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“People do intuitively understand that some bodies are more susceptible to illness and disease because of weaknesses in the immune system,..
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- Mar 1, 2021
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Disability advocates condemn GOP senator protesting deaf Detroiters’ eligibility for COVID vaccines
3/1/21 “Ableism or discrimination against people with disabilities in favor or non-disabled people is ingrained in our society. … Every...
- Feb 25, 2021
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Jeffrey Nolish on Detroit’s CW50 RE: COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization
2/23/21 “Detroit Disability Power wants Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties, and the State of Michigan to make people with...
- Feb 22, 2021
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Despite risk of COVID-19, some fear people with disabilities are ignored in coronavirus response
“Information can lead to action...Michigan should undertake robust tracking ofCOVID-19 cases among the disability community to understand ho
- Feb 22, 2021
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Detroit's Covid vaccination queue is one of first to include people with ADHD, other disabilities
“It means people in the disability community were listened to...It has the potential to spark a really important change."
- Feb 22, 2021
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Detroit expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to new groups of residents
“Mayor Mike Duggan announced the city is immediately expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to residents ...
- Feb 4, 2021
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Column: People with disabilities can’t be left behind during the pandemic
Highly prioritizing the disability community means prioritizing vaccinations to all facilities that house people with disabilities,...
- Nov 20, 2020
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Labor of Love: Behind the most accessible building in Detroit
Link To The News “...the team embraced Universal Design, a philosophy that strives to make the built environment usable by as many people...
- Nov 3, 2020
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Voters With Disabilities Can Change It All
Link To The News “In Detroit, there are 117,000, voting aged disabled adults. That is almost 20% of the population of our city. And so we...
- Nov 2, 2020
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Column: We must make it easier for people with disabilities to vote
Link To The News “All evidence suggests that voting turnout in 2020 will be at record levels. It is a disgrace that so many people whose...
- Oct 28, 2020
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How accessible is voting in Detroit?
Link To The News “We [disabled people] are one of the fastest growing voting blocks in the country, our share of the population increases...
- Oct 25, 2020
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Here’s what happens to your Detroit Ballot if your signature is a mismatch
Link To The News “In many ways, absentee ballots make it a lot more accessible for those with disabilities and our organization is...
- Oct 17, 2020
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Adapted in TC: Casting an independent, private ballot is the goal
Link To The News “Nonetheless, however I vote, I must vote. My vote after all, is my voice.”
- Oct 11, 2020
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Allied Media Projects begins development of Love Building in Core City
Link To The News “Detroit Disability Power is one of several nonprofit organizations that will soon call the Love Building home… ‘We...
- Oct 11, 2020
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Panelists discuss barriers to voting in Michigan ahead of November election
Link To The News “When I went to vote in my wheelchair, there was nowhere for me to vote. I could get in the building, I could get my...
- Sep 3, 2020
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Clap Back Against Worker Inequity: Workers and Activists Join Forces to Reimagine the Economy
Link To The News “For decades, essential workers, who are disproportionately Black, people of color, immigrants, women, and other...
- Sep 2, 2020
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Clap Back Against Worker Inequity. Join Workers and Activists to Reimagine the Economy
“Together we can reimagine and create a new economy that works for everyone, and clap back to ensure that tens of millions of people who...
- Jul 31, 2020
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There is no justice without disability.
Link To The News “Everything that’s wrong with our society was a set of choices, and the beautiful thing about that is we can make a...
- Jul 31, 2020
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CAMPAIGN VIDEO
Link To The Video “We are people with disabilities building power and inclusive social justice movements.”
- Jul 8, 2020
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Reorienting society for people with disabilities ft. Dessa Cosma #DisabilityInclusion
f we actually reorient our society to be good for people with disabilities, every single person benefits. If we were to really radically...
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