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.
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- 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
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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...
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
Deaf man gets Covid 19 vaccine at Ford Field
DDP Communications Manager, Teddy Dorsette III is featured in interview with The Daily Moth ..
- Mar 28, 2021
- 1 min
Walk-ins possible but may be long shot at Ford Field; interpreters for 130 languages on site
Walk-ins possible but may be long shot at Ford Field; interpreters for 130 languages on site..
- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
Three Perspectives on Multi-Racial Disability Organizing
Three accomplished leaders share information about the real ins and outs, ups and downs of powerful grassroots, community-based organizing.
- Mar 17, 2021
- 1 min
Yes Magazine: A New Home for Activists, and a New Way of Building in Communities
3/18/21 “What is the framework of community-rooted development that’s the opposite of gentrification?...That’s been our journey for the...
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
Vaccine Eligibility Expands For People With Disabilities
3/15/21 “‘And it took a lot of organizing from dozens of disability rights and justice organizations and thousands of Michigan...
- Mar 13, 2021
- 1 min
All Michigan adults are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine next month
3/13/21 “Before the vaccinations become available to all adults, people 16 and older who are considered high-risk because of disabilities...
- Mar 13, 2021
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Macomb County expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
3/13/21 ““Thank you to Macomb County for becoming the first county in Michigan to provide COVID-19 vaccines to people with disabilities,...
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
Disability advocates claim Michigan left vulnerable residents behind amid COVID pandemic
3/12/21 “‘Where’s the information about people with disabilities? Why isn’t that aggregated there so that we can use it to save people’s...
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