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Milt Conrath Receives Arc Greater Twin Cities
'Changing Policies' Change Maker Award
May 2, 2008
ST. PAUL – Arc Greater Twin Cities will present its “Changing
Policies” Change Maker Award to Milt Conrath, recently retired Dakota County
Social Services Deputy Director, at its Annual Meeting May 6 at General Mills’
Conference Center.
Arc’s Change Maker Awards recognize individuals or organizations for making a
difference for children and adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities and their families. They reflect Arc’s tag line, “Changing
Attitudes. Changing Policies. Changing Lives.” The “Changing Policies” category
recognizes persons whose efforts have resulted in systems and policy changes
that benefit individuals with disabilities and their families.
Conrath, a resident of Prescott, Wis., is being honored for his role in
creating policies that have improved thousands of lives during his career of
more than 40 years. He was instrumental in the initiative to move people with
disabilities from institutions to homes in the community, and the development
of semi-independent living services that enable people with disabilities to be
more fully included in community life. He also helped create Consumer Directed
Community Supports, a service option that gives people with disabilities more
control over their own services. For more than 40 years, he has been a forceful
and reasoned voice for the independence and inclusion of Minnesotans with
disabilities.
Also receiving the “Changing Policies” Award are Tim Kasemodel of Wayzata and
Christa Laird of Minneapolis.
Arc Greater Twin Cities is a nonprofit agency serving the many needs of people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Established in 1946, Arc has been changing attitudes, changing policies and
changing lives for more than 60 years. Arc helps individuals and families
address issues that span the lifetime, including early intervention, education,
transition to adulthood, health care, housing, employment, guardianship and
more. For more information and volunteer opportunities, call Arc at (952)
920-0855 or visit www.arcgreatertwincities.org.