Organizing Workshops
Our first workshop will be held on August 17th at 5:30-7:30pm EST. RSVP for this workshop and the following two. Check out & share the flyer
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- Aug 5, 2021
- 1 min
Community Conversation Series
August 11th from 6-8pm ET, DDP is hosting our second in a series of five virtual Community Conversations about ableism, ageism, and racism.
- 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...
- Jul 27, 2021
- 1 min
Advocates Push for Vaccine Accessibility for Disabled Residents
Advocates Push for Vaccine Accessibility for Disabled Residents in Detroit.
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
Detroit outlines plans to improve life for the city's disabled residents
"Duggan, who created the Office of Disability Affairs in January, unveiled the 2021 Detroit Disability Community Strategic Plan.
- Jul 25, 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.
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Disabled Voters Seek Federal Bulwark as States Chip Away Access
Disabled Voters Seek Federal Bulwark as States Chip Away Access
- Jul 15, 2021
- 1 min
Disability activist warns that GOP voting restrictions may hurt disabled voters the mos
We have a constitutional right to vote independently and privately… ~Dessa Cosma
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Detroit City Council approves plan to spend American Rescue Act funds
Jeffrey Nolish, Policy Director of Detroit Disability Power. He opposes Duggan’s proposals and says persons with disabilities were left out.
- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Design Core Detroit Podcast: Dessa Cosma, Jeannette Lee, and Saundra Little on Designing Detroit's M
6/7/21 “What does it mean to make a place truly accessible? The “LOVE” Building considered a lot more than ADA regulations in its...
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Podcast: True Inclusion in Revolutionary feat. Dessa Cosma
Dessa shares how growing up as a person with a disability in the Deep South has shaped her experiences and led to a lifetime of activism.
- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Nonprofit helping metro Detroiters with disabilities get the vaccine to prevent the spread of COVID
Nonprofit helping metro Detroiters with disabilities get the vaccine to prevent the spread of COVID.
- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
Small COVID-19 vaccination clinics offer hope for those with developmental disabilities
Since January, JARC has hosted clinics in which more than 2,000 people have been vaccinated, including people with disabilities, ...
- May 2, 2021
- 1 min
Oakland County COVID Clinic Focuses On People With Disabilities
Oakland County COVID Clinic Focuses On People With Disabilities.
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Disability Today Detroit Episode Featuring DDP’s Rami Alvarez
DDP Community Organizer Ramiro Alvarez is featured on The Disability Channel's Today Show discussing COVID 19's impact on the community....
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
Let’s be strategic together, What I’ve learned about effective organizing
Last fall, I learned about the historic 504 sit-in for the first time, and this amazing example of organizing and protest invigorated my...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Disability in the time of climate crisis
4/13/21 “Though the plights presented to the disabled community vary, climate chaos is a frequent inhibition for those with disabilities...
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
Join me and DDP! Celebrate how our differences make disability activism more powerful.
DDP’s membership campaign this month is paying tribute to American history’s most dramatic disability rights event: the “504 sit-in” ..
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
Join DDP today in honor of those who came before us
Today is an exciting day for Detroit Disability Power, and potentially for you! We are launching our very first membership drive,..
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
The most effective civil rights protest that you probably never heard of
“The 504 Sit-In showed the power of cross-demographic solidarity in creating significant change...
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