How you can help remove barriers to the ballot box
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- Jan 19
- 1 min
Healing Circles
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- Jan 19
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Multimedia Club: Minding our Media
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- Jan 19
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Action Labs
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- Jan 19
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Equitable Poll Access Workshops
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- Oct 30, 2023
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Michigan Legislature Sends Bill Permitting Paid Voter Transportation to Governor
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- Oct 24, 2023
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Recent Audits Show Pattern of Inadequate Polling Access for Voters With Disabilities
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- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
Abortion Advocates call on Michigan House to pass Reproductive Health Act in full
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- Oct 17, 2023
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Environmental Justice Activists Issue a Call to ‘Wage Love,’ Work Toward Building an Environmentally
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- Oct 17, 2023
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Bill ending drug manufacturer immunity gets unanimous committee support
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- Oct 17, 2023
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Detroit polling locations largely not accessible to disabled voters, audit finds
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- Oct 10, 2023
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Detroit dance studios, cider in the city, future urban cowboys and more
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- Oct 5, 2023
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People with Disabilities Must Be Included In Climate Action Planning
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- Sep 26, 2023
- 2 min
Anti-Ableism Media Training with DDP
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- Sep 26, 2023
- 1 min
Disability Town Hall on the City of Detroit Budget
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- Sep 20, 2023
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We Cannot Achieve Housing Equity Without Accessibility
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- Sep 11, 2023
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200 residents call for rent control at Michigan Capitol rally
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- Sep 11, 2023
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Advocates call for better accessibility at polling locations
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- Sep 11, 2023
- 1 min
Poll Accessibility Could Mean 60 Million More Voters
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- Sep 11, 2023
- 1 min
Column: Breaking down barriers to voting for people with disabilities
ID: A "vote here" and "access" sign shown on a patch of grass. ( Daniella Heminghaus/for States Newsroom) During the Nov. 8, 2022,...
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