Name

Roberta Blomster

Preferred Mailing Address

4287 Bridgewood Terrace
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127

Contact Phone

651.653.7534

Fax

Email

blomstersa@comcast.net

Education

1994 Graduate of White Bear Lake High School
3 years at Northeast Metro 916 Transition School

Interest in developmental disabilities

I have lived my whole life with Developmental Disabilities in part due to having Mild Mental Retardation and Epilepsy. Having developmental disabilities has not hindered me at all. It is just a characteristic of who I am.

Experience in developmental disabilities

I have attended and presented on Developmental Disabilities at Self-Advocacy Conferences. I have also gone through Partners in Policymaking. I am a member of the Wednesday People First Self-Advocacy group at my Day Training & Habilitation Program. I am in a new Self-Advocacy video that is geared towards High Schools called “Who Has The Power?”. I am also very proud to have testified at all of the subcommittees on the Modernization of Language bill during the 84^th Legislative Session. I have even attended the Disability Day at the Capitol.

Anything else about yourself

I am heavily involved with Special Olympics. I compete in Unified Bowling, Bowling and Golf, coach Track & Field, am a Global Messenger, a Nationally Trained Athlete Leader, and a Trainer. I am the 1998 Special Olympics Minnesota Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year. I also won the Pentathlon Gold Medal at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

I love to knit and I am a member of the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild. I am still in the process of learning how to quilt.