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    Detroit City Council approves 2023 fiscal year budget
    • May 16
    • 2 min

    Detroit City Council approves 2023 fiscal year budget

    Read full article here "Several attendees during public comment urged council members to allocate funding for disability needs. Kaci...
    Final State Disability Assistance Program rules posted
    • Apr 25
    • 1 min

    Final State Disability Assistance Program rules posted

    "The change would let interviews conducted during the application process to take place over the phone instead of just in-person....
    Experts: Michigan budget supplemental is the 1st step in addressing housing crisis
    • Apr 11
    • 1 min

    Experts: Michigan budget supplemental is the 1st step in addressing housing crisis

    “Affordable housing is for those whose household income is at or below the median. In 2020, the median Michigan household income was...
    Southwest Michigan advocate to participate on housing justice panel
    • Apr 11
    • 1 min

    Southwest Michigan advocate to participate on housing justice panel

    “Senior Policy Analyst, Michigan League for Public Policy and the report's author, Julie Cassidy, were joined by: • Lisa Dedden Cooper,...
    The housing gap for Michigan’s senior, disabled residents
    • Apr 11
    • 1 min

    The housing gap for Michigan’s senior, disabled residents

    “The report notes that Michigan is one of the fastest aging states in the nation, with one in four residents turning 65 by 2035. At the...
    The difference between person-first and identity-first language; Why we say 'people with...'
    • Apr 11
    • 1 min

    The difference between person-first and identity-first language; Why we say 'people with...'

    To read the full story visit bit.ly/identity_first_pwd "Person-first and identity-first language: Ok, let’s talk about how to undo some...
    Michigan health officials don't track COVID among people with disabilities despite high risk...
    • Apr 11
    • 1 min

    Michigan health officials don't track COVID among people with disabilities despite high risk...

    Watch the story at bit.ly/mi_coviddatacapture “People with disabilities are at higher risk of death. It depends on a person’s disability,...
    Letter: Detroit must fund Office of Disability Affairs budget to expand access to services
    • Mar 10
    • 1 min

    Letter: Detroit must fund Office of Disability Affairs budget to expand access to services

    “We need the ODA to be a success story. We want our community to be able to access what Detroit has to offer and to offer back our...
    Opinion: What Biden's plan to boost home care services means for the disability community
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Opinion: What Biden's plan to boost home care services means for the disability community

    12/5/21 “The Build Back Better plan could create 400,000 new jobs, including jobs for caretakers who are currently unpaid family members...
    Detroit City Council call on Mayor to stop working with attorney who mocked activist with disability
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Detroit City Council call on Mayor to stop working with attorney who mocked activist with disability

    11/10/21 “Detroit City Council members are set to vote Tuesday on a resolution that calls on Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration to stop...
    How Detroit is addressing barriers faced by voters with disabilities
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    How Detroit is addressing barriers faced by voters with disabilities

    11/1/21 “Having a document on the website that is not accessible to screen readers harms people's access to voting, particularly the...
    People with visual impairments can’t access crucial voting info in Detroit, ADA complaint says
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    People with visual impairments can’t access crucial voting info in Detroit, ADA complaint says

    10/28/21 “The nonprofit advocacy group Detroit Disability Power has filed a complaint with the city, saying people with visual...
    ADA complaint: Detroit voters with disabilities barred from accessing election info on city website
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    ADA complaint: Detroit voters with disabilities barred from accessing election info on city website

    10/28/21 “‘We are five days out from Election Day and still the City of Detroit’s website does not have screenreader-useable information...
    Opinion: Hamtramck city attorney comments about disabled man is example of systemic ableism
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Opinion: Hamtramck city attorney comments about disabled man is example of systemic ableism

    10/11/21 “More than 275,590 disabled people live in Wayne County. It’s unacceptable to spend public resources from the county and some of...
    Stateside: Families of students with disabilities want stronger COVID policies in school
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Stateside: Families of students with disabilities want stronger COVID policies in school

    9/29/21 “There was such a divide in the community. Those of us who were for masks to protect the most vulnerable among us included...
    Voting rights on Channel 7 WXYZ, MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Voting rights on Channel 7 WXYZ, MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

    8/19/21 DDP joined the Sierra Club and Common Cause for an educational event on voting rights and democracy reform! Secretary of State...
    Voting rights activists in Detroit call out GOP ‘suppression’ efforts
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Voting rights activists in Detroit call out GOP ‘suppression’ efforts

    ...we could all vote… So we must get the word out. It’s important that we continue to fight.” -Donna Miller, a Taylor resident
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    City Of Detroit: City Of Detroit Unveils First-Ever Strategic Plan To Significantly Improve Access A

    "I'd like to thank the Mayor, the Office of Disability Affairs, and the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department for this...
    Advocates Push for Vaccine Accessibility for Disabled Residents
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Advocates Push for Vaccine Accessibility for Disabled Residents

    Advocates Push for Vaccine Accessibility for Disabled Residents in Detroit.
    Detroit launches plan to improve access to jobs, housing for disabled residents
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Detroit launches plan to improve access to jobs, housing for disabled residents

    Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday announced a multi-year plan to improve access to housing, transportation and employment for the city's disabled.
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