by Angela Cavalier | Mar 27, 2017 | News
Sesame Street, the beloved children’s show for over 50 years, is introducing its first character with a developmental disability. The character’s name is Julia who has autism. The show aims to portray the day to day reality of having autism and how friends and...
by Angela Cavalier | Mar 16, 2017 | News
A new study suggests that when tailored to address the unique needs of people with autism, Project SEARCH can dramatically increase the odds that individuals on the spectrum will find and maintain employment. Project SEARCH is a one year high school transition...
by Angela Cavalier | Feb 22, 2017 | News
With the start of the new legislative session begins the efforts to inform our elected officials what we hope for in the upcoming year. On 2/28/17, Disability Matters Day is being held in the rotunda at the state capitol. Our organization will be participating in...
by Angela Cavalier | Feb 22, 2017 | News
We have some exciting news here at Orion ISO. All our forms are available online and can be signed electronically, saving you literally hours of paperwork completion time! Whether you are new to self-directed services or changing over from another provider, it is now...
by Angela Cavalier | Feb 8, 2017 | News
Staff and volunteers from Morning Sun Financial Services and its related non-profit, Headwaters Relief Organization, recently spent several days assisting with the cleanup efforts from the wildfires that devastated east Tennessee in December. Morning Sun serves as the...
by Angela Cavalier | Feb 3, 2017 | News
Orion ISO’s related company, Meridian Services, was founded in 1980, in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Meridian focused on providing services in greater Minnesota where access to quality services were not as readily available as in the Twin Cities area. In 1993, Meridian...