/05/2026

02/17/2026

If a person with a disability comes to a doctor’s appointment, they are the patient.

So why are so many medical professionals speaking to the caregiver instead?

Needing support does not mean lacking understanding.
Communicating differently does not mean having nothing to say.
Having a disability does not erase autonomy.

When providers direct questions, eye contact, and explanations to someone else, it sends a harmful message: you are not the decision-maker in your own body.

That is not care. That is dismissal.

Caregivers are important. Support people matter.
But they are supports — not substitutes.

Inclusive healthcare looks like:
• Addressing the patient first
• Asking how they prefer to communicate
• Practicing supported decision-making
• Respecting dignity at every step

This isn’t about being “politically correct.”
It’s about basic human rights.

Healthcare should be done with people — not to them.*

Talk to the person.
Always.



As a team of organizations Community Options Inc. Listen Development Homes, Inc The Arc, Upper Valley All Embracing Home Care, LLC Grand Forks Growth and Support Center Altru Health System Sanford Health

02/17/2026

Take 20 minutes to watch, its worth it

Everyone who receives developmental services has rights — and it’s important to know what they are!In this fun and powerful video created by Green Mountain S...

02/06/2026

Very Important, definitely if they get nervous at appointments

The IDD Toolkit website provides information for the primary care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Toolkit offers health care providers best-practice tools and information regarding specific medical and mental and behavioral health concerns, including resources for pat...

01/24/2026

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12/17/2025

Good morning, this Friday marks the major holiday dance at Listen at 6pm there is a kitchen as well, to which you are cordially invited to extend to all regardless of age; notably first-time attendees are exempt from entry fees; I have the privilege of serving as the DJ for this event. All Embracing Home Care, LLC Development Homes, Inc Anne Carlsen Center Grand Forks Public Schools Tricia Berg, Ward 3 Grand Forks City Council Member Community Options Inc. Grand Forks Growth and Support Center Community members of Grand Forks and all the other agencies couldn't tag them call