Minnesota Disability Law Center Publishes Impact Report

Yesterday, the Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC), a division of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, published an Impact Report summarizing its work from October 2024 to July 2026. The report includes testimonials from attorneys about the ways MDLC protects the rights of people with disabilities, as well as its impact by the numbers, including the number of Minnesotans with disabilities that have been positively impacted through litigation, receipt of benefits, and bills at the legislature affecting statewide disability policy. The report also discusses MDLC’s facility monitoring and investigative work, as well as specific cases that have had the biggest impact.

Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) is the federally designated Protection & Advocacy agency in Minnesota for people with disabilities. Its mission is to advance the dignity, self-determination, and equality of individuals with disabilities. MDLC seeks to make lasting and systemic change to benefit people with disabilities in Minnesota by engaging in advocacy at the legislature, creation of self-advocacy resources, litigation and other legal services. In addition to advocacy, MDLC has the federal authority to monitor and investigate service providers to protect people with disabilities from abuse and neglect.