Call to Action #DisabilityInclusion
“We ask for disability access because when we evolve our institutions to be fully inclusive, we can build a world where all are free.”
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- Jul 4, 2020
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We stand with Detroit protesters demanding an end to racism and police violence
“It is a time of momentous, intergenerational, mutli-racial unity, and collaboration that defends our human rights, rejects outdated,...
- Jun 30, 2020
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The Americans With Disabilities Act At 30
Link To The News “...many non-disabled people think that because we have civil rights protections, things are fine...but we need more...
- Jun 16, 2020
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Black Disabled Lives Matter March in Detroit
Link To The News “I want you to remember this moment when we all came together in unity. With love. For our Black brothers and sisters....
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual Book Reading & Conversation Feat. Author Naomi Ortiz & facilitated by William Copeland
Self-Care for Social Justice in the Time of COVID, book reading and conversation w/ Author Naomi Ortiz and facilitated William Copeland.
- May 2, 2020
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Adapted in TC: We can’t go it alone
Link To The News “Crip Camp...is not a film about disability as burden or tragedy... [It] is a chronicle of the disability rights movement.”
- Apr 26, 2020
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Advocates: Michiganders with disabilities face coronavirus discrimination
Link To The News “...current policies adopted by the state would discriminate against residents with "a severe underlying disease" in the...
- Apr 22, 2020
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Dessa Cosma of Detroit Disability Power Speaks About Organizing in Detroit During COVID-19 Pandemic
Link To The News “Locally, a group of about 110 social justice organizations from around the state...has been pushing back to our...
- Apr 22, 2020
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COVID-19: How are students with disabilities meeting online learning challenges?
Link To The News "The biggest challenges are making sure that all students have the technology needed in order to move forward to an...
- Apr 21, 2020
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Week of Action
“We shouldn’t have to choose between our lives or our livelihoods.”
- Apr 21, 2020
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Column: We must protect people with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis
Link To The News “Pandemics force hard decisions. However, people with disabilities have fought for decades to secure civil rights, be...
- Apr 6, 2020
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‘We have kiddos regressing’: What shuttered schools mean for students with disabilities in Michigan
Link To The News “When we’re in crisis, we can’t abandon civil rights. Period.”
- Apr 2, 2020
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ARE WE REALLY “ALL IN THIS TOGETHER”? The disability community is being left behind in our country’s
Link To The News “Due to a history of ableism in medicine, public policy, and American culture at large, perceived notions of ‘quality of...
- Mar 9, 2020
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Michigan primary 2020: Live updates from election, polling places
Link To The News “Disabled voters reported problems at voting locations in Detroit and Dearborn, despite their efforts to address...
- Feb 3, 2020
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Better ways to insult Donald Trump--with special guest Dessa Cosma with Detroit Disability Power
Link To The News “Disability is a normal part of human diversity. It’s not an aberration. It’s not a mistake. It’s not a tragic...
- Jan 31, 2020
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Detroit needs more resources for disabled Detroiters
Link To The News “A proactive, public facing Office of Disability Affairs...will function as a place where we can build relationships,...
- Jan 26, 2020
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Disability activist Dessa Cosma leads conversation on disability and power
Link To The News “Disability is a normal and natural part of human diversity — it always has been and always will be...If we don’t start...
- Dec 20, 2019
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Disability Advocates Push for Creation of an Office of Disability Affairs in Detroit
Link To The News “Representation matters. Having an office fully staffed with individuals who live and breathe the challenges that we...
- Dec 11, 2019
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Bankole: Detroit disability community demands office at City Hall
Link To The News “The Office of Disability Affairs will benefit the disability community by providing a new approach — one with the...
- Nov 5, 2019
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Healing justice group Healing By Choice! Engages community in wellness activities
Link To The News “Care Circles allow participants to engage in a multi-layered communal process of healing, sharing, listening, support,...
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