Metro Detroit transit systems are suffering from driver shortages. Is raising wages the answer?
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- Feb 28
- 1 min
DanceAbility at the D.I.A
Register Here DanceAbility at the D.I.A. MONDAY MARCH 27TH! Doors open at 11am just for us! Lunch is from 11 till noon, then enjoy...
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Reimagining Government: A More Equitable Government
ID: Five people posing. Text reads "Reimagining Government. A more equitable government." Does your city have a central place for...
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Upside-down braille signs on the QLine cause complaints
But some blind and visually impaired people say there’s good reason for the apparent mistake ID: A train at o train stop with a building...
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
Caregivers of seniors and people with disabilities say they need more support, funding.
ID: A fem-presenting person in a pink shirt and blue-jeans sits in a chair and is assisting a masc-presenting person sitting in...
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
Detroit plans a ‘sandbox’ for mobility companies. Will residents benefit?
ID: Construction crews continue work to redevelop the abandoned Michigan Central train station into a new Ford office and research campus...
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
Disabled People Can Be Productive Workers, But That Shouldn’t Determine Our Worth
ID: A masculine-presenting person and two fem presenting people sit at a table in an office setting. An exposed brick wall is in the...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Detroit City Council has 1 day to vote on transportation contract
ID: Richard Clay is pictured in his Detroit home, he is a blind and relies on paratransit services to pick him up from his home to take...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Detroit disability advocates on city's plan to cut paratransit: "They can't do that"
ID: A wheelchair user wearing a grey button down and jeans and is pictured looking a their phone. Dessa Cosma, executive director of...
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Council agrees with disability advocates to ‘slow down’ transit pilots
ID: An electric scooter is pictured on the curb on Michigan Avenue in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Representatives with Detroit...
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
Detroit City Council has 1 week to vote on paratransit contract
ID: Screenshot of headline in the Detroit Free Press, the title reads "Detroit City Council has 1 week to vote on paratransit contract."...
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
Disability Justice and Direct Democracy
Discussing Michigan's 2022 Statewide Ballot Proposals 2&3. RSVP at bit.ly/DJBallot - Join DDP for a virtual panel discussion on this...
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Proposed bills would address long-term elevator outages in apartment buildings
ID: Picture of an elevator with an "out of order" sign taped on it. Below the photo it reads "proposed bills would address long-term...
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Michiganders with disabilities are living in poverty, struggling to afford basics
ID: Jamie Junior, a disability advocate, shares the transportation challenges she faces as a person using a wheelchair. Photo Credit:...
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Shortage of accessible housing leaves disabled Detroiters with few options
ID: “Baba” Baxter Jones in the yard outside the Coronado Apartments, where he’s lived since 2013. Photo credit: Aaron Mondry. Jones is...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Mass Member Meeting
ID: Black text on a white background with colorful designs. Detroit disability power logo picture at the top. Text reads "Join Detroit...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Disabled Voters: 6% Could Swing Elections
Image Description: Post reads Disabled Voters 6% Could Swing Elections. In elections across the country, systemic barriers mean voter...
- Aug 16, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Disability Pride Southeast Michigan
Image description: background of disability pride flag with multi colored text that reads 2022 disability pride Southeast Michigan...
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Barrier Free Futures: Dessa Cosma
Dessa Cosma, Executive Director of Detroit Disability Power, discusses the challenges and triumphs of facing persons with disabilities...
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Organizer Workshop Series - Building the Skills to Fight Ableism: Part 1
ID: Orange background, DDP Logo pictured. Text reads "Organizer Workshop Building Skills to Fight Ableism: Using Your Story for Social...
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