North Dakota disability advocates ask for public's help stopping federal funding cuts

North Dakota disability advocates ask for public's help stopping federal funding cuts

BISMARCK — Disability advocates in North Dakota are urging the public to make noise about ongoing threats to their federal funding sources that make possible dozens of programs that protect and serve people living with disabilities. “A lot of people didn’t even know NDCPD was a thing," said Kyle Erickson, a project coordinator for the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities. The organization has been in place for nearly 35 years and is…