Adaptive Arts Across the Twin Cities

We loved researching and sharing adaptive sports and recreation activities across the Twin Cities, and we also want to share some interesting organizations bringing creative arts to wider communities!

CLIMB Theater – Peg Wetli used her background in journalism, theater, and teaching to create interactive plays that educate people with disabilities in a variety of life skills. Her unique method of “theater in reverse” has been inspiring audiences since 1975, and has won numerous awards from the MN Department of Health, the YMCA, and others.

Cow Tipping Press – “True inclusion takes changing mindsets”, and Cow Tipping Press is putting that into practice daily. Their inclusive writing classes allow those with developmental disabilities to share their own voices and stories. These invaluable opportunities for creative expression have propelled authors into podcasts, scholarships, and even national publications!

Upstream Arts Upstream offers a variety of classes for schools, along with self-advocacy and professional development programs and performances. Their values include knowing that “access is an attitude” and honoring and recognizing everyone’s ability and success.

Young Dance – This St. Paul studio offers a variety of classes for all ages and abilities. They offer modern, hip-hop, and body-positive ballet classes for students with and without disabilities. Dancing is a great way to channel emotions and energy, and Young Dance classes are building and growing inclusive communities.

We hope these ideas give you some inspiration for adaptive creative arts opportunities in the Twin Cities! If you know of a great organization we forgot to mention, you can leave a comment on Facebook or LinkedIn, or email us

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Health and Wellbeing, Legislation and Community Action

October 12, 2022

Joan Vaughn

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Written by Joan Vaughn

I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out. I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff). I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success. So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses. Join me in the conversation.

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