Creating the Future for Independent Living

May 9, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Shooting Star Casino

777 Casino Road
Mahnomen, MN

Free and Open to the Public

Contact mnsilc1215@gmail.com by May1st to request accommodations

9:00 - 9:45 Welcome, Anita Olson, Chair, MNSILC

Ceremony and Blessing, Lew Murray, White Earth Spiritual Leader
History of White Earth, Judge David DeGroat, White Earth Historian

9:45 to noon Presentation: Programs and Services for people with disabilities
Presenters: Randy Sorensen, Options Resource Center; Nate Aalgaard,
Freedom Resource Center; Corey Birkholz, ADA Coordinator, Options
Resource Center; David Espinoza, Equipment Technician, Options Resource
Center; and a Representative of White Earth Vocational Rehabilitation
Services

12:00 to 1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00 to 1:20 Presentation: What’s all the fuss about independent living?
Nate Aalgaard, Executive Director, Freedom Resource Center
An introduction into the independent living philosophy

1:20 – 3:30 Panel Presentation: An Interactive Discussion

Panel Members: Randy Sorensen, Options Resource Center
Jesse Smith, Independent Living Specialist, Options Resource Center
Gloria Lafriniere, Director, White Earth Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Marvin Tibbetts, Co-Director/Counselor, White Earth Vocational
Rehabilitation Program

3:30 – 4:20 Audience Participation and Questions and Answers

4:20 Closing remarks

Anita Olson, Chair, Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council